by Kay | May 23, 2010 | News |
First off, Rachel Caine is coming to the UK! Whoot! I am a big, big fan of her Morganville Vampires Series and really can’t wait to meet her.
And where do I plan on doing that? At the Foyles’ Summer Scream Event, of course! Not only is Rachel Caine going to be there, but so is Sarah Rees Brennan (who is AWESOME), Sarwat Chadda, Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams! There will be goodie bags! Prizes! Sugary snacks! Yay!
I have already booked my ticket (they are free, just need advance planning) – anyone else want to come along? Check out the website, or read the rest of the details here:
Do you have the courage to attend the Foyles Summer Scream? If so, you’ll be in the company of a host of leading authors, and the recipient of all sorts of spooky treats!
Q&A sessions with:
- The Original Vampire Queen – Rachel Caine, author of the Morganville Vampire series.
- The man who survived The Devil’s Kiss – Sarwat Chadda, with exclusive pre-publication copies of his new book Dark Goddess, only available at the Summer Scream.
- The world-renowned Demon Tamer Extraordinaire – Sarah Rees Brennan, author of The Demon’s Lexicon and The Demon’s Covenant.
- Subterranean explorers Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams – Bestselling authors of the hugely successful fantasy ‘Tunnels’ series will be talking about their new book Closer, followed by a signing (until 5pm).
Plus: secret scare recommendations from all your favourite authors – Michael Grant, Neil Gaiman, Justin Somper, Holly Black, Scott Westerfeld, Becca Fitzpatrick, Chris Priestley, Dan Wells, Jon Mayhew, Philip Womack, Patrick Ness, Darren Shan and many more!
And our chilling short story competition – your chance to finish off Cassandra Clare’s short story and win a hamper of signed books!
All this and more competitions and prizes to be won on the day, plus vintage fairground treats and goody bags for all.
See you there… If you dare!
Saturday 19th june, 12pm – 4pm, The Gallery, Foyles.
Tickets: Free, to reserve a place please email events@foyles.co.uk
♥ ♥
Rachel Caine
Rachel Caine is touring all over the UK, so if you can’t make it to London, check these out:
SIGNINGS
June 2 – 1:00 pm – Waterstone’s, Guildford
Guildford, United Kingdom
June 3 – 6.00 pm – Forbidden Planet
London, City of, United Kingdom
June 7 – 12:00 pm (tentative) – Waterstone’s Chesham
Chesham, United Kingdom
June 16 – 11:00 am – Waterstone’s Islington
Islington, United Kingdom
June 17 – 5.00 pm – Waterstone’s Bluewater
Greenhithe, United Kingdom
June 19 – 4:00 pm – Waterstone’s Harrow
Harrow, United Kingdom
TALKS/EVENTS
June 4 – 6:00 pm – BITE NIGHT – Harefield Library, Hillingdon
Hillingdon, United Kingdom
June 18 – 5:00 pm – Hornsey Library, Original Gallery
London, United Kingdom
Caine: “Please join me as I discuss the Morganville Vampires series and writing in general!”
June 19 – 12:00 pm – Summer Scream – Foyles Bookshop
London, United Kingdom
by Kay | Apr 3, 2010 | News |
There are a lot of posts out there listing the newest releases for April 2010 – be it in UF, PNR or YA. If you are looking for some comprehensive posts about all the great books coming out in April, check out All Things Urban Fantasy for UF releases, Fiendishly Bookish for a list of PNR/UF releases, ScifiGuy’s comprehensive posts about UF/PNR releases, and Fantasy/Science Fiction/SciFi Romance releases.
But I wanted to share which of these books I am looking forward to! This is a much smaller list and, in my opinion, is only the best of the best. Some of these have already come out, some I’ve already read, but all of them make April a kick-ass month for reading!
by Kay | Apr 1, 2010 | Reviews |
Fade Out (The Morganville Vampires, Book 7) by Rachel Caine
Bookdepository / Amazon UK / Amazon US
Librarything / Goodreads
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 348
Summary: Without the evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville, the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. With their newfound freedoms, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again…
Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the local theatre company. But when one of Eve’s castmates goes missing after starting work on a short documentary, Eve suspects the worst. Claire and Eve soon realize that this film project, whose subject is the vampires themselves, is a whole lot bigger—and way more dangerous—than anyone suspected.
Thoughts: I had been saving Fade Out because it was my last MV book until Kiss of Death comes out – I finally cracked and read it in a single go! Best 4 hours I’ve had in quite a while!
The book picks up a few months after the chaos of Carpe Corpus – and Morganville is living in relative peace. In fact, this book has less action than is typical for a Morganville book – which is still an awful lot! Caine’s books always pack a punch, and Fade Out is no exception.
A new girl throws all the group dynamics off balance, and it was great to watch how the characters dealt with a less violent disruption to their status quo. Especially Shane and Claire (bless them – I love these two) who are both desperately trying to be grown ups for each other – and not always succeeding. We also got some amazing insight into Myrinn, his relationship with Ada, and the mostly!platonic love between him and Claire. The Myrinn/Claire dynamic is probably my favourite in the series, and Caine really pushes it to its limits. We get a much clearer picture about how Myrinn feels about Claire – and up to what point Claire will have his back. I’ll stop there, because I don’t want to give anything away. Let’s just say that I love their interaction, and there is plenty of it in Fade Out!
Bottom line? Yet another amazing installation in the Morganville Series. A definite must!
by Kay | Mar 25, 2010 | Reviews |
Carpe Corpus (Morganville Vampires, Book 6) by Rachel Caine
Bookdepository / Amazon UK / Amazon US
Librarything / Goodreads
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 384
Summary: 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. He’s kept a death grip on the town ever since. Now an underground resistance is brewing, and in order to contain it, Bishop must go to even greater lengths.
He vows to obliterate the town and all its inhabitants – the living and the undead. Claire Danvers and her friends are the only ones who stand in his way. But even if they defeat Bishop, will the vampires ever be content to go back to the old rules, after having such a taste of power?
Thoughts: Claire and co. are thrown through the wringer – again – in Carpe Corpus. This is Morganville as we have never seen it before – everything that was once only very dangerous becomes terrifyingly so. It seems even worse for poor Claire, as her parents decide that this book will be the perfect opportunity for them to visit their daughter! I loved seeing Claire deal with her parents on top of all the chaos – which makes me sound rather sadistic… hmm.
Carpe Corpus is probably the darkest of the Morganville books so far. There were a lot of game-changing events that will have long reaching consequences for both humans an vampires. It was also the first book where the group dynamics have not been solid. Because of the events in Lord of Misrule, Claire is all on her own at the start of the book – and this time it is not simply The Glass House vs. The World.
Bottom line? Yet again, you NEED to read this series. It is an action packed roller coaster ride of pure genius. Not to mention it is one of the few YA books out there totally dominated by the romance!
by Kay | Mar 24, 2010 | Weekly Feature |
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated.
Kiss Of Death by Rachel Caine
Paranormal Young Adult – Morganville Vampires, #8
May 3rd 2010 by Allison & Busby (UK) and Signet (US)
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. For this, he’s been assigned escorts that include both a dangerous immortal as well as Michael’s all-too-human friends. And with that mix of personalities, this is going to be a road trip from hell…
I am eagerly awaiting my next Morganville fix. If you haven’t read any of Caine’s kick-ass series, you really should start now! I’d say it is the best YA series on sale… although the Vampire Academy series comes pretty close!
