He loves dreaming up new ways to terrify his readers, but never drinks blood. He is a big film buff, and also loves theatre, comics and books, and collecting art. Darren lives in seclusion in the depths of Ireland. His books have been read by millions of people around the world and translated into more than 25 languages. Who is the traitor helping the vampaneze, and will Darren survive the trials to oust the vampire's greatest foes?Īnother atmospheric and terrifying tale from the author of Cirque Du Freak.Ībout the Author: Darren Shan is the number-one best-selling author of the series THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN, the DEMONATA and more recently the SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY and ZOM-B. Whilst their attention is focused on Darren, the vampire clan fail to notice that the vampaneze have infiltrated their mountain stronghold. Each Trial is set by the Vampire Princes to test agility, cunning and intelligence. This is the fifth title in the compelling and chilling saga of Darren Shan, but the second part in a new trilogy, following Darren's initiation into the vampire clan.Ĭompelled by his loyalty to Mr Crepsley, Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, agrees to prove his worthiness to the vampire clan by undertaking a series of trials.

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Road & Motor Vehicles: General Interest.Fishing, Field Sports & Outdoor Activities.Sports Studies & PE: Textbooks & Study Guides.Literary Studies: Textbooks & Study Guides.Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous.Inventions & Technology: General Interest.Environment & Ecology: General Interest.Popular Culture & Media: General Interest.Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides.Trials of Death will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat - and maybe even holding your stomach. Scenes of Darren being gashed with stalactites and savagely burned are gruesome and cool, while the story provides surprises that will make your jaw drop.

That is, until he comes face to face with a traitor he thought was his friend.With loads of bone-chilling action and near-death battles, Shan takes Cirque du Freak to an even scarier level in this fifth book. But when the Blooded Boars - his fourth trial - are ready to take his life for good, a surprising rescue by a friend means almost certain execution at the hands of the Vampire Princes. After the boy escapes his first run-in with death in the Aquatic Maze, he faces a bloody journey through the Path of Needles and almost scorches himself in the Hall of Flames. The Hall of Flames and Blooded Boars await Darren Shan - and Cirque du Freak fans - in this fifth installment of the author's popular vampire series.Now that Darren is at Vampire Mountain, he's out to prove himself a worthy vampire by undergoing the five Trials of Death.

Trials of Death by Darren Shan