Darren Shan!!! What just happened to you!!!! Awesomeness, that’s what!!!

The drama and action in this installment what great!! There was not a dull moment to be seen. We did unfortunately lose a couple of my favorite characters, but even so, the plot was great. Darren grows so much in this one. Leaps and bounds really. I can hardly wait to see what he’s going to get into next! And who knew that vampires were so stubborn!!

Anyway, I highly recommend this one!!! Such a great read. And having binged the series so far on audiobook, I really recommend listening to Ralph Lister reading these. He does such a great job!! Welp, I’m off to read the next one!!! Just can’t help it!!

“They forget that the vampaneze were once our brothers, that by destroying them, we destroy a part of ourselves. Most vampire never realize how pointless and savage war truly is. You were smart enough to see through the truth. Don't ever forget it.”

My favorite in the series so far! Vampire culture is finally explained a bit more and Darren has redeemed himself as a worthy vampire.

Kurda

I hate the way Arra Sails was written as a character. "Imagine how they would mock you if you died by a woman's hand!" or something like that. Seriously?
On the other hand, I loved the way Kurda Smahlt was written. Possibly the only character I connected with and cared about. It was pretty funny to see him executed, and then, moments later, Darren is made a prince just so he doesn't have to be executed. Even though, in both cases, none of the present vampires wanted them dead, and both of them broke vampire laws before their motive was revealed. So what's the difference? The difference is that Kurda isn't the MC.

This is the 6th book of Darren's Story as a Vampire. In this book Darren has escaped his death trial. He survived a very hard road, he was swept away by a water current and he had to swim to shore. When he arrived to shore, it was extremely cold along with his clothes drenched in water. He decided to lose the clothes but this proved to make his journey even harder, but he was rescued by a pack of wolves when he did not have the energy to get back up. Darren survived and lived off the food the wolves provided including their milk which was gross for Darren but desperate times called for desperate measures. He had to be lead back to Vampire Mountain, do you think Darren will make it, or will he perish following the wolves and getting lost?
I can connect this to hermits all over the world. Hermits are away from society and they live on their own. They live through many hardships and do things the hard way instead of the simple ways. Darren is almost like a hermit in this case, he learned to adapt to his environment and live on food he isn't used to eating all the time. I can also relate this to the people in the world who are persistent because Darren would've just gave himself to the Vampires and be executed by them, but he didn't he took a chance and even though the chances were slim he just kept trying new ways until he got it.
I would rate this book 5 stars because I feel as though this is the turning point of the whole saga, Darren's life is on the line if he makes it to Vampire Mountain and if he does not survive with the wolves, he will also perish.

I couldn't stand the ending. Why why why did that person have to die?? Why not someone else? Gosh, I really admired that character, such a pity that he/she/it had to die. Kinda sucks...

But overall the book was not too bad. The action was a little boring for me, but I liked seeing how Darren had an epiphany during it. He realised that vampaneze were just like them, they just had different beliefs. Yet, vampires would slaughter them, and take pride in it. That part of him made me see that he had really grown up and was no longer a kid, even though his outer appearance would be like one.

The ending was really cool. I love Paris omg! He's so like a cute old man who's mischievous and all! Haha and Arrow was really funny when he was rubbing his bald head and said he had suddenly got an idea. I dunno, it just made me laugh..

Overall, it was a good book and the end threw me a little because I thought I had remembered that event as happening later in the series! But, overall, the ending was good.

Gosh, I wish true love prevailed in this book, where the lovers would have a HEA... But what can I say? It's not a romance after all... Read it to know what I'm talking about!

Recensione su BookLover

Con The Vampire Prince si conclude la terza trilogia di questa saga vampiresca. Quindi siamo a metà!

Darren ha fallito le prove che lo avrebbero portato ad essere un membro ufficiale del Clan. Quindi, lo aspetta la morte. Oppure no? Il futuro Principe Kurda Smahlt lo raggiunge nella sua cella, e da lì le cose non saranno più come prima.

