Then, without any warning, theyd taken down their vampire friends, who had just been wheeled into the ambulances and driven off to fates unknown. A well done vampire series. Where do I begin when describing all the ways this book--this series--just went wrong? That cliffhanger though. [2] Morganville is also home to an unusually large number of second-hand thrift stores. She sat back as the ambulance doors slammed shut and one after the other the big vehicles pulled away onto the two-lane blacktop heading toward downtown Morganvilleif Morganville had anything that could be described as a downtown. SO YOU NEED TO COME OUT ALREADY! Which was a totally true thing, and beyond any argument. [3], Several of the novels have made the New York Times bestseller list. . The wait is finished and digs into the banquet. It's really sad that we'd have to wait another six months for the next book to come out. By book 8 she is part Buffy, and a little bit mean. . But what, Ellies thrilled to meet Will, the star football, Princesses just want to have fun. :). Houses similar to Claire's own, these houses are located throughout Morganville. and is now her husband as of Daylighters. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Any issues at all dont hesitate to use the contact form. I wanted to like this one. Morganville as much as she doesn't want to accept it - is her home. It is rumored if you happen to walk down there Myrnin will feast on the unprotected, which he can tell if youre not, without looking for a bracelet. Rachel Caine is one of the New York Times best-selling authors of greater than 45 novels up to now, and several short stories, which includes rural fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, young adult fiction, thriller, mystery and horror. Having graduated high school very early due to her remarkable intelligence and affinity for all things science, Claire was forced to attend by her parents, who did not want her to attend a big university so young. The town looks cleaner and happier than theyve ever seen it before, but when their incoming group is arrested and separatedvampires from humansthey realize that the changes definitely arent for the better. Better not to feel anything right now. There are more books after #8, and I'll take a break at this point but probably continue. I couldn't put it down. The cops had first separated out the humansClaire, Eve, and Claires boyfriend, Shane, plus the prisoner, Dr. Anderson. Youll never want to leave. Welcome to Morganville. Without the evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville,the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. Now in one volume-two of New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampire novels. Now, in this collection, you can venture down the towns strange streets, revisit all the tales youve come to love, and experience six new stories featuring your favorite Morganville residentsboth human and vampire, All website content Copyright 2023 Rachel Caine | Privacy Policy, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Ah, Morganville. Shane has always been one of my favorites. Omfg Claire..that did not just freaking happen. >:(, I realize this series has a cult like following. The links beside each book title will take you to Amazon where you can read more about the book, check availability, or purchase it. But of course characters change and she does. Thank God I have the second volume..I'M DYING RIGHT NOW!!! The last book is going to be epic, I can just feel it. I like new stuff. And the biggest one? $9.99 46 Used from $1.47 9 New from $7.76. What she decides at the end may shock some, and dazzle many more. Maybe due to the over-exaggerated hype. Story not that good, believable or written particularly well but the series seems to have "sucked" me in and everytime I finish one I have to onto the next (it looks like there are up to 15 of them! I was surprised how real the characters seemed to me. Rachel Caine's unique plotline (Pleasantville meets Buffy) and engaging characters drive you on. Eve hesitated, then took it and gripped hard. Hell be fine. Houses referred to in the novels include the Glass house, the Day house, and Claire's parents house. : Not sure how I ended up reading a children's series but they are really easy to read (just the thing before I go sleep as I don't have to concentrate!). I often get asked by readers if they can donate to the site as a thank you for all the hard work. After this he is a full-fledged vampire. They are connected to each other through Ada, Myrnin's invention that keeps up memory barriers in town (later replaced by Frank Collins, Shane's father). Then arrives Bishop, the master vampire who intends to eradicate all order, restore the forces of the evil lifeless, and let mayhem rule. The transfer is not really an alternative, but that garlic will come in convenient. The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas. This place plays great importance throughout the entire series. The Morganville Vampires is a young adult urban fantasy series of novels authored by Rachel Caine. Following from the events of Bitter Blood, when lives were lost and friendships put to the test, Claire Danvers is following-through with her decision to leave Morganville, and attend the MIT graduate program