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The Host (novel)（宿主 英文介绍） Copyright by Wikipedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about Stephenie Meyer novel. For the movie based on the novel, see The Host (2013 film). For other books and uses, see The Host. This articles tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedias guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (February 2013) The Host First edition cover Author(s) Stephenie Meyer Cover artist Juliana Lee Country United States Language English Series Book 1 Genre(s) Science Fiction, Romance novel, Thriller Publisher Little, Brown Company Publication date May 6, 2008, April 13, 2010 (paperback) Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback)e-Book (Kindle)Audio Book (CD) Pages 619 pp ISBN 0-316-06804-7 OCLC Number 163708271 Dewey Decimal 813/.6 22 LC Classification PS3613.E979 H67 2008 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 Souls predicament when the mind of her human host refuses to cooperate with her takeover. The Host was released on May 6, 2008[1] with an initial print run of 750,000 copies.[2] 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.[3] It was translated into Finnish, Catalan, Chinese, Japanese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Swedish, German, Polish, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Hebrew and Danish among others. The prologue and the fourth chapter of the book can be found on Meyers official website.[4] Contents ?[hide]? 1 Plot summary 2 Main characters 3 Major themes 4 Background 5 References to other works 6 Sequels 7 Reception 8 Film adaptation 9 See also 10 References [edit] Plot summary Souls, a species of parasitic aliens, have i