Black Dawn

Morganville Vampires, Book 12

By: Rachel Caine

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

In Last Breath, the rain brought a new and dire threat to Morganville and its vampires...their ancient enemies, the draug. Now, the vampires are fighting a losing war, and it will fall to the residents of the Glass House - Michael, Eve, Shane, and Claire - to take the fight to an enemy who threatens to destroy the town, forever. Lovers of Morganville, rejoice: Black Dawn takes the intrigue, romance, and nail-biting suspense of the series to its highest level yet.

©2012 Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (P)2012 Tantor

New reader

Where does Black Dawn rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Love all the books. It gets a 10

Who was your favorite character and why?

Mernin. He is lovable, yet scary.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I love the story, but I preferred the last reader. Her voices for each character was great and you knew who was talking. Angela speaks too low for the men's voices and can't hear them, especially when listening in the car.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Vampires in a small west Texas town

Any additional comments?

Bring back Cynthia to read these novels, PLEASE.

Narrator is awful

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Yes, have it read by a different narrator.

What didn’t you like about Angela Dawe’s performance?

Terrible. She should have listened to some of the other books in this series and at least tried to pronounce the names of the characters the same. She talked to slow and paused to much between the words and sentences. I listened to the last 3\4 of the book at 2 times normal speed. She ruined the book for me. I don't feel like I've had a nice visit with my friends from Morganville, I feel like I have endoured a forced visit. I would have not even bothered listening but I wanted to know where the story went.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

The whole series as a movie, yes I would go see it.

Any additional comments?

Narrator changes during a series, MAKE SURE THE NEW NARRATOR LISTENS TO PREVIOUS READINGS AND CAN AT LEAST PRONOUNCE THE NAMES THE SAME AS PREVIOUS NARRATORS AND MAKE SURE THE READING IS AS CLOSE TO PREVIOUS BOOKS AS POSSIBLE.

I loved this book..

The story was wonderful. just had a difficult time adjusting to the narrator. the voices all changed. I enjoyed the original character style. it was more inviting.

Black Dawn Review

I did not like the switch of narrator. A reader becomes used to a voice belonging to a character and a new narrator changes that. The biggest and worst change was Myrnin's voice. In the previous books his voice suited his crazy personality perfectly... now it doesn't at all.

change of narrator

I love these books but the change of narrator really dulls the book. I have tried to give this specific narrator many chances but I just can't get into her voice. It's very monotone.

Black Dawn, Book #13: What's more dangerous than vampires?

The vampires worst enemy, the draug, have invaded Morganville, killed many vamps, destroyed the town, and infected its leader, Amelie.

Great storyline in the Morganville saga, but I do miss the narrator (Cynthia Holloway) from the first 12 books. When Cynthia narrated,vI could tell which characters were "talking." The new narrator's voice goes very low when she is reading the parts when a character is "talking," making it hard to follow the story. I had to rewind a few times.

I'm invested in the story & still plan on listening to the last three books. 🤷

Bring back Cynthia Holloway!

What did you like best about Black Dawn? What did you like least?

I have been in love with this story, since the very beginning! I love how the story plot is constantly twisting, and how it is so in depth with so many characters, not just 2 or 3 like in a lot of other stories. It definitely is not anything like anything else I have ever read before, and I will always hold it as a cherished part of my book collection!

What did you like best about this story?

I have not finished Black Dawn yet, so I cannot say. But I did read the teaser on Rachel's web site, and the special fan club extras, and I am definitely itching to continue on. Can't wait!

Would you be willing to try another one of Angela Dawe’s performances?

I am not a fan of Angela Dawe reading this book. She makes it sound like a completely different story, because her voice is a LOT deeper than Cynthia Holloway's. Plus, after already listening to 11 books with Cynthia's voice, you kind of have a mindset of each character's voice, and it's pretty easy to imagine it in your head. It's like, watching a tv show for 5 seasons, then they replace the main character's actor for the 6th season. It's not the same, and not nearly as good.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

If it became a movie, I would most definitely go see it!

Any additional comments?

If you are not a die hard Morganville Vampires (audiobook) fan, you might not like this at all. I would say check your local library for the paperback or CD, before purchasing it permanently.

Love

loved this story! it was very hard to get used to the new reader. I almost didn't even finish it but I decide to go ahead because I love the story.

Love the story hate the voice actor

11 books same lady reading you a story then bam oh no who is this stranger lady who doesn't even pronounce the names of the characters the same! Bad choice on the part of the author never NEVER NEVER change the voice actor especially after 11 books.

Change with narrator

I hated the new narrator in this series. Throughout the entire storyline we had one narrator and we got to know the characters based on that person's interpretation.
Now all of the voices have changed and I had to deal with Claire sounding like a boy and Eve sounding like a ditzy girl. The interpretation for Mernan Was just painful to hear.
I can only hope that this book be re narrated By the original Person. I love the seres but I don't like the change in narration