Susan sent me this enthusiastic recommendation:
“One of my first votes for Vampire series (particularly for young adults, but great for all ages) are the Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine! I can’t get enough of them. It’s hard to put them down, and I have to have the next one right at hand or I suffer withdrawals – ha ha.”
And Monica agrees:
“I LOVED the Morganville Vampire series. That is actually one of my favorites.”
As per the author’s website:
When 16-year-old Claire Danvers arrives in the sleepy Texas town of Morganville for a parentally-enforced year at Texas Prairie University before heading off to MIT, her life takes a turn for the scary. First, the mean girls come after her, but a quick life-saving move to off-campus housing fixes that problem, and introduces her to three new friends: teen rocker Michael Glass, Goth Eve Rosser, and hottie/slacker Shane Collins.
But Morganville’s got more secrets to reveal, starting with one very big one:
It’s run by vampires.
- “First Day of the Rest of Your Life” (book # 0.5) as found in the “Many Bloody Returns (The Southern Vampire Mysteries Series Book 5)” Anthology
- Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Book 1)
- Eve’s Diary (Morganville, #1.5) (this is found at the end of “Glass Houses” book #1)
- Amelie’s story <— #1.75 (FREE STORY on author’s website)
- The Dead Girls’ Dance (Morganville Vampires, Book 2)
- Grudge (The Morganville Vampires, #2.6) <— FREE STORY on author’s page
- Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires, Book 3)
- Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires, Book 4)
- Dead Man Stalking (The Morganville Vampires, #4.5) <— FREE STORY on author’s page
- Lord of Misrule (Morganville Vampires, Book 5)
- Carpe Corpus (Morganville Vampires, Book 6)
- Murdered Out (The Morganville Vampires, #6.1) <— FREE STORY on author’s page
- All Hallows (The Morganville Vampires, #6.5) <— FREE STORY on author’s page
- Fade Out (Morganville Vampires, Book 7)
- Worth Living For (Morganville Vampires #7.5) <— This short story is exclusively available in the UK version of Ghost Town.
- Kiss of Death (Morganville Vampires, Book 8 )
- Ghost Town (Morganville Vampires, Book 9)
- “Drama Queen’s Last Dance” (book 9.5) as found in the Eternal: More Love Stories with Bite
- Bite Club (Morganville Vampires, Book 10)
- Anger Management (The Morganville Vampires, #10.5) <— FREE STORY on author’s page
- Last Breath: The Morganville Vampires #11
- Black Dawn: The Morganville Vampire #12
- Dark Rides (The Morganville Vampires, #12.5) <— FREE STORY on author’s page
- Bitter Blood (Morganville Vampires, Book 13)
- Fall of Night: The Morganville Vampires #14
- Daylighters: The Morganville Vampires #15
- Whisper in the Dark (Morganville Vampires 15.5) <— Published as an exclusive extra in the UK edition of DAYLIGHTERS.
- The Morganville Vampires: Books 1-8 (Berkley Sensation)
OMFG ! i LOVE yhr writing ! yhr books r AWESOME !!! 🙂 The reason i love yhr books r because there sooo teens. what i mean by that is i can relate to claire and Eve and im sure guys can relate to Shane and Michale. because thats excalty how we talk and think. Shane and Claire are just like me nd my ex bf. i love there charters so much because they dont hold back. as for Eve and Michale , well lets just say i envy there realationship because there two teens in love in a screwed up toWn and yet, it hasent brought them down thats how strong there love is. Mrs. Caine, keep writting this series because its the best and when i say best, i mean its Better thaN TWILIGHT !!!! AND I LOVE TWILIGHT, BUT YOU, YOU ARE A DEAL CLOSER. :):):)
Hi Quanshai!
Here is Rachel Caine’s “contact” page, in case you’d like to send her your thoughts: https://www.rachelcaine.com/Rachel_Caine_-_Writer/Contact.html
Hope that helps!
Maryse
I’ve just bought your first three books today and already I’m loving it, but boy Monica is sure a bitch. Can’t believe there’s ten books!! How do you write that much about one story!? It’s incredible, truly talented. I’m up to chapter six now and really love it, gonna have to save up for the next seven! 🙂
I have purchased and read the entire series of Morganville Vampire Series. I read that there are going to be 12 books possibly more in the series. When is the 11th book coming out?????? I can’t wait till a movie is made!!! Thank you for the wonderful series your an awesome author!!!!
Rachelle Knapp
Just <3 LOVE LOVE LOVE! Tehe.. Just saying(: You did an amazing job, don't let anyone tell you other wise!
<3 Love lots,
Anna
I just started the series; On chapter one . . . Came here to see what Maryse thought of this series, but it does not look as if she has read them. Good reads does not have a high ranking on the series, but I will form my own opinion. I always give a series two or three books before I vote it off. I am undecided at the moment. We shall see! Maryse, I will let you know what I think if you are interested. Me and you have very similar tastes in books.
