The host / Meyer, Stephenie

Melanie, whose mind has been almost completely taken over by an alien named Wanderer, convinces the alien to search for her lost lover, who fled the extraterrestrial invasion, and tries to find a way in which she and Wanderer can coexist.

Melanie, whose mind has been almost completely taken over by an alien named Wanderer, convinces the alien to search for her lost lover, who fled the extraterrestrial invasion, and tries to find a way in which she and Wanderer can coexist.

When Melanie, one of the last "wild" humans left on Earth, is captured, she is assigned to become the host of a spirit called Wanderer. As Wanderer probes Melanie's memories to reveal the location of the human resistance, Melanie shows the spirit visions of the man she loves, and soon, Wanderer can't help but fall in love with him too. The pair eventually becomes unwilling allies and they set off in search of the man they both love.

Melanie, whose mind has been almost completely taken over by an alien named Wanderer, convinces the alien to search for her lost lover, who fled the extraterrestrial invasion, and tries to find a way in which she and Wanderer can coexist.