After some controversy concerning her age and the dangers she could face in Morganville, Claire is allowed to stay by Michael, the 18 year old owner of the house and his two roommates, Shane and Eve. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. Morganville Vampires is a brand new digital series adapted through the best-selling novels by New York Times and the USA Today best-selling author, Rachel Caine. But when people in town start forgetting who they are-including the vampires-Claire has to figure out how to pull the plug on her experiment before she forgets how to save herselfand Morganville. 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! In fact I hope they kill Eve, Claire, and Shane off. I could not stop until I finished all of the books. Glass Houses was named to the Texas Library Association Tayshas List in 2008. Read more bookish goodness on my book blog: I actually never heard of the MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES before, and I picked up this book because, honestly, I liked the cover. I bet this book will easily become one of my favorites. 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. ***Copyright 2013 by Roxanne Longstreet Conrad. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Paperback. But this book was really really really and I mean really lame. While developing a new system to maintain the towns defenses, genius student Claire Danvers discovers a way to use the vampires powers to keep outsiders from spreading news of Morganvilles unique situation. 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). Jesse, the vamp who Claire knew the least well, a beautiful woman who looked ridiculously young and fragile now, robbed (temporarily, hopefully) of her vampire life. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. A trailer for the series was published to YouTube by Geek & Sundry on October 22nd 2014.It continues to be announced on the writers website the fact that legal rights to a Morganville Vampire film and TV series and every other multi-media production happen to be sold to the persons behind the most popular series named Red Dwarf. Now, Claire and her friends have to figure out how to keep the peace without ending up on the nightly newsor worse. . With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished without a trace. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/MorganvilleVampires. laire is described as being small and fragile, alsoyoung-looking, with an intelligent face and trademark smile. Its a company town . Claire needed to get outside of Morganville, if only to experience what it feels like and to know exactly what she wants for her future without external forces making the decisions for her. For this, hes been assigned escorts that include both a dangerous immortal as well as Michaels all-too-human friends. Probably one of the best young adult vampire series out there. THE. 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. TPU, as it is known by the students, isn't a very good school as a whole, with most students dropping out after their first year, second year max. *Edit* Not what I was hoping for, but somehow it works. NOT CLYRNIN. I'm curious as to what happens next. Fall of Night is the 14th book in the Morganville Vampire series by author Rachel Caine. : Rachel Caine has also come on board as writer and producer. He has a fierce hate for vampires, but has slowly started to accept that not all vampires are bad, like Michael. Founder Amelies rule is challenged by a powerful enemy. Oh, vampires. Vampire musician Michael Glass has attracted the attention of a big- time producer who wants to cut a demo and play some gigs-which means Michael will have to enter the human world. Didnt do any good, because the seat was reinforced with a steel plate, but she probably felt better for doing it. . Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the localtheatrecompany. What the hell are you doing, Hannah? she demanded, and rattled the mesh, hard. MAY FREAKIN 7th? Hope you didnt get blood all over your neatly pressed uniform!, The deputy turned around and gave her a cold, hard stare. Houses similar to Claire's own, these houses are located throughout Morganville. They have to abide by their rules, who to marry, when to get married, if you can have children or not. Jayne Ann Krentz is our author of the month! 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. Claire means "clear, illuminated" in French. Claire Danvers left to get away from it all, embarking on a special study program at MIT. 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. Clair is almost 17-we hear that repeatedly through out all the books. Esta edicin me parece una maravilla, y es una pena que no parece que haya ms de 4 volmenes, lo que viene siendo los 8 primeros libros. I feel like it could have been better. . These books are addictive. Without the evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville,the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. :). What does that mean? It is merely at a conventional ball, attended by the vampires and their human dates, which Claire understands the elaborately wicked trap he is set for Morganville. But theyll have Claires back when the towns deepest secrets come crawling out, hungry for fresh blood. But sadly I was disappointed. Hell be fine. As the mayor of Morganville is human, unknowingly to the majority of the population the city is in fact run in co-operation with a gang of vampires. The glitter of her ruby wedding ring caught the light, and for a moment Claires wall of numbness shuddered and threatened to collapse to reveal the pain and fear shed hidden behind it. And the plot.. Could we please not do the isolated town run by vampires? I've never reviewed a book on goodreads before, but I just finished this book, and feel I have to vent. Maybe due to the over-exaggerated hype. Where do I begin when describing all the ways this book--this series--just went wrong? Using the city's water system to spread, the draug have rapidly multiplied. OMFGEE was sooo annoying and ignorant. But of course characters change and she does. In the short story All Hallows, Miranda stated, "One of us is going to be a vampire." . When Claire heads off-campus, the imposing old house where she finds a room may not be much better. Bummed I didn't like it more but I'm not giving up. Next to him, Dr. Anderson slumped against the window as though she didnt care whose prisoner she was anymore. Either way, I give this one 5 stars as well. . 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. Reread years later after the first time discovering these books. This was my favorite series when I was much younger and upon a reread I discovered a few things that bothered me so much that I just cant decide if I gave it four stars objectively or out of nostalgia. Notnot honey! His father who was a stupid drunk before, becomes worse and his mother starts to remember things of their past in Morganville. It seems that an organization called the Daylight Foundation has offered the population of Morganville something theyve never had: hope of a vampire-free future. :3 Especially with vampiressince they're so cliche now. It's really sad that we'd have to wait another six months for the next book to come out. Morganville? Definitely not words I normally use to describe the Rachel Caine reading experience. After discovering that vampires populate her town, college student Claire Danvers knows that the undead just want to live their lives. He vows to obliterate the town and all its inhabitants-the living and the undead. The Morganville Vampires Series is a series of young adult novels written by Rachel Caine. His skin had turned the color of pure white marble, and his blue eyes were open and dull. Parts 14. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Loved it. Shaneis one of the Glass House residents and is a Morganville native. While I appreciate the offer please support one of these great causes instead (list rotates monthly):Coldest Night of the Year Using the city's water system In fact, I knew I was going to start book 1, hate it, and return it within a few hours. If your bored and you don't have anything better to read then pick up this book but if you have something better around you then don't. When student Claire Danvers gets the chance to experience life on the outside, she takes it. What he wants from the town's living and its dead is unthinkably sinister. If you stay, you work for them, signing special agreements for Protection and paying a tax in earnings or blood for the privilege of not being, yknow, eaten. 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Just dont stay out after dark, All absoulotely fantasatic. 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. There are more books after #8, and I'll take a break at this point but probably continue. The Morganville Vampires Vol. The cruiser was made like a taxi, but it most definitely wasnt one since it took you only where you didnt want to go. I'm really enjoying this series of books and don't want the story to end! Javascript is not enabled in your browser. No Eve? 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Michaelwe dont even know where theyre taking him!. I had read a story about the Morganville Vampire but not any full books until I found this at the library. Action slowly builds but takes place. Welcome to Morganville, Texas. Be quiet and wait., Easy for you to say, Eve hissed. In Feast of Fools, Myrnin dresses her as Harlequin of Commedia dell'arte. These books are addictive. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. Then comes Bishop, the master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive the forces of the evil dead, and let chaos rule. And Mia does too, despite the fact that the student government over, "To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. Each episode of the first season is expected to be 8-12 minutes long, bringing the entire season to about an hour and is freely adapted by Rachel from the first novel - Glass Houses. Something drastic has happened in Morganville while Claire and her friends were away. 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