Thank You for your website and recommendations!
Donna Patten
OK. . . First book was good onto book two now. I like it so far!
Thanks, Donna Patten
Awesome Donna! I love that you’re doing this. Too cool! I haven’t read it yet, but I hear good things…
I am just finishing book 6 and I really like the series. Here is the basic story line. The main characters are Claire, Eva, Mike, and Shane; they are all room mates after like chapter three in the first book. Claire moves in with the other three after trouble with some of the girls at her dorm. She is an advanced placement 16 year old in college; really smart! She is completely unaware as well as most of the citizens about the real deal concerning Morganville; that vampires run the city. She gets a crash course in learning the in’s and out’s of Morganville and it is really fun to watch. The vampires are not all nice and take humans as theirs and the vampire becomes the humans patrons/protector; but that comes with a price to the humans and their families. Very Fun book. I am really enjoying the series. I would not call it a big romance novel even though there is romance in it. It is more like realistic romance like you would find in the Rachel Morgan ‘The Hollows” series at a more PG 13 rating. The story is told from Claire’s point of view as she is very young in mind, so I think as the series moves on the book will get more involved. The series is currently up to book 11. A very FUN read all in all. I would recommend it to you. On a scale of 0(bad)-5(BD awesomeness); I would give these book a solid 4 and other books a 4.5. Very good read. I will let you know more as I get to the end of the series.
I’m in the middle of Last Breath, can’t wait to read Black Dawn. I’t hard to wait for the next book in a series. Thank for a good read…..
OH man I just finished last breath. AWESOME! It has a huge cliffhanger at the end and I just can’t wait for the next book. Her books come out about every 6 months, so I don’t think the wait will be long. Maryse the series get even better as you go along. It is a great story line. The romance in it is written for a younger audience, but it is there for sure. It’s a good read. You will have to let us know if or when you decide to read them. Very good!
Great Donna!! I’m alright with YA as long as the romantic tension is there, and evolving 😉
I have the first 4 volumes and really love them. I was wondering if they were going to be a volume 5 or if I need to get them seperate if so which one goes next after the volumes thanks they are really great cant wait to finish them.
I love these books! Simply cannot put them down!! Can’t wait to finish them!
I love Morganville vampires I could not put the books down. I don’t think I have ever been this swept up in a book before. It is amazing how it is so easy to picture every character and just watch it in your head like a movie as you read. So excited for the next book to come out 🙂
I am addicted to the Morganville series! Love it! I just finished Book 10 (Bite Club) and haven’t been back to the bookstore yet to pick up Last Breath because I live 45 minutes away from the nearest Books-A-Million. My favorite character has to be Myrnin or Oliver. I love Myrnin’s attitude and how he secretly cares about Claire. I also love Oliver’s sense of humor at times and I’m dying to read the next book!(:
a friend got me hooked on morganville vampires, i read the first book in 1 hour and up to 11 in that same week. and have now read 12. ohh my wow. i know im just a noob to the series but i love the books and characters to bits! especially myrnin! cant wait for bitter blood and the last two but i never want it to end!
This is definitely one that is higher up on my paranormal TBR list!
rachel, i love your books i started reading them in may and cant put them down. my mum has bought me book 10 and 11. these books have also really changed me, i see things a different point of view. please release more morganville vampire books dont stop at 13! they are AMAZING!!! 😀
Maryse, I really enjoyed Morganville vampires. It’s rare that I need to have the next book ready so I don’t have to wait, thank goodness for kindle! They definitely are not boring!
I read it wrong. I saw ghost town in Walmart for three bucks bought it and read it without even paying attention then at dollar tree i came across midnight alley and feast of fools. Read one line and I knew I was backwards I had no idea there are 13 books. I think I’m just going to wait to buy all then read them all in ORDER lol.
I did the same thing, I started with Ghost Town and it seemed like so much was missing and realized there were a lot more before it, it was this web site that helped me figure it out. Great series!
i love the books cant wait 4 book 13 i have just orded it but i dont get it til the 9th of november 🙁
OMG I LOVE CLAIRE AND SHANE AND EVE AND MICHAEL… OKAY BASICIALLY EVERYONE!! I love how your books make me think until the last couple of chapters. I also find it interesting that i read all your series in a week. Oh what i mean is that im a freshman so all my friends think im a total book nerd. I to read books on vampires and love and mystery?? LoL! I cant wait for others and i hope morganvilles never a ending story! Please keep writing and i pinky promise to keep reading!! BYE
THESE BOOKS ARE SO AWESOME!!!! I don ever want to put them down!! I just finished the 4th book!!!
I love your first book!!!!! i need to get the rest i can’t wait to read them all!!!!
I just finished Last Breathe and I can not wait to start Black Dawn!
