Total Eclipse (Weather Warden, Book 9) Mass Market Paperback – August 3, 2010

SummaryWeather Warden Joanne Baldwin, her husband, the djinn David, and the Earth herself have been poisoned by a substance that destroys the magic that keeps the world alive. The poison is destabilizing the entire balance of power, bestowing magic upon those who have never had it, and removing it from those who need it. It's just a matter of time before the delicate balance of nature explodes into chaos-and doom.The GoodTotal Eclipse, the last installment of the Weather Warden series, starts off where Cape Storm left off. Mother Earth is pissed and is waking up. With her power over the djinn race, there is nothing to stop her destruction of humanity. Except, maybe, Joanne Baldwin. But first Joanne and her djinn husband David have to get their powers back after the last atrocity that took them away. And once Joanne and David are back at full strength, even their worst nightmares can't stop them from saving the world...again.The book starts out a little slow but after page 100 or so we get back into the same action packed book we expect from Caine. And boy do we get action. Not only will you fear the awesome power of the Earth possessed djinn but new creatures you can't and won't want to imagine make an appearance. Every time I think there is no way Joanne is going to get out of another impossible situation, Caine finds a believable and interesting way for Jo to once again persevere.Joanne is the same smart-ass, extremely powerful heroine we all have come to love. She's compassionate in a world where compassion will get you killed. She's loyal to her friends, the few she has, but is also willing to make the hard decisions that a weather warden must make while the world is crumbling around itself. And she still has that same hilarious orgasmic reaction when driving her brand of classic car. David is almost always by her side. His unwavering faith and passion for Jo is simply heart warming. They're one of my favorite couples in the urban fantasy genre.The secondary characters are one of the best parts of Weather Warden books. We have Cherise, Jo's best friend, the human who is almost always upbeat. Kevin, the kid who has had a horrible life but is trying to better himself. Rahel, the funniest djinn ever, even when she doesn't mean to be. Venna, our little Alice in Wonderland djinn. Someone who will kill you with a snap of her fingers as you pinch her cheeks because she's just too damn adorable. And Lewis. The strongest weather warden. The second love of Joanne's life. The man who might just be the key to the whole series.I was quite blown away with the ups and downs in this book. Let's put it this way, not everyone makes it out alive. I wanted to cry half the time because this book has numerous sad scenes. Which is understandable since the the world was ending and not everyone can make it out alive and kicking. I think the drama added to the whole story, made it more realistic, as much as fantasy can be realistic.Caine had me cringing in fear, gasping in surprise, and cheering for the good guys. It's hard to say goodbye to these cast of characters, but Caine wrapped everything up in a satisfying way. I have read some pretty annoying finales to series that leave me wanting and asking more questions than answering them. Caine actually gives us something that makes us smile and sigh in contentment. I'm happy she didn't drag out this series. She ended it when it was well, and truly done. I am thrilled I found the Weather Warden series and have enjoyed the journey it took me on.The BadTo be a hundred percent honest, I put his book down after seventy pages and didn't pick it back up for months. I don't know why. Yeah, I was a little bored. But to shelve the book for months seems excessive. I guess Total Eclipse just didn't hit me right from the beginning. But once I did start reading it again, I couldn't put it down.The SnugglyNo sex. Just passionate kisses and such.OverallI'm sad it's the end but happy with how Caine decided to end it. The series was leading up to this point and I wasn't disappointed with the fun and frightening adventures Joanne faced during another one of her road trips. I thought the ending was going to be predictable, but I was genuinely surprised by most of the book. I would definitely suggest reading Total Eclipse and the whole series. This is a great series for those who love urban fantasy but want to read about something other than vampires and werewolves.

