The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series [Paperback]

Lois H. Gresh (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Everyone's in love with vampires, and if his name happens to be Edward Cullen, then readers of the wildly popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer can't help but be crazy about him. For all those who adore Bella Swan, Edward, and the rest of the Cullen family and can't get enough, this companion guide is a must-read and a terrific gift.  The series follows an unlikely couple: Bella, a teenager, and her boyfriend Edward, a vampire that has sworn off human blood. But their love is ill-fated--being a vampire, Edward must keep his passion in check, lest he is driven to suck Bella's blood.

With legends, lore, and myths about everything from vampires to werewolves to immortality, a bio of the author, and a ton of insight into the four-book series, this companion guide will give millions of readers the information that they've been waiting for since book one.

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About the Author

LOIS H. GRESH is the author of nineteen books, including The Fan's Guide to The Spiderwick Chronicles.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312387059
• ISBN-13: 978-0312387051
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (169 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

LOIS GRESH is the New York Times Best-Selling Author (6 times), Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Paperback Author, and Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Paperback Children's Author of 28 books and 45 short stories. Her books have been published in approximately 20 languages. Current books are THE HUNGER GAMES COMPANION (Nov 2011), critically acclaimed dark short story collection ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS (2011), and thriller TERROR BY NUMBERS (2012). She's also editor of DARK FUSIONS (2012) and ARKHAM NIGHTMARES (2013). Lois has received Bram Stoker Award, Nebula Award, Theodore Sturgeon Award, and International Horror Guild Award nominations for her work.

Blog: http://loisgresh.blogspot.com/
Web: http://www.loisgresh.com
Twitter: @lois_gresh

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161 of 170 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I should have waited for the Offical Guide, October 29, 2008

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Spacy (Toledo, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series (Paperback)

Lois H. Gresh claims to be a Twilight fan, but I was very shocked by the errors in her basic Twilight facts.

Some of the big ones are:

Chapter 1, paragraph one says "...Edward mix his blood with hers..." to change Bella when all Twilighters know it's venom.

She speaks about the constant fighting between the coven & the pack (even saying there was a "...huge fight of werewolf versus vampire..." at the wedding when it was Bella & Jacob arguing behind a tree and Seth & Edward separated them with an additional 2 vamp & 2 wolves looking on [pg 236]). Throughout all 4 books, I can only recall 2 physical scuffles between the 2 groups: 1 in Eclipse (Emmet & Paul) & 1 in New Dawn (Bella & Jacob).

She has Bella's age off by 11 months (pg 236) at the time of her wedding & she seems to think that Edward was not a virgin when he married Bella (pg 237) when Eclipse had quite alot of information stressing that he 'still has his virtue' and 'it's the one thing they have in common' regarding commandments they have or have not broken. In Breaking Dawn, he also touches on the fact he had NO IDEA what to expect regarding sex after they consummated their marriage on the island. Having no basis for reference from before he was changed.

I am sorry I spent the money on this, I wish I had waited for The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide. I am sure it will be worth the wait.

97 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Are you kidding me?, November 9, 2008

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Amanda Hughes "Proud Mommy" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series (Paperback)

PLEASE, PLEASE, do not spend your money on this book! You will be sorely disappointed. Luckily, I didn't buy this book; I borrowed it from a co-worker. If I had actually bought it, I would have been even more upset than I am for wasting a few hours reading it.

This book isn't remotely close to a companion guide for the Twilight Saga. (The rest of the review will contain spoilers from the Twilight books, so don't read any farther if you haven't read the books.) Throughout the book, the author gives a rundown on typical vampires and werewolves. The characters in Twilight are not at all typical! This entire companion book is basically this: Even though the Cullen vampires don't sleep (or insert any "typical" vampire quality), if they did, this is what you would have to do if you were in love with a vampire...... The author also goes on and on about werewolves and how they are portrayed in movies and books and doesn't even acknowledge that Breaking Dawn revealed that the pack wasn't composed of werewolves, but that they were shape shifters. The author also tells you that if you want to have a vampire boyfriend, you'll need to put on white makeup everyday, but if you have a werewolf boyfriend, you need to have hair injections to have fur on your face. Also, make sure your vampire boyfriend wears sunscreen so he doesn't get skin cancer. The author also speaks very condescendingly about career driven women, scientists, doctors, nurses, and women and men during the labor process.

The book is maybe 25% about Twilight, and the other 75% is about other vampire and werewolf movies and books. The parts that do contain references to Twilight are riddled with errors. I think the error that caught me most off guard was where she said Edward could project his thoughts into Bella's mind. I guess she was referring to New Moon where Bella HALLUCINATED hearing Edward's voice, not Edward actually projecting his thoughts into her head. A few other errors.....Edward injected his venom blood into Bella (it's just venom), there was a vampire/werewolf fight at the wedding (there was an argument, not an actual fight), the only way Edward was going to turn Bella into a vampire was if her life was in danger (he had already agreed to change her after they were married), Bella tinkered with motorcycles (not Bella, Jacob did), Jacob's pack killed people (they protected people, no killing of humans, only vampires), Edward wasn't a virgin when he first made love to Bella (of course he was, did you skip that whole part in Eclipse?!), vampires don't have babies, even though in the very next chapter she mentions they have a child......there are others, but those are the ones that stood out.

If you want a childishly written book on typical vampires and werewolves, then this is definitely the book for you. However, if you want a true companion to the Twilight saga, wait for Stephenie's book to come out.

52 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not worth your time or your money, October 30, 2008

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Jim Lowry "susan lowry" (yacolt wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series (Paperback)

This book has very little to do with the books, they are included summary. It was a waste of time and money. It too many inaccuracies, and true Twilight fans will be notably disapointed. I was. The book mostly centered on old vampire movies and vague comparisons to the Twilight series.