The Rovers Return: The Official Coronation Street Companion

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There's little worse to the speculative fiction reader than a literary fiction writer who takes on the genre in an attempt to somehow "elevate" it. Conversely, magic happens when a literary fiction writer slides seamlessly into the genre not to prove something, but because that's where the story lies. The Rovers’ Annexe’ is unveiled on the set of Coronation Street, as it lists on Airbnb, giving fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience to stay in the self-contained pop-up house on the cobbles. Pic: Fabio De Paola/PA Wire

Some Coronation Street viewers are eager to snap up the Rovers Return after it was put up for sale. The vampire trope has hardly been 'overdone,' any more than Victorian romance or stories about armchair detectives and serial killers. This one is unique, IMO. The final showdown takes place in Las Vegas, and setting it there in 1976, was a stroke of genius. In 1976 Sin City hadn't begun to cater to families yet. It was dark and seedy, Dirty and scary. Exactly the setting where a vampire showdown should take place! It was ironic that these vamps chose to travel throughout the parts of America with the longest days, harshest sunlight and grimiest underbelly. The characters are all very three dimensional, and with few exceptions, solicit pity from the reader. Funny enough, the one human point of view we get got the least sympathy from me, since he has spent his life (after the murder of his son) on the road searching for his killers. This guy abandons his grieving wife, has no money or prospects and no hope of anything other than the vilest of revenge. I can't get behind that. Fans of Coronation Street will be delighted to hear that the opportunity of a lifetime has come up, as they can now stay a night at the soaps favourite pub The Rovers Return.The collaboration with Corrie bosses will see guests live like locals on 2 October, as booking for the Airbnb opens on 26 May at 1pm, with all money raised going to charity. When Jesse and Johona inadvertently interrupt the Fiends’ job, they find themselves running for their lives. As the Bicentennial—July 4th, 1976—approaches, these three groups will converge in Las Vegas for a violent and bloody showdown. But as viewers know, the Rovers has been put on the market after Johnny Connor decided to sell up - after Jenny confessed to a one night stand with B&B lodger Ronnie Bailey.

This was my first Richard Lange read, but it most certainly won’t be my last. From the cover to the words to the ending! It all added up to one badass read. This title appeared on my radar after I saw a tweet by Stephen King(yes that one lol) praising it. Now although I consider myself a super stan of Sai King, when it comes to his book recommendations I find his taste only matches mine maybe 66%. It will include the latest action both on and off the cobbles, what you thought about the soap's top storylines and what the stars are up to away from the set. Plus much more! I love how Lange describes this book as Of Mice and Men with vampires. BOOM! I think that says it all. He gives us four points of view that slowly weave together to form one big, bad, bloody showdown in 1970s Vegas. I mean come on…what better place for the big bad to go down than Vegas, baby. Fans of the ITV soap will have seen the large 'For Sale' attached to the iconic pub during Wednesday night's episode.While us watching at home can't get in on the pub action, fans of the soap have been wondering who may be the next face behind the bar. Read More Related Articles The tale is told in alternating chapters between the two brothers, Jesse and Edgar, with other chapters devoted to the bikers and one who hunts them because they took his son. What made my heart happy was the writing. I loved the relentless pace and bite of the words. Some of my favorite passages were the ones that played with light. Like “leaf shadows flitting across a patch of warm grass”. Or this beauty…

In 2018, ITV unveiled its biggest PP on British TV with a Costa Coffee and Co-op storefronts as part of the new extended Weatherfield set. stars. Vampires, just as bloody and ruthless as you might expect. But for Jesse, traveling with and eternally taking care of his brother Edgar, humanity lingers painfully. This portrayal of existence as a rover, always on the outside of everything, is stark and dangerous. And lonely.

The nitty-gritty: A unique take on vampires, Rovers is an outstanding blood-soaked, tragic tale of revenge and redemption.

The second perspective is that of Charles, a man consumed with grief over his son’s murder—his throat was slashed and his body was drained of blood. The authorities were never able to find the perpetrator, so Charles left home and hit the road, determined to find the murderer on his own and bring justice to his son. One day Charles is approached by a man who claims that his wife was killed in the exact same way, and he offers Charles a chance for revenge. Charles’ chapters are a long letter he’s writing home to his wife about his adventures on the road (a nod to Dracula, perhaps?) Iain MacLeod, Coronation Street series producer, said last month that viewers seeing a real sign outside the pub will make the story 'relatable'. I breezed though this and really enjoyed it, not just because of the characters and the fast-paced plot—this would make a great movie—but also because of the entertaining and well done audiobook narration. A horror book with a different take on vampires. Of Mice and Men with vampires and a biker gang. Alternating POVs with a diverse cast and two different audiobook narrators.

There's a lot to like about this book. Despite being a vampire tale, it's told in a very literary voice. There are three narratives, one of which belongs to a human hunting the vamps, which is relayed in epistolary fashion, much like Stoker's. It's set in 1976. The vamps portrayed in Lang's version are human in every way except their inability to die by ordinary means, sunlight aversion and, oh yes, the need to feed on human blood. These vamps need feed only once a month, with the exception of infant blood, which will sustain them for a year. I have to admit, that's something I found silly. So now all eyes are on who will be the next owner's of Weatherfield's finest establishment - and adding their name to a list of memorable landlord's and ladies. Read More Related Articles The newsletter will land in your inbox on a Friday and bring you the highlights of everything we've written about Weatherfield that week. We’re looking forward to getting it ‘sold’ like we do for thousands of homes across the country every year." Light and dark have to hold hands to show their true natures. Same goes for people. These characters wrestle with the little devil in all our souls. Come see if anyone survives to live—truly live--another day or night. For me, vampire tales teach the break out of the self-imposed boxes we tend to put ourselves in lesson oh-so perfectly. We’re not dead yet. Or are we?