I have all of the Morganville Vampire Series and I LOVE them!!!!! I hear Rachel Caine is going to be writing two more books in the series. I wait until they are released. I liked the way Bitter Blood ended but can’t wait to see what happens next.
my mum got me 3 of the Morganville Vampire series since i read those ones i kept buying more, ive read lots of books but these are the best books ever and i can not put them down i read like a book in two nights. ILOVE them seriesly.
I love your series of Morganvilla I am reading book Twelve I have read the whole series from the the first book I am really enjoying the story line I love how the story continues. Thank you for such a great read.
just thought i would add two new books to your list : fall of night: release date 5/7/2013
daylighters: realse date 11/20/2013
Heyyy,I’m wondering if there is gonna be a movie of the book
Im 17 and I love this series! im addicted ive read alot of vampire books including the twilight saga but this series tops the twilight saga. XD
I just love “The Morganville Vampires” series. Unique and way out there but at the same time really catches you can brings you in. I’m up to Black Dawn right now and I’m loving it. My favorite time to read is after work on the ride home, hubbie’s driving though no worries. I was reading one page and busted out laughing when Eve called Myrin “Chatty Batty”.
My husband looked at me and said what the hell could be so funny about a vampire book. I just said “you had to be there”. Thanks Ms. Caine. I really enjoy your writing.
I think there is actually going to be 15 books. Because I have 14 of them now.
I love love LOVE this series so much. I unfortunately haven’t read any of the newer books but I’m re-reading the series and I’m just starting Ghost Town. I can’t wait to finish it and then get the rest of the series. This books are so fricking cool!
Hello, I’ve started reading the morganville vampires series but I’m a bit confused… I purchased vol.1 which had glass houses & the dead girls dance in vol. 1 & @ the end of vol.1 it said that the next book in line would be midnight alley… I bought vol.2 which has midnight alley & feast of fools in vol.2 but @ the end of vol.2 it says that ghost town is next… However, my volume 3 doesn’t have ghost town in it, it has lord of misrule & carpe corpus in it & vol 4 includes fade out &kiss of death… Im stuck & don’t know which is my 5ook… I believe i should be reading lordofimisrule
Hi Kristine!
The above reading order guide is correct. Not sure why your book is saying Ghost Town is next, since it’s actually book #9 (perhaps it was just a “sample” of Ghost Town, at the end of your book)?
The reading order above (and as per the actual books that are in each volume you’ve been purchasing) is correct.
I hope that helps!
i’m not a reader in general but could not put down book one ..I am looking forward to reading the rest. Thankyou for publishing..
If you get bored, try this series. I am not YA and I really enjoyed it. There is “some romance/sex” but not thick with it like House of Night. Honestly, I can’t put it down.
I have just completed the last book before daylighters. I have preordered. The Morganville Vampire series is not just for teens. 🙂 Ask me how I know that?:) These are books I cannot put down. Thanks Rachel Caine!
I LOVE your books! I can not put them down! Thank You for publishing such Awesome books!!!! P.S. Make them into movies, just saying!:}
I really hope daylighters isn’t the last book I’m only 12 and I couldn’t put the books down. I’m hoping I get the whole series for Christmas this year if not I now what Im getting for my birthday next year.
Keep on writing mrs.Caine!
will there b another book in the Morganville Vampires series after Daylighter cuz i just love the series n wld hate to see it end <3
Omg love the series!!!! I uset to never read any vampire or make belief kind of books but once I started on the first page I just couldn’t stop!!!loving the series only up to bite club!!!;)
Hi Rachel,
I came across your books in a sale I bought 5 of them from 1…to 5
I must say they have been the best vampire stories I have ever read in my entire life, I am of the age 56..and love to to read but the books must get me in to continue….your books i can not put them down once i start i can not stop,
i am on the verge of buying the whole set very very love the way the stories
continue on just like a movie…these boos that you have produced are the best ever selling i have ever seen.
well done and congratulations Rachel for making my reading so special
Julie M.
🙂
I’ve only read the first book but I know i’ll love the series 😉
Morganville Vampires. Great books. I am age 63 and I have read every one up to book 14 and will be buying book 15.Every book keeps you glued to the page and I have to read it quick so I can read the next one. I pass the books on to my daughter and sister. I have also been in a book shop a few times and cant resist to tell anyone who is lookig at one of the books and tell them how good they are. 2 women bought the first 6 books and no doubt will continue to buy them.
I was wondering if there is going to be a book 16 .because I just finished the last book and felt there was a lot of unanswered questions or maybe room for another book.
Thank you loved the series , Rosalinda
Hello, love the series but I have a bit of a kink that my books be the same size? Annnnd by the 8th book I can’t find any that are short? I’m going crazy! The 9th book is huge compared to the originals and I was wondering if you knew where I can collect the rest of the books all in the same size??