The Saga of Darren Shan #4

Vampire Mountain

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In the fourth book of the bestselling Cirque Du Freak series, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain-the vampaneze have been there before them.

Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain-Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.

208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1,2001

About the author

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Librarian's note: Also writes books for adults under the name Darren Dash. And in the past he has released books for adults under the names D.B. Shan and Darren O'Shaughnessy.

Darren Shan (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) is the pen name of the Irish author Darren O'Shaughnessy, as well as the name of the protagonist of his book series The Saga of Darren Shan, also known as The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States. He is the author of the series The Demonata, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, and Zom-B. He has also released the stand-alone novel, The Thin Executioner, and the stand-alone short novels, Koyasan, and Hagurosan. Plus, for adults, he released The City Trilogy (originally under the name of D.B. Shan), and Lady of the Shades..

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Rating(4.1 / 5.0, 98 votes)
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April 26,2025
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This book was like a breath of fresh air. It was less scary and intense than the other books, which was a nice break. A lot of this book was about creating a new setting and introducing new characters, but it was still just as fun as the other books in the series. I loved the mountain and how it was described. This might seem weird, but I wish this series as a whole and especially this book were made into a video game. There's lots of fight scenes in this series and unique settings that could make a really fun video game.

My only complaint about this book was the ending. The ending wasn't satisfying at all. It felt like it was the middle of the book, not the end. I get that it was setting up the plot for the next book in the series, but I wish this book and the fifth book would've been combined into one large book because it would've flowed better.

Also, one last thought on this book was that as I was reading it, I was wondering if Stephenie Meyer got some inspiration from this series for Twilight. The Volturi from Twilight seemed almost exactly like the vampire princes and there was both a Volturi and a vampire prince named Aro. It might just be a coincidence, but I'd be curious to hear if Stephenie Meyer read this series before writing her own series.
April 26,2025
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2 stars seems a little generous for this, since the book had nothing to offer, so 1,5 it is. It was basically an infodump about the "broader universe" just to set up the next book, with a little bit of "Darren's life in Cirque du Freak has gone stale so we have to move on" in the beginning. Just when I was expecting some action, the -already short- book ended.

Not to mention a terribly sexist remark at one point: "There aren't many vampire women because we can't have children" Obviously, when a woman can't have a child, she has no purpose in life, amiright?? No matter that there are women who physically can't have children in real life. Awesome. But what did I even expect from a series that has had a whooping five (5) women with "supporting" speaking roles so far, in the entire series?
April 26,2025
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Pěkně se to rozjíždí... ani jsem nedoufala, že mě to chytne až tak moc :) ...takže s další knížkou by měl teda přijít ten masakr, jo? Nevím, jestli se mám těšit nebo bát... :-/
April 26,2025
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Another fun short story! Darren’s journey up to the vampire mountain with mr crepsley turns out harder than he thinks…
A lot of discoveries about the vampire hierarchy on arrival and Darren is faced with some problems but ended with a big challenge for the next story!

So easy to listen to, these books loving Darren’s life as the vampires assistant!
April 26,2025
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خوبی این قسمت این بود که آخرش، دنباله‌دار تموم شد، یعنی کاملاً نیاز به اینکه باید هرچه سریع‌تر کتاب بعدی رو شروع کنی، احساس می‌کنی. و اصلاً مجموعه‌ی چندقسمتی خوب یعنی همین :>
April 26,2025
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داستان این جلد روندش کندتر بود، اتفاق چندانی نیفتاد و بیشتر حالت مقدمه داشت. اون قسمتی که لارتن کرپسلی قرار بود دارن رو به شاهزاده‌ها توضیح بده، از منطق داستان یه کم ناامید شدم...
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