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Ocean of Blood (The Saga of Larten Crepsley, Book 2) [Hardcover]

Darren Shan (Author)
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Publication Date: 28 April 2011 | Series: Saga of Larten Crepsley (Book 2)

The epic tale of the vampire Larten Crepsley continues. The question is – how far can Larten go… alone?

Free from their mentor Seba Nile, Larten Crepsley and Wester Flack join the Cubs – wild young vampires with little respect for human life, and a taste for mindless enjoyment.

For the Cubs, everything is easy. But nothing has ever been easy for Larten, and soon fate throws his life into another spin. With dark paths to travel, Larten finds himself far from the Vampire Mountain and its rules. A long way from home, sick and alone, he must decide what kind of vampire he will be. Whether he will stand firm, be true to his master and his princples – or whether he will lose himself in blood…

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks; First Edition edition (28 April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007315880
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007315888
  • Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 2.5 x 22.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 141,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for The Larten Crepsley Series

“His writing is slick, his dialogue sharp and clever, his plotting immaculate. His books ooze with the kind of creepy, dark atmosphere and powerful characters that young teenage readers lap up. Shan is honing his craft with every book, and I look forward to the next gore-fest with relish.”
Irish Independent

“Forget Stephen King, this author's the master of scaring children.”
The Big Issue in Scotland

“A tantalising start to the series and a must-read for Darren Shan fans.”
Books Quarterly

About the Author

Darren Shan is the number-one best-selling author of the twelve book series THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN, and more recently the DEMONATA series. Ocean of Blood is the second title in his new SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY, which takes readers full circle, to before the beginning of THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN. Darren’s books have been read by millions of people around the world and translated into more than 25 languages. Darren lives in seclusion in the depths of Ireland. He is a big film buff, and also loves theatre, comics and books, and collecting art. He loves dreaming up new ways to terrify his readers, but never drinks blood. Or so he claims.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "The blood-drenched ending will give you nightmares!" 1 May 2011
By Chris D
Format:Hardcover
WARNING! IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ 'BIRTH OF A KILLER' THEN DO NOT READ THIS REVIEW!

At the end of the last book, Larten and Wester were left behind by Seba so that they could have fun living in the human world with fellow young vampires called Cubs. The book starts off with Larten having a ball of a time, and when he leaves behind the Cubs he and Wester join a war pack: they observe humans fighting and then feast on the bloody corpses. It's one of these 'feasts' that provides the book's second most gruesome scenes, but the top scene for giving you nightmares is... Well, I'll talk about that later.

The fun and games can't last forever, though, and Larten and Wester are soon back at Vampire Mountain. Wester knows what he wants to do with his life, but Larten is not sure, and so the majority of this book sees Larten trying to find his path in life. More characters from 'The Saga of Darren Shan' are re-visited in this book, including Evanna, Arra Sails and Vancha, and whilst it is good to learn more about these characters, it also can make this book at times feel like just a re-telling of 'The Saga of Darren Shan' rather than a brand new book. But that's only at times; mostly this book feels fresh and original.

I mentioned before that there is a scene that will give you nightmares and that blood-drenched scene comes right at the end of the book. Don't worry, I won't spoil it for you!

My only main critism of this book is that, like 'Birth of a Killer', there are very few strong, original female characters. Most of the women are either: stupid and pretty humans for the Cubs to woo or a house-wife waiting for her husband to come home so she can cook the tea for him.... Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good 2 Jun 2013
By Mrs Elaine Brown
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Absolutely amazing book with a strange but wonderful twist at the end that I did not expect and am now looking forward to the next two books
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book 26 May 2013
By Jacob Dobbs
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Nice read which continued from the first book. It provides a good depth into the life of Larten Crepsley. Another good series from Darren Shan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ocean Of Blood 28 April 2013
By Marcus Robert Wright
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This book is simply fantastic, I can't wait for the next one. It contains all the characteristics of a phenomenal book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Darren Shan is a genius! 3 April 2013
By Rina
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Good book, good value for money. read cirque du freak series first other wise you won't understand the story, came in good condition looks lovely next to my other Darren Shan books :) if your just getting into Darren Shan and haven't yet read the demonata series, read then ASAP, bet series he's written. Enjoyed incredibly. The larten Crepsley series just ties up lose ends from the cirque du freak books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars awesome 2 Mar 2013
By Jade
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great in good condition. the book is great just like darren shans other work full of danger and adventure and blood
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5.0 out of 5 stars Special 28 Jan 2013
By Mr A Keightley
Format:Kindle Edition
Very special because it is full of specials and vampires and blood sucking children
I like this book because it is special
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rosie' s review 15 Jan 2013
By Rosie Joan Rainer
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I LOVED this book, twas amazing.
Have read all of the Darren Shan series.
Daniel is creepy... do not like him
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