Vampire Rites Trilogy
The nightmare continues… Vampire Rites trilogy comprising: Vampire Mountain, Trials of Death and The Vampire Prince. Join Darren Shan’s descent into the darkness.VAMPIRE MOUNTAINDarren Shan and Mr Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren’s human side, or turn him further towards the darkness?TRIALS OF DEATHThe Trials: seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampires is with you. Darren Shan must pass five fearsome Trials to prove himself to the vampire clan – or face the stakes in the Hall of Death.THE VAMPIRE PRINCECan Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince, or is this the end of thousands of years of vampire rule…?
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DARREN SHAN
VAMPIRE RITES TRILOGY
THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN
VAMPIRE MOUNTAIN
TRIALS OF DEATH THE VAMPIRE PRINCE
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Vampire Mountain first published in Great Britain by Collins 2001 Trials of Death first published in Great Britain by Collins 2001 The Vampire Prince first published in Great Britain by Collins 2002
First published in this three-in-one edition by HarperCollins Childrenâs Books 2004
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CONTENTS
For:
The Freaky Fitzes: Ronan, Lorcan, Kealan, Tiernan & Meara
â viva the Shack Pack!!!
OBEs (Older of the Bloody Entrails) to:
Ann âthe monstervatorâ Murphy Moira âthe mediatrixâ Reilly Tony âgiggsyâ Purdue
Partners In Crime:
Liam & Biddy Gillie & Zoë Emma & Chris
âPACK YOUR bags,â Mr Crepsley said late one night, as he was heading for his coffin. âWe leave for Vampire Mountain tomorrow.â
I was used to the vampire making declarations out of the blue â he didnât believe in consulting me when making up his mind â but this was extraordinary, even for him.
âVampire Mountain?â I shrieked, racing after him. âWhy are we going there?â
âTo present you to the Council,â he said. âIt is time.â
âThe Council of Vampire Generals?â I asked. âWhy do we have to go? Why now?â
âWe go because it is proper,â he said. âAnd we go now because the Council only meets once every twelve years. If we miss this yearâs gathering, we will have a long wait until the next.â
And that was all heâd say about it. He turned a deaf ear to the rest of my questions and tucked himself into his coffin before the sun rose, leaving me to fret the day away.
My nameâs Darren Shan. Iâm a half-vampire. I used to be human until eight or so years ago, when my destiny clashed with Mr Crepsleyâs and I reluctantly became his assistant. I had a hard time adapting to the vampire and his ways â especially when it came to drinking human blood â but finally I resigned myself, accepted my lot, and got on with the business of living.
We were part of a travelling band of amazing circus performers, led by a man called Hibernius Tall. We toured the world, putting on incredible shows for customers who appreciated our strange and magical talents.
Six years had passed since Mr Crepsley and me had last been separated from the Cirque Du Freak. Weâd left to put a stop to a mad vampaneze by the name of Murlough, who was terrorizing the vampireâs home city. The vampaneze are a breakaway group of vampires who kill humans when they feed on them. Vampires donât â we just take a bit of blood and move on, leaving those we sup from unharmed. Most of the vampire myths you read about in books or see in films actually originated with the vampaneze.
Theyâd been a good six years. Iâd become a regular performer at the Cirque, going on with Madam Octa â Mr Crepsleyâs poisonous spider â every night to amaze and frighten audiences. Iâd also learnt a few magic tricks, which Iâd worked into the act. I got on well with the rest of the Cirque troupe. Iâd grown accustomed to the wandering lifestyle and had been enjoying myself.
