The Host
The Host is a science fiction/romance novel by Stephenie Meyer. The novel introduces an alien race, called Souls, which takes over the Earth and its inhabitants. The book describes one Soul's predicament when the mind of its human host refuses to cooperate with her takeover. The Host was released on May 6, 2008 with an initial print run of 750,000 copies. An international version of the novel was released on April 2, 2008 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and Hong Kong by the UK publishing division. It was translated into Chinese, Dutch, Swedish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Hebrew and Danish among others. The prologue and the fourth chapter of the book can be found on Meyer's official website.
Chapter List (61 chapters)
Prologue: Inserted
Chapter 1: Remembered
Chapter 2: Overheard
Chapter 3: Resisted
Chapter 4: Dreamed
Chapter 5: Uncomforted
Chapter 6: Followed
Chapter 7: Confronted
Chapter 8: Loved
Chapter 9: Discovered
Chapter 10: Turned
Chapter 11: Dehydrated
Chapter 12: Failed
Chapter 13: Sentenced
Chapter 14: Disputed
Chapter 15: Guarded
Chapter 16: Assigned
Chapter 17: Visited
Chapter 18: Bored
Chapter 19: Abandoned
Chapter 20: Freed
Chapter 21: Named
Chapter 22: Cracked
Chapter 23: Confessed
Chapter 24: Tolerated
Chapter 25: Compelled
Chapter 26: Returned
Chapter 27: Undecided
Chapter 28: Unenlightened
Chapter 29: Betrayed
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