in Cambridge. Claire played that out in her head and nearly laughed. And while it sounds like salvationeven for the vampires themselvesthe truth is far more sinister and deadly. . To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. The cops hadnt had an easy time getting Shane into the other cruiser; theyd ended up handcuffing him and threatening a Tasering. She managed to graduate from Socorro High School which is located in El Paso in Texas City and gained a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the Texas Tech University situated in Lubbock, Texas. Claire identified. . is that it deviates from all the common plot points that are becoming normal parts of so many YA books nowadays--there're no love triangles, a completely different take on vampires, and a dangerously mysterious town with a frightening hierarchy of species. Myrnin's Lab is the place that Claire works at in Midnight Alley. Claire is a person that people can relate to cause people treated her like a kid but she became very responsible and very helpful to her housemates and got the attention of a lot of vampires and she was bullied a lot for a small thing that she did so she became very popular and wanted by vampires in morgansville. Wow. In the web series adaptation of the novels, "Morganville," she is portrayed by Lindsay Seidel. Ever heard of flossing, Deputy Dimwit?. Now Claire's returning home with her housemates (Eve, Michael, and Shane) and her allies (her bipolar mad scientist boss, Myrnin; Amelie's ex-second-in-command, Oliver; Claire's new vampire friend, Jesse) and Dr. Anderson, a captive scientist who was once a Morganville native, now turned traitor. And antagonizing the lady who held the keys to their handcuffs probably wasnt the best strategy. Most of the town's residents have evacuated, but Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael have chosen to stay and fight. *Edit* Not what I was hoping for, but somehow it works. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho is stalking her, and an ancient bloodsucker has proposed private mentoring. . , Item Weight It has been awhile since I was in this world and I fell back into it easily. Refine by tag: morganville vampire myrnin claire shane amelie eve caine michael rachelcaine clairedanvers morganvillevampires rachel shanecollins oliver michaelglass danvers rosser glass collins The protagonists of the novels are the four young adults who live in The Glass House. This one did make me dislike the main character Claire more though. I had to make myself keep reading through the first couple of chapters as it took some time to get my bearings in the story, figure out the key characters, and the basic backdrop for the series. In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace-until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop arrived, looking for the lost book of vampire secrets. Rachel Caine lost her fight with a rare and aggressive cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, in November of 2020. Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the localtheatrecompany. The books center around Claire Danvers, a sixteen year-old genius who graduated from high school early and started school at a small town college to satisfy her overprotective parents. I just want to thank everyone for visiting the site. The hidden dangers strike, and some of them will not come out okay. Time. Morganville Vampires Although Claire is a new type of protagonist, a bookish sixteen-year-old genius who's already a freshman in college, she definitely has pluck and a protective loyalty towards her friends and family. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The great thing about this series was Morganville and the friends, this book is taking place in Cambridge, and I just couldn't read it anymore. In fact I hope they kill Eve, Claire, and Shane off. Claire Danvers thinks her side trip to Morganville, Texas will be a short one: just a couple of years at the local college, and then off to her dream school at MIT. . Shane and his father believe that the vampires killed her for remembering Morganville. MydnightWolf. THE. But college student Claire Danvers isnt about to take sides, considering she has ties to both the humans and the vampires. Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013. But theyll have Claires back when the towns deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood. The Morganville Vampires is a series of young adult urban fantasy/vampire novels written by Rachel Caine. What does that mean? Great books, Hooked on these for quite some time.. stabbed Shane in the stomach and landed him in the hospital. Complete fluff, but when you need a series that keeps you entertained and lets you escape reality, these are great. I loved Claire, Myrnin, and Michael, but there has got to be more adjectives to describe Eve, the goth girl and Shane, the stud muffin. Lord of Misrule and Carpe Corpus take place during Bishop's rule over Morganville. Her new room-mates do not show many signs of existence, but they will have Claire is back when the town is in biggest secrets appear crawling out, starving for fresh blood. Somehow, I feel connected to the protagonist, Claire Danvers because of her geeky (and a little bit nerdy) style. When Claire Danvers found that her