- For the unrelated high school in Roswell, Georgia of the same name, see Roswell High School.
Roswell High is a young adults book series written by Melinda Metz and published by Pocket Books. The 10-book series chronicles the adventures of three teen aliens and their human friends, who attend the fictional Ulysses F. Olsen High in Roswell, New Mexico. The Roswell High books served as inspiration for the American science fiction television series Roswell (1999-2002), also known as Roswell High in some countries, which in turn spawned five spin-off books of its own.
Basic premise
Max Evans, his sister Isabel and their friend Michael Guerin are survivors of the 1947 UFO crash known as the Roswell Incident. They are from the planet Antar. Upon emerging from pods, they appear to be 7-year-old orphaned humans. Max and Isabel are adopted by a loving pair of attorneys, the Evans. Michael, who was not so lucky, entered the foster care system, bouncing from household to household with lots of families rejecting him.
The aliens have special powers, including the ability to:
- rearrange molecules (change objects, heal injuries)
- "dreamwalk" (observe, participate in, and manipulate others' dreams)
- sense each others' emotions from afar
- create psychic connections that allow the alien to see into another's mind
- perceive colorful halos or auras around humans that indicate emotional state
Max, Isabel and Michael have successfully kept their true nature a secret for a decade. The series begins with the accidental shooting of Liz Ortecho, a human friend of Max's. He cannot bear to see her die and risks bringing attention to himself when he uses his powers to save her life. Liz is soon let in on the secret, as are her friends Maria DeLuca and Alex Manes. The six teens quickly bond and learn to trust one another, and Max and Liz fall deeply in love. Together the group fends off the suspicions of law enforcement, particularly Sheriff Valenti, alien hunters, and Liz's jealous ex-boyfriend, Kyle Valenti, while seeking clues about the aliens' origins.
Roswell High characters
Aliens
- Max Evans: a senior; misterious men, tall, black haired and blue eyed; in love with Liz since he was just a boy; nicknamed "Mister Responsibility" by Liz
- Isabel Evans: a junior and a cheerleader; tall, blonde, blue eyed; Max's sister
- Michael Guerin: black and spikey hair, gray eyes
- Nikolas Branson: fourth alien, Isabel's boyfriend, considers humans to be insects (first appears in The Wild One)
- Adam: fifth pod alien, raised in captivity of the Blank Slate compound, calls Sheriff Valenti "Daddy" (appears in The Intruder through The Dark One)
- Trevor: Michael's brother; came to Earth to assist Elsevan DuPris' resistance against the ruling powers of Antar, initially betraying Michael but later saving him and his friends from DuPris (appears in The Rebel through The Salvation)
- Elsevan DuPris: green hair, oily attitude; once thought of as the editor of The Astral Projector, he is actually an evil alien
- Ray Iburg: manager of the UFO Museum, secretly alien (appears in The Wild One through The Watcher)
Humans
- Liz Ortecho: a senior and Max's biology class lab partner; of Spanish descent; long, dark hair
- Maria DeLuca: Liz's best friend since childhood, curly blond hair
- Alex Manes: Liz and Maria's best friend, red hair
- Kyle Valenti: the sheriff's son whom Liz went out with on one date
- Sheriff Valenti: alien hunter for the top secret Project Blank Slate
- Cameron Whinger: runaway redhead hired by Valenti to obtain information from Michael (appears in The Intruder and The Stowaway)
Aura colors
- Max – Emerald green
- Isabel – Royal purple
- Michael – Brick red
- Liz – Amber
- Maria – Sky blue
- Alex – Bright orange
- Nikolas – Gold
- Adam – Sunny yellow
- Cameron – Olive green
- Ray – Creamy white
- Trevor – Magenta
Devlopment
Pocket Books created the core idea for the Roswell High series. Metz and her writing partner Laura J. Burns created the basic story arc for the first six books, after which several writers wrote the sample scene in which Max saves Liz's life. Metz was chosen to write the books, and she and Burns worked together to further develop the series.[1]
Books
- The Outsider (1998)
- The Wild One (1998)
- The Seeker (1999)
- The Watcher (1999)
- The Intruder (1999)
- The Stowaway (2000)
- The Vanished (2000)
- The Rebel (2000)
- The Dark One (2000)
- The Salvation (2000)
References
Roswell High book guide Retrieved on September 7, 2008.
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