The 2008 film Twilight, which was released on DVD in Britain last April, was based on the series of vampire romance novels of the same name by the American author Stephanie Myers Sales of sci-fi and fantasy have grown by almost 20 per cent in the past five years with industry analysts identifying the 'Twilight Effect' as the main reason.The 2008 film Twilight, which was released on DVD in Britain last April, was based on the series of vampire romance novels of the same name by the American author Stephanie Myers.   Related Articles Darth Vader toaster debuts at Comic-Con Maxine Cooper Barack Obama triumphs at British Book Awards with Dreams From My Father Sarah Thornton: is art the new gold? Harry Potter under threat from Bella Swan in new vampire film Twilight It was followed by the release of the second film in the Twilight Saga, New Moon, in November, with a graphic novel due out in March. Researchers at Mintel found that almost one in three older children and teenagers enjoy sci-fi/fantasy books, up from 18 per cent in 2005.[Read more...]