university town was operated by the vampires, she did exactly what any intelligent , smart, self-defending freshman would certainly do: She sent applications for a transfer and stacked up on garlic. No! With their newfound freedom, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again . Claire didnt know that. He was turned into a vampire when he was 60, and hence looks his age before his siring. The first novel was adapted into a web series in 2014 and published on YouTube by Geek & Sundry. I could not stop until I finished all of the books. To make matters worse, a television show comes to Morganville looking for ghosts, just as vampire and human politics collide. In fact, I knew I was going to start book 1, hate it, and return it within a few hours. Morganville = evil Morgan.. Dumb. But with the invasion of the vampires deadliest enemy, Morganville isnt just in dangerits dying, For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to co-exist in peace. Claire held on to her and did all the sympathetic things right murmured that it would be okay, patted her on the back, hugged her. What is there not to like? But I guess I enjoy torture because I will be buying the rest of the books just to see if they get any better. Where are you taking Michael?, Hes safe, Hannah said. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2018. It was different than other titles, while on the heart of it it remained the same. Claire goes from a geeky 16 (almost 17) year old advanced placement student to a true kick-ass heroine in 8 books in the Morganville Vampire Series. I could not stop until I finished all of the books. It was a warning, a flat and naked one, and it was reinforced by the deputywhose breath, in all fairness, did kind of reektaking out a Taser. Shaneis one of the Glass House residents and is a Morganville native. And the plot.. Could we please not do the isolated town run by vampires? I am SO GLAD that I did! Totally awesome. We meet a new vampire and see how Claire functions outside of Morganville, and I honestly cant imagine finishing this series. Michaelwe dont even know where theyre taking him!. I really did. What she didn't expect is the town to be run by blood sucking vampires. Yo, Hannah! If you have not read these books then i recommend that you read these books. In her freshman year at TPU, Claire was severely bullied by the mean girls of the school -- Monica Morrell and her cronies, Jennifer and Gina. Reads. There's no going back, i can only go forwards". Be forewarned that this review will include some mild spoilers. I LOVE THESE BOOKS. Claire never thought she'd get to leave Morganville, but she can't pass up the chance to finally attend her dream school, MIT. Subscribe today! It just . It's all Claire fault, she may lose it all. He comes back to Morganville with his father to find out ways to kill the vampires. Now, Claire and her friends have to figure out how to keep the peace without ending up on the nightly newsor worse. . Claire couldnt say that, because the sight of his icy skin and blank eyes had thoroughly unnerved her. In this town of Morganville, vampires and humans reside in comparable peace. On July 26, 2013, Rachel declared that the script for the first season was finished. The Morganville Vampires (15 book series) Kindle Edition by Rachel Caine (Author) Kindle Hardcover Paperback Mass Market Paperback College freshman Claire Danvers has had enough of her nightmarish dorm situation, where the popular girls never let her forget just where she ranks in the school's social scene: somewhere less than zero. On the up side, she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. His skin had turned the color of pure white marble, and his blue eyes were open and dull. Es una edicin sencilla pero bonita, con una portada mucho mejor tanto que la original como que la que eligieron para las ediciones espaolas (que son espantosas hasta decir basta), y no es ni demasiado fina ni excesivamente gruesa teniendo en cuenta que cada volumen contiene dos libros. All you hear is about how smart she is blah blah blah. This was followed by the rather ominous line, "Except that Miranda never forgot a thing like that." But sadly I was disappointed. You can't ignore the connection. The Kick starter campaign was productive raising an overall total fund of $81,752 on July 10 2013. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. What the hell are you doing, Hannah? she demanded, and rattled the mesh, hard. This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. We also saw Claire and Shane leave Morganville for the first time in the series and it was interesting seeing them function in a regular city. In 2009 September, Caine declared that she had signed an agreement with Signet to publish books 10, 11, and 12 of the Morganville Vampires series. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Claire goes from a geeky 16 (almost 17) year old advanced placement student to a true kick-ass heroine in 8 books in the Morganville Vampire Series. I really liked this series. I think taking Claire out of Morganville was a perfect way to refresh this series (although, after 14 books, I think the series was holding its own, honestly). If you dont, Ill shock you until you do., With what, your breath? . Violent black cyclone clouds hover, promising a storm of devastating proportions as student Claire Danvers and her friends prepare to defend Morganville against elements both natural and unnatural. It was pretty and a little mysterious and dark and I knew it obviously had something to do with vampires. