Viper and the Farmer

The Morganville Vampires #0.2

by Rachel Caine

A Morganville Vampires short story about Myrnin and how/when he was turned.

Genres: Vampires, Fantasy, Short Stories, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Novella, Young Adult

22 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Rachel Caine was a pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad.

She has also published as:
Roxanne Longstreet
Roxanne Conrad
Julie Fortune
Ian Hammell

Her Facebook page:
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Reviews

[Mitticus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Myrnin and his first master, the alchemist.

Old vampire horror story fashion. Cold science and vampires are terrifying combination.

Un jovencisimo Myrnin todavia aferrado a viejas creencias, capaz de sentir cosas diferentes.

https://www.wattpad.com/328583373-the...

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Viper and the Farmer
Morganville, Book .2

I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the series.

Media Type: Digital
Source: Wattpad
Dates Read: 3/4/21 - 3/4/21
Stars: 3

The Characters:

Myrnin:
Sorcha:
Alchemy Master/Gwion

The Story:

Myrnin is a complicated creature and he becomes more so with every little extra I see him in.

The Random Thoughts:

[Louisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story, of how Myrnin killed his master, and why, and with the parable of the viper and the farmer, which is just like the frog and the scorpion!

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Myrnin remains an angel that I would die for.

[V · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Jassicca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Myrnin was turned into Vampire when he was at the age of 25. From what I've learned so far, he was a compassionate vampire.

[Kai · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short story that is about Myrnin. It was an ok story but didn't really add any more depth or understanding of the character

[Jasmine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting enough and it explains why Myrnin is the way he is. It’s great to see things from his point of view and how his mind works. His brief consideration of vampire horses was adorable.

My issue is with (same with every MV entry) glaring mistakes and lousy editing.

He stated he had two siblings but in the previous, Myrnin’s Tales he clearly said he has three sisters at the time he left home.

In Ghost Town, Claire says Myrnin looks as though he’s twice her age. At that point she’s 17-18 years old which would mean he looks 34-36. But here he says by his own count he was 25 when turned. He is crazy and was human in a time where age probably didn’t matter much but also Claire is established to be very very stupid (despite what we’re constantly told) so who knows.

Maybe he’s an unreliable narrator, probable because he’s established to be mentally ill. Maybe there just wasn’t a “bible” (a collection of notes and details about things established about each character/plot point) to go along with these books as they were being written. There probably should have been.

I don’t know why this is the story that broke me.

I’ve been rereading these books while in quarantine for the first time in about ten years. I enjoyed MV when I was like 9 years old but even then I remember being frustrated with how badly written they were.

The story is so compelling, the vampire politics are fascinating, and Myrnin is one of the best characters. It’s just so irritating that it’s seems like none of these works were even proofread before publishing.

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short story from The Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine. Myrnin is being mentored by a vampire alchemist, but the alchemist does something Myrnin doesn't approve of. Myrnin is a viper, but he occasionally shows compassion toward humans. An intriguing short story that fits in well with Myrnin's backstory.

[Jennifer Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Myrnin has always been one of my favorite characters. This story made me love him more!

[Robert John]

A farmer picked up a hurt viper. The viper got better and bit the farmer with a deadly bite. Kindness is thrown away upon evil.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[The_Books_Music_Life · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5 stars.


I love Myrnin so anything I get his point of view or a story about him I'm golden.

I enjoyed seeing into some of Myrnin's past and I hope we get more.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short story that explains how Myrnin became a vampire and killed his master. Surprisingly moving and memorable.

[Starlin Reynolds-Couch]

I remember vaguely liking Myrnin. This new to me short story reminded me during a reread of the primary novels. Stumbled across the shorts and happy I did

[Parminder Khan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great. More in depth of Myrnin 's mind we get know about his early life story which shows that with delusional but genius brain he also got a good heart.

[Corn Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love getting to know myrnin

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great backstory about Myrnin.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short story is about Myrnin and how/when he was turned. Though it is extremely short, it does give you a good idea about the younger years of Myrnin. This does give you the insight of why he is the way he is.

[jessica ☾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Myrnin has always, by far, been one of my favorite characters from the books! But for some reason, this just didn’t seem to click like I was hoping? Nevertheless, I appreciated getting more details on his character and backstory!