 Following the success of Twilight , Meyer expanded the story into a series with three more books : New Moon ( 2006 ) , Eclipse ( 2007 ) , and Breaking Dawn ( 2008 ) . In its first week after publication , the first sequel , New Moon , debuted at # 5 on the New York Times Best Seller List for Children 's Chapter Books , and in its second week rose to the # 1 position , where it remained for the next eleven weeks . In total , it spent over 50 weeks on the list . After the release of Eclipse , the first three " Twilight " books spent a combined 143 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List . The fourth installment of the Twilight series , Breaking Dawn , was released with an initial print run of 3 @.@ 7 million copies . Over 1 @.@ 3 million copies were sold on the first day alone , setting a record in first @-@ day sales performance for the Hachette Book Group USA . Upon the completion of the fourth entry in the series , Meyer indicated that Breaking Dawn would be the final novel to be told from Bella Swan 's perspective . In 2008 and 2009 , the four books of the series claimed the top four spots on USA Today 's year @-@ end bestseller list , making Meyer the first author to ever achieve this feat . The series then won the 2009 Kids ' Choice Award for Favorite Book , where it competed against the Harry Potter series . 
