The host : a novel / Stephenie Meyer.
By: Meyer, Stephenie [author]
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2008Edition: First editionDescription: 619 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316068048 (hbk.); 0316068047 (hbk.); 780316026697 (International ed.); 9780316036917 (Scholastic ed.)Subject(s): Spirit possession -- FictionGenre/Form: Science fiction. | Love stories.DDC classification: FIC M575 LOC classification: PS3613.E979 | H67 2008Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information Summary: The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. But Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves--Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.--From publisher description.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. But Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves--Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.--From publisher description.
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