In 2005, writer Stephenie Meyer introduced readers to the next big franchise, the Twilight Saga. By the time the last entry in her four book series was published three years later, the first movie had hit theaters. Rivaling Harry Potter for attention in the eyes of moviegoers, Twilight centered around a family of vampires and a human who fell in love with one of them. Bella and Edward were the heart of the story, but for some audiences, many of the secondary characters were far more interesting, and they clamored for more backstory.