The title ' The Host' comes from the perspective of the main character, Wanderer, because her ' host' Melanie forever changes the way she sees the world. As a matter of fact, Meyer had no plans for a romance between Ian and Wanderer until Jared ' got on last nerve', and Ian ' refused to be ignored'. The character of Ian was originally meant to play an extremely small role. She notes that the story grabbed her attention, and that she ' could tell there was something compelling in the idea of such a complicated triangle.' Originally meant to be a side project, The Host eventually became a priority. Bored, Meyer made up stories set in the same area to entertain herself, and was halfway through outlining the story of The Host in her head before realizing what she had created.

The idea for The Host originated on a trip from Phoenix, Arizona to Salt Lake City. The prologue and the fourth chapter of the book can be found on Meyer's official website. However, an international version of the novel was released on Apin the United Kingdom, Ireland, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and Hong Kong by the UK publishing division.

The Host was released on with an initial print run of 750,000 copies. The book describes one soul's predicament when the mind of the host body refuses to cooperate with her takeover. The novel introduces an alien race, called souls, who take over Earth and its inhabitants because they believe humans to be too violent. The Host is a science fiction/ romance novel by Stephenie Meyer which she describes as '' Invasion of the Body Snatchers', if the aliens had won'.

Sequel to the host by stephenie meyer