The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide

''"I'm always amazed at how many in-depth questions my readers have about my characters and the world within the Twilight Saga," said Stephenie Meyer. "With The Official Illustrated Guide, I hoped we could incorporate as many details as possible, including character histories, like Alice's back story. I'm thrilled with the different artistic interpretations done by Young Kim and the other talented illustrators, including Bella's wedding dress. I hope the fans feel it was worth the wait!" - ''Stephenie Meyer

The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide is a book written by Stephenie Meyer that will be released on April 12, 2011 in Canada and the USA. The original release date was December 30th, 2008, but was changed multiple times to make the Guide as complete and "as special as possible". The announcement for this update is as follows: It will include maps, character biographies, genealogical charts, extensive cross-references, and much more about the Twilight series.

The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide provides readers with exclusive new material and everything they need to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. The Guide also includes character profiles, outtakes, a conversation with Meyer, genealogical charts, maps, extensive cross-references, and much more. Originally announced as "The Official Guide," The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide includes illustrations from several artists, including Young Kim, the illustrator behind the #1 New York Times bestselling Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1.

This definitive encyclopedic reference to the Twilight Saga is the only official guide and is full color throughout, including nearly 100 full-color illustrations and photographs.

Originally, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner was supposed to be in the book, but the story became too long (178 pages) to fit in with the Guide. They will now be published individually. As revealed in an interview with Stephenie Meyer, the guide will include Alice's back story of which she has no memory.

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Meyer didn't like the idea of the two puzzle pieces, and it took the publishers a long time to convince her. Other than that, the colors were kind of obvious, as well as the font, etc. The two puzzle pieces connect with the series, as the red and white are similar to other covers. The pieces represent connection—a guide, if you will.