The Twilight series's first book was called Twilight.
Twilight ( stylized as twilight ) ( 2005 ) is a young adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer . It is the first book in the Twilight series , and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella `` Bella '' Swan , who moves from Phoenix , Arizona to Forks , Washington . Twilight is a series of four vampire-themed fantasy romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer . The unpublished Midnight Sun is a retelling of the first book , Twilight , from Edward Cullen 's point of view . Since the release of the first novel , Twilight , in 2005 , the books have gained immense popularity and commercial success around the world .