Edward Cullen is in books.
 Meyer says that Edward is a combination of her three favorite leading menJane Eyre's Edward Rochester, Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, and Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gablesparticularly Edward Rochester, who, like Edward Cullen, sees himself as a "monster"
 Edward Cullen was also ranked #5 on the Forbes list of Hollywood's 10 Most Powerful Vampires

