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‘Leaves the reader hungry for more’ JK Rowling
"I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. It's
great story-telling."
Roddy Doyle
Lord of the Shadows
'Stephen King for kids … Darren Shan has brought his own brand of vampire mythology into the heads and hearts of thousands of children with his vivid and compelling series The Saga of Darren Shan, about one boy's journey from ordinary lad to vampire prince. Once they're hooked, kids tend to rip into the flesh of these books, quickly draining them of their life blood. The covers, with images of ghouls, creeping hands and dripping fangs are terrifying alone. ' Metro Life, Evening Standard
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Become a half-vampire. Explore the night. Feed.
Comprising of The Lake of Souls, Lord of the Shadows and Sons of Destiny, Vampire Destiny is the blood-curdling grand finale of The Saga of Darren Shan.
In The Lake of Souls, Darren and Harkat go on a quest to the lake of the dead, through a world of mystery and terror. In Lord of the Shadows, Darren returns home and confronts the demons of his human past. In Sons of Destiny, Darren faces archenemy Steve Leopard for a fight to the death. With time running out, can Des Tiny be foiled, or is the world doomed?
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all of Darren Shan's work and find them to be the best i have ever come across. The story is gripping, the plot line exciting and very visual and inventive. It pulls you in and is a saga you will never forget! One wonderful feature is that unlike most books, it is totally unobvious as to who will suffer next, yet the characters all tie to you individually. And i can say this about all of his books, none have dissapointed. If you haven't read Darren Shan you are missing out! *****
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful book. You simply MUST read it.
It's gripping, fast and emotional. The storyline is fantastic, and the characters seem so very real. It probably one of my favourite books of all time.
However, you may want to keep a box of hankies at close reach; the author is fairly merciless and isn't afraid to kill off his characters. Because of this, you really don't know what's going to happen. Unfortuanatly, I had the story spoiled so it didn't turn out as riviting as it would have been.
I would advise you read the previous books before starting this one, as they give you a greater insight into the story and characters, although a short summary of the story-so-far is present at the start of each book.
So, keep clear of spoilers, and this will turn out as a beautiful, unforgettable story that you will remember long after you finish it.
It's gripping, fast and emotional. The storyline is fantastic, and the characters seem so very real. It probably one of my favourite books of all time.
However, you may want to keep a box of hankies at close reach; the author is fairly merciless and isn't afraid to kill off his characters. Because of this, you really don't know what's going to happen. Unfortuanatly, I had the story spoiled so it didn't turn out as riviting as it would have been.
I would advise you read the previous books before starting this one, as they give you a greater insight into the story and characters, although a short summary of the story-so-far is present at the start of each book.
So, keep clear of spoilers, and this will turn out as a beautiful, unforgettable story that you will remember long after you finish it.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At the beggining of the first book, Darren Shan says that the following books are all true, yeah right! Darren Shan, once again proves he is an excellent mild-horror writer with these three books. He once again shows that he can describe objects, surroundings, people and feelings all in vivid detail - you can really understand what it would be like to be in Darren's shoes. These three fast-paced books are Numbers 9-12 0f The Saga Of Darren Shan, the last three books of the series. And, in my opinion, the best three.
The tenth book (The Lake Of Souls), continues straight on from when Darren's tutor died, and showing how the Darren feels, in great detail. When they get back, Harket starts having nightmares and is beggining to go mad, so Mr. Tiny comes and tells Darren and Harket that to save Harket, they have to travel far into the future and find out who Harket was before. There are many dangers lurking in the skies, the water and the land in this time. Thier mission: To get to the lake of souls and fish out Harkets soul.
Book 11 (Lord Of The Shadows): After coming back from the future world, Darren finds that the nightmarish world will be created by either him or Steve! And Steve returns to the Cirque Du Freak, and kidnaps and kills Snakeboy's son, making a fool out of Darren.He finds out that Steve had a child with Darren's sister when he was gone, making Darren furious. Also, he finds out, that The Lord Of Shadows cannot be stopped. He starts to prepare to have a final battle with Steve.
In the twelth book (Sons Of Destiny), well, I can't really give much away since it's the last book, so I'll just say this book tells us the final battle of Darren and Steve.
Each of the three books are really short, altogether they will take you maybe 1, maybe two days to read. There are new characters introduced, just characters from previous books. The beegining is well written, slightly after the 9th book, but, the ending is really weird/dodgy, it does spoil the last book.
Description: 10/10
Story: 8/10
Choice Of Language: 9/10
Beggining and Ending: 6/10
Pace: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
The tenth book (The Lake Of Souls), continues straight on from when Darren's tutor died, and showing how the Darren feels, in great detail. When they get back, Harket starts having nightmares and is beggining to go mad, so Mr. Tiny comes and tells Darren and Harket that to save Harket, they have to travel far into the future and find out who Harket was before. There are many dangers lurking in the skies, the water and the land in this time. Thier mission: To get to the lake of souls and fish out Harkets soul.
Book 11 (Lord Of The Shadows): After coming back from the future world, Darren finds that the nightmarish world will be created by either him or Steve! And Steve returns to the Cirque Du Freak, and kidnaps and kills Snakeboy's son, making a fool out of Darren.He finds out that Steve had a child with Darren's sister when he was gone, making Darren furious. Also, he finds out, that The Lord Of Shadows cannot be stopped. He starts to prepare to have a final battle with Steve.
In the twelth book (Sons Of Destiny), well, I can't really give much away since it's the last book, so I'll just say this book tells us the final battle of Darren and Steve.
Each of the three books are really short, altogether they will take you maybe 1, maybe two days to read. There are new characters introduced, just characters from previous books. The beegining is well written, slightly after the 9th book, but, the ending is really weird/dodgy, it does spoil the last book.
Description: 10/10
Story: 8/10
Choice Of Language: 9/10
Beggining and Ending: 6/10
Pace: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
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Fantastic Book
I can use a simple word to comment this book, Fantastic! This book is great for kids who loved horror. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Alex Ng
An Excellent Read!
Ive written the same review for all the Darren Shan books......
These are an excellent read for all those who like vampires or fantasy tales of the supernatural. Read more
These are an excellent read for all those who like vampires or fantasy tales of the supernatural. Read more
Published 9 months ago by MICH
vampire destiny
i loved the last trilogy to the shan saga it was brilliant! it had lots of fighting but it also explained things that happened in previous books which put the last piece of the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by amber rose
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I am writting this onbehalf of my Grandson aged just 9 who has 11 of Darren Shan books read so far and he cannot wait to get the Demonata Set..maybe Santa will bring them.. Read more
Published on 14 May 2010
Addictive books
My 11 year old son really loved this series. He didn't do anything else for days and days, read everywhere and all the time (including in bed in the middle of the night instead of... Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2010 by M. Noyce-bellinga
The Saga Of Darren Shan
Great books with loads of twists, turns and gore...and very few sugar coated pills. Bad things happen to good people and often with no good reason, just like real life. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by VT
good shame about the end
very well written good story except the end which i though was poor it makes all of the books your read before pointless and all the things you go through with darren pointless... Read more
Published on 15 May 2009 by Alan Coote
book
I brought this book for my son, he is very pleased with it.
Thank you, jan.
Thank you, jan.
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by J. Blackwell
A beautifully dark and dramatic finish
Lake of Souls sees Darren and Harket travel to a mysterious world to find Harket's true identity. Lord of Shadows tells the story of Darren returning to his home town, haunted by... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2008 by Stampy
Saga of Darren shan (vampire destiny trilogy)
This is one of the best seires i have ever read its so amazing, after i read one of the books i had to read the next its gripping. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by S. Graham
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