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. There's ten+ books and I don't think I like it enough to put that kind of time into it. Morganville Vampires Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. And so on and so forth. But Bishop isnt the only threat. And Mia does too, despite the fact that the student government over, "To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. 1 is an interesting vampire story when you compare it to other vampire stories that's out on the market - for example Twilight. She wiped her eyes on the back of her hand, smearing what little eye makeup she had left. After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. But home sure isnt the way they left it. : Learn more. Shane's dad kills Michael, Claire sells her soul to Amelie, Amelie's father comes to town, Morganville civil war, Bishop, the responsible for the death of your sister. Eve replied that one already is (meaning Michael). I just finished this 14th installment of this beloved (especially to me) Morganville Vampires series this morning. I was convinced I wasn't going to like these. But their temporary peace is in danger of collapsing, thanks to the arrival of her new boyfriend's scary father and his vampire-fighting supporters. Eve, Hannah said. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series that have been published so far. With the aid of her new buddies Michael, Shane and Eve, she probably have a fighting prospects for enduring the most difficult small town in Texas and as well as her colossal classes. The Morganville Vampires is a young adult urban fantasy series of novels authored by Rachel Caine. A third-tier state university, often used as a starter school by students unable to get into challenging institutions of higher education. Animal Welfare Institute Violent dark-colored cyclone confuses hover, guaranteeing a storm of disastrous amounts as the college student Claire Danvers and her best friends get ready to protect the town of Morganville against the factors which are both unnatural and natural. The series feature Claire Danvers who is a student at Texas Prairie University and her house-mates in the vampire controlled city at Morganville in Texas. When he's not acting under. Vampires can shake this off. A deputy got in on the other side new, Claire thought. Even a Vampire or stalker couldn't make this book less boring. Lord of Misrule. It is kept safe by "founder's protection". Votes 173. Literally. One of my very favorite vampire series.Richelle Mead, international bestselling author of the Vampire Academy seriesRachel Caine is a first-class storyteller.Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse seriesMorganville, Texas, is my favorite town that I never want to visit[A] spectacular series.Fiction VixenA gripping, original take on vampires.Kirkus ReviewsThe element of surprise is rare in paranormal YA books these days and yet thats what this series consistently delivers.All Things Urban FantasyA rousing horror thriller that adds a new dimension to the vampire mythos An electrifying enthralling coming of age supernatural tale.Midwest Book Review. Founder Amelies rule is challenged by a powerful enemy. Something drastic has happened in Morganville while Claire and her friends were away. When a girl in the dorms threatens Claire's life, she resorts to answering an ad in the paper for a roommate in a four bedroom house, which is how she meets Eve Rosser, a goth girl a few years older than Claire who works at the local coffee shop in town. With their newfound freedoms, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again. The villains from the last book are still causing havoc, and now Shane's vampire killer father has come to town. That doesn't make them happy about it though. Using the city's . For this, hes been assigned escorts that include both a dangerous immortal as well as Michaels all-too-human friends. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Welcome to Morganville, Texas. Answer, They just make it work even if there is some Bloodshed. Hes kept a death grip on the town ever since. . The Daylight Foundation. He despises Monica Morrell because she is portrayed to have killed his sister Alyssa in a house fire. Something went wrong. Claire never thought shed leave Morganville, but when she gets accepted into the graduate program at MIT, she cant pass up the opportunity. What he desires from the towns living and it is lifeless is unthinkably scary. But that's not going to happen - not with this group. These books are addictive. Official actor Jordan Farris as Shane Collins. So Michael is now trapped to house for the rest of his life but can never die, because he is already dead. I will most DEFINITELY be buying my own copies of these books and will re-read them many times! It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. It was stupid. Better to stay strong. Too far. :(, ok this series can end ANYTIME now. WHAT. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. 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