As I huge fan of the Weather Warden series, I am so sorry to see it end. As it has been mentioned, I would rather it go out on top than drag on and drag on like Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. Rachel Caine doesn't dissapoint with Total Eclipse, book #9 and final book in her Weather Warden series.We left Joanne Baldwin and her husband/Djinn, David, having fought and lost both their powers. They are trying to navigate the soon to be apocalyptic world blind and powerless. Old friends join them on their journey like Cherise (human friend), Kevin (adolescent fire warden), and Lewis (the head of the wardens) to just name a few. The world is a strange one for all humanity and Djinn. Mother nature is awake and really pissed off at humanity and the Djinn are no longer controlled by humans but mother nature herself. The world is falling apart around them (fires, earthquakes, animal attacking humans, Djinn attacking humans, etc) and humanity is all going to die if mother nature has her way. Djinn that Jo has once called her friends can no longer be trusted and the one Djinn who could do something (David) has lost his powers. The journey takes them to all the Oracles who have a direct line to mother nature which are the Air Oracle, Fire Oracle, and the Earth Oracle (which is David and Jo's daughter Imara).The journey is two fold in that Jo and David need to get their powers back and find a way to stop the end of the world. No small feat but this is Joanne Baldwin. She has seen worse and will not give up until this battle is over. David and Jo learn that their powers were transferred to the two people that were closest in proximity to them and the same people who are with them on this journey. This offers some funny moments as Jo has to teach her friend on how to use Jo's old Warden powers. I also like the scene where Jo rents a 1970 mustang boss and she just drools over it and will not let anyone else drive it (reminds me of the old Jo from earlier in the series with her love of fast cars).Jo and David both get their powers back eventually and now they have to save humanity from certain doom. David cannot directly help Jo in the battle after getting his powers back because as a Djinn he would be under the control of mother nature, so he has to hind out in a protective bubble and indirectly help. The journey is fast paced and exciting with obstacles and crazy animal attacks (ants, chimeras, hawks, eagles, snakes, etc). The conclusion is bittersweet in that not everyone survives, but the ending brings hope to the future of humanity. I don't want to spoil it for you.I am sad to say goodbye to Jo and David and all their friends and enemies. Rachel Caine gave an exciting conclusion to her Weather Warden series that didn't disappoint long time fans like myself.

This book picks up right where the previous book in the series "Cape Storm" left off, on the ship, with the Djinn dying from the dead zone. The plot starts with Joanne and David bereft of powers, tending to the dying Djinn and desperate to outrun the deadly zone. That is until the Djinn disappear in a maelstrom of noise and confusion.For me, the previous book in the series really showed signs of fatigue. This one does too: a few ideas had been tossed around before, like the awakening of the Earth and its consequences. There seemed to me to be a lot of missed opportunities regarding some returning characters. Also, the pacing is very slow at the beginning but almost too quick towards the end. One situation that is supposed to be climactic is repeated again in the book and it kind of cheapens both of those "scenes" if you will.And in this one, I think the author threw in every little thing she wanted to try before setting the series aside. There were a few interesting ideas, but without spoiling the book I can tell that the whole book is about burning bridges. There is also another attempt to get the fans of this series to crossover onto the author's other series "Outcast Season" but (no offense to the series, it sure looks great on the back covers of the book) the characters don't seem very appealing and feel more pasted on for advertising purposes than a real part of the series or an important part of the intrigue. There were quite a few other secondary characters that might have been more interesting.The book veers towards its conclusion that reads as an epilogue, but leaves my curiousity unsatisfied. Fans of the series will find this a must, but I'm afraid some will not feel completely satisfied.

I would rather comment on the series than commenting on each individual book. I find Rachel Caine to be a brilliant author and I have enjoyed this series immensely. I really like the ending of the series although I will not say why are as that may spoil it for other readers. I cannot praise this lady enough. She is so creative with her plots you don't know who is friend or for sometimes. Anyway great series I recommend it to all readers who like an exciting and sexy story.

Loved this book I do hope there is more adventures to follow now there are new djinn leaders and a new head of the wardens exciting stuff Rachel did it again I was on the edge of my seat

Loved it enjoyed whole 9 books very well written look forward to moreHate ending series but what's next .

I'm loving these books really sad that there finished would loved to have read more but still such a great read. If you love Morganville you really need to give this a go so glad I read them hope other people do as well.