From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stargazer (novel)
Stargazer (novel)
Hourglass Plot summary
Evernight Academy is an exclusive boarding school for
the most beautiful, dangerous students of all—vampires.
Bianca, born to two vampires, has always been told her
destiny is to become one of them. But Bianca fell in love
with Lucas—a vampire hunter sworn to destroy her kind.
They were torn apart when his true identity was re-
vealed, forcing him to flee the school.
Although they may be separated Bianca and Lucas
will not give each other up. She will risk anything for the
chance to see him again, even if it means coming face-to-
face with the vampire hunters of Black Cross—or deceiv-
ing the powerful vampires of Evernight. Bianca’s secrets
will force her to live a life of lies.
Yet Bianca is not the only one with secrets. When
Author(s) Claudia Gray
Evernight is attacked by an evil force that seems to target
Country United States her, she discovers the truth she thought she knew is only
the beginning.
Language English
Bianca breaks into Mrs Bethany’s carriage house in
Series Evernight series an attempt to discover what Lucas wanted to know; why
Genre(s) Young adult, Fantasy, Gothic humans are allowed at Evernight. She discovers nothing
and heads back to Evernight, disappointed. She sees
Publisher HarperTeen someone in the hall, but decides that it was just her own
Publication date March 24, 2009 reflection. Orientation day sees Bianca sharing a room
with Raquel, as Patrice has left Evernight for a few
Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
decades. Raquel’s parents forced her to return to
Pages 336 Evernight, despite her having told them that she was
stalked by Erich. Bianca catches up with Vic, who gives
ISBN 0007355327
her a letter from Lucas. Bianca’s mail is being searched
Preceded by Evernight for this exact reason, so they cannot keep in contact.
The letter tells Bianca to meet Lucas in October at the
Followed by Hourglass
Amherst train station.
Stargazer is a fantasy novel by Claudia Gray released in As Bianca leaves her room to drink blood (she is the
2009. It is the second part of the Evernight series, follow- only vampire sharing with a human), she sees a blue light
ing Evernight. It is followed by the third book in the series, and thinks that there is a person on the stairs. This time,
Hourglass. she is more curious, but is interrupted before she can in-
vestigate further.
Bianca tells everyone there is a meteor shower so that
Synopsis she can camp out on the grounds to watch it. Really she is
The book returns to Bianca’s story a few months later. going to see Lucas. She hitches a ride in the laundry truck
Both she and Lucas will stop at nothing to see each other into Amherst and is walking along to find Lucas when a
again—even if it means living a life of secrets and lies. But young vampire girl joins her in her walk. She is afraid of
even as Bianca finds herself torn between two worlds, she someone following her, and Bianca thinks she looks so
soon discovers they aren’t the only ones keeping secrets. lonely and innocent that she cannot refuse. The girl says
she once went to Evernight, but did not get along with
Mrs Bethany and ran away. They arrive at the train sta-
tion and Lucas follows shortly after. He sees the girl with
Bianca and thinks she is going to harm her. It turns out
that Lucas had been the one following the vampire girl
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stargazer (novel)
and she is very frightened. She attacks Lucas and wants
to kill him, but Bianca stops her in time. Lucas calls for
Reception
the rest of the Black Cross to come, so Bianca tells the Stargazer was listed as "The # 1 New York Times Bestsell-
girl to run away. She escapes before the Black Cross ar- er". Seventeen magazine praised Claudia Gray’s Stargazer
rives, and Bianca and Lucas share the weekend at the writing: “If you like Twilight, this book has even more dra-
Base Camp, as Black Cross does not know she is a vam- ma.”[1]. Kirkus Reviews wrote critically of the book say-
pire. When she sneaks back, Balthazar catches her. In an ing "Bianca’s tendency to belabor every point, particular-
attempt to reason with Balthazar and make sure he does ly the depth of her love for Lucas, makes for a dull nar-
not tell Mrs. Bethany about her visit, she mentions the rative style, and three-dimensional characters are pret-
vampire girl who turns out to be Balthazar’s sister. Soon ty much nonexistent. Despite the predictable romantic
Bianca and Balthazar make an arrangement; they pre- entanglements and the constant telling, the plot races
tend to be dating so Balthazar could get her off campus, along with a search for a crazed renegade vampire,
since he is a trusted student, so she could meet Lucas threatening ghosts, uncovered secrets and a flaming cli-
while in return Bianca and Lucas help Balthazar find his max with a significant body count. Fans of the first vol-
sister, Charity, which they do. She is now part of a clan ume will be satisfied; insufficient back story means no
and blames Balthazar for killing her. After Courtney finds one else will know (or care) what is going on."[2] Stargazer
out about Bianca and Balthazar leaving school she stakes received a rating of 3.96 on Goodreads.com which is the
her and then decapitates her before leaving. highest rating of the series.[3]
An attack on the school by Charity and her clan while
an attack by Black Cross is taking place leads Bianca, Lu-
cas and Raquel to leave the school and head to Black
References
Cross HQ. On their way out of the school they meets Char- [1] "Claudia Gray Stargazer reviews". March 8 2O11.
ity who they think will kill them but as they prepare to http://www.harperteen.com/books/Afterlife-
run she is pushed against a tree and staked by a sharp Claudia-Gray/
branch. Although Lucas wants to finish her off he cannot ?isbn=9780061284427?AA=index_authorIntro_33091.
find anything to destroy her with so agrees to leave her. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
When at Black Cross HQ Raquel volunteers to join and [2] "Kirkus review of Claudia Gray’s Stargazer". May 15
Bianca later agrees to join. 2009. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-
reviews/childrens-books/claudia-gray-2/
stargazer-2/. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
Characters [3] "Rating on goodreads.com of Stargazer". March 24
Main article: List of Evernight characters 2O09. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/
3054684-stargazer. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
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