 The author and the series ' popularity are often compared with J. K. Rowling and Harry Potter . Describing the fan following of the books , the Phoenix New Times wrote , " Meyer 's fandom is reminiscent of Harry Potter mania . " The Daily Telegraph described Twilight as the " spiritual successor to Harry Potter " . Rebekah Bradford of The Post and Courier stated that the series has a " huge crossover appeal much like the Harry Potter books before them . " According to the Daily Telegraph , " Stephenie Meyer , in particular , has achieved incredible success across all the English @-@ speaking nations and Europe and many will say that her Twilight series has filled the hole left by Harry Potter . " Meyer has responded to such comparisons , saying , " It 's terribly flattering to be compared to her , but there 's never going to be another J. K. Rowling ; that 's a phenomenon that 's not gonna happen again " , however noting that " you can compare my fans to her fans more easily [ than me to her ] . I do think that we both have people who are just really really enthusiastic , and will come miles to see you and be involved , and everybody really cares about our characters . " 
