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The Saga of Darren Shan #5

Trials of Death

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The trials: seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampire is with you. Darren Shan must pass five fearsome Trials to prove himself to the vampires clan - or face the stakes of the Hall of Death. But Vampire Mountain holds hidden threats. Sinister, potent forces are gathering in the darkness. In this nightmarish world of bloodshed and betrayal, death may be a blessing...

202 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1,2001
Series
The Saga of Darren Shan

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202 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published
January 1, 2005 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN
9780316000956
ASIN
0316000957
Language
English
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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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IceAndCream
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April 26,2025
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“The hands of Fate keep time on a heart-shaped watch."

I loved this installment in Cirque Du Freak. Reading each trial and its effects on Darren were quite an enjoyable read. The ending was a bit of a surprise/let down but sets up next installment remarkably well.
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john2739
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April 26,2025
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En esta entrega nos enfocamos en los Ritos por los que tiene que pasar Darren para demostrar que Mr Crepsley no cometió un error al convertirlo. Por suerte durante su periodo en las cuevas se ha ganado varios amigos que lo ayudan a prepararse para ellos.

Me gustó este libro, ya empezamos a tener nociones de lo que se viene para los siguientes. Hay menciones de un tal Lord Vampaneze que podría ser el fin de los vampiros y siento que las piezas comienzan a avanzar.

Admito que me sorprendió el final, ocurre una traición importante que provoca que los hechos se desvíen de lo que esperábamos (es cierto que llegado en cierto punto, la traición era evidente). Tengo muchas ganas de leer el siguiente.
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SPkitten9
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April 26,2025
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Trials of Death by Darren Shan is an outstanding book! I have been an avid reader and fan of the series since its debut in 2000. I remember reading the series since 6th grade and loving it ever since, despite the less than adequate movie. This book is the fifth installment in the franchise and never gets old. This story takes place after Darren and Mr. Crepsley, his vampire mentor, have been traveling from the Cirque for a while. Darren has been a half-vampire for a while now but cannot be a full one until he is acknowledged by the vampire princes atop vampire mountain, the last book. In trying to get the approval of the vampire higher-ups Darren has to face several trials... of death, to prove his vampiric abilities. “The trials happen one night after another” (Shan 9). so they are not easy they can sometimes involve, snake pits, drowning, scorching, and scarring, these are tasks not to be taken lightly. Failure to complete these trials in immediate death to the vampire in the trial along with whatever number of mentors he has at that time. During the novel Darren has to overcome five frightening trials that include, water prisms, stalactite venturing, fighting wild boars with bare hands, and fire prisons. Ultimately on his last trial, Darren is on the floor of the arena almost to be killed by a boar when harkat, his friend who sint a vampire, saves him from dying and then returns to their room at vampire mountain. Darren is confused with the fact at hand, he has always thought to do things they way they are for the vampires, to which His friend Kurda says, “Your verdicts inevitable... That doesn’t mean that you have to stay and face it” (Shan 163). Darren has to flee from the mountain along with Mr. Crepsley and Gavner Purl so that they will live.
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Raquenheim
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April 26,2025
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Páni... tak tohle byl zatím nejlepší díl ze všech. Doufám, že to takhle bude i dál a s každým dílem to bude lepší a lepší
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O_N_I
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April 26,2025
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YESSSS THE TIME HAS COME THAT I GIVE A FIVE STAR. AND NO OTHER BOOK DESERVES IT LIKE THIS ONEEE. The best way i could describe it was that this book was like "ignite me" out of all the books in the shatter me series. IT WAS JUST TOOOOO GOOOOOOOD. And as ways, Mr Crepsley
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Natsume-Fukizawa
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April 26,2025
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Dit was tot nu toe verreweg mijn favoriete boek in deze serie. De plotwending had ik niet zien aankomen, al is het achteraf wel logisch. Ik heb echt een band opgebouwd met de personages en wilde het beste voor ze. Hartverscheurend dat dat niet altijd kan. Ook gaaf om de dilemma's te zien tussen ouderwets vampirisch denken en nieuwe ideeën, en om te zien hoe erg Darren veranderd is in zijn denkwijze sinds boek 1.

Bonus: Trials of Death heeft serieuze Hungergames vibes en is constant spannend. Heel erg gaaf!
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