Cercherò di non fare spoiler, anche se arrivati al sesto libro lo trovo un po' difficile.
Voglio solo dire una cosa: io lo sapevo. Lo sapevo. E basta.
Nel bene e nel male Kurda si è rivelato per quello che è.
Io personalmente lo detesto, e avrei qualche brutta parola da dirgli, ma comprendo anche i fan che invece sono più moderati oppure addirittura lo considerano uno dei loro personaggi preferiti.
Però dopo quello che ha fatto alla fine del libro precedente, io non posso perdonarlo. E ha quel che si merita.

The Vampire Prince è uno dei libri di svolta della saga, penso il più importante: da questo punto in poi la vita di Darren cambia completamente.
All'inizio Darren è braccato dagli altri Vampiri, che lo vogliono morto. Non ha amici da contattare, è solo, senza casa né meta.
La Montagna dei Vampiri pullula di Vampaneze, ma lui non può farci nulla. Può solo aspettare di riprendere le forze.
È un'esperienza che lo fortifica e che lo fa pensare, e lo porta alle sue mosse successive.

Proprio per la situazione in cui si trova Darren e visto che il libro è in prima persona, per gran parte del libro non vediamo cosa stanno facendo gli altri, a parte qualche piccola scena vista da Darren, che invece sta assieme ai lupi.
La relazione Vampiri-Lupi è qualcosa di particolare, e lo si nota nel rapporto che Darren ha con il branco e come molti dei lupi siano pronti ad aiutarlo. Non so come dirlo esattamente, ma qui i lupi sembrano quasi umani. Hanno regole, onore e rapporti tra i membri che sono molto diversi da quelli dei Vampiri e che fanno pensare sia noi che Darren.

Nella seconda metà del libro invece ritornano gli altri Vampiri, tra cui Seba, Larten, e Arra.
Ancora, non voglio fare spoiler, però mi ha lasciato un po' l'amaro in bocca quello che è successo ad Arra. Comunque, questo ci porta a vedere qualcosa in più di Larten, che, sempre pronto a nascondere le sue vere emozioni, qui si lascia andare. È un lato di Larten che non penso vedremo spesso, quindi lo vedo come qualcosa di prezioso.
Si vede anche un po' di più l'evoluzione padre-figlio tra Larten e Darren, che io, come tutti i fan, adoro.

Lo stile è sempre molto leggero e adatto a persone che si accingono alle prime letture in inglese.

Nel complesso per questo sesto libro non c'è molto da dire senza fare spoiler, ma è comunque un ottimo libro

Wow! I was really impressed with this installment of the series! When I originally started reading these books in middle school, this is the last one I picked up before I stopped. The beginning was a bit slow at first, but it was totally worth sticking it out to the end. I can’t wait to see what happens next after that ending!

Once again, I was pleasantly surprised by this author. Never would I have thought that book aimed at children would tackle some big topics like the morality and war and did it so well. It wasn't overdone, it wasn't out of place or awkward and it's not something that was just mentioned briefly and could be brushed aside after, either. It plays such an important part in Darren's character (and possibly the change of ways and views amongst the vampire clan), it became his inner conflicts and his ever so changing views on how things are done amongst the vampire clan (once again we're shown this through Darren's observation amongst the wolves that saved him).

I appreciate that Kulda's character plays into this moral dilemma that Darren had, especially when it was his idea that the other vampires were opposed to in the first place (and now maybe plays a significant role in changing it too).

The end though, I have to admit is something that I'm not too fond of - I would rather it went into another direction but nonetheless, it did not damper my enjoyment for this book at all.

In the previous book Darren has to escape using an escape path that nearly killed him. This book starts off at that very same path and shows how much excruciating pain Darren felt going down that path. After surviving by only a sliver he meets some of his old friends, the wolves. After being nursed back to health Darren must inform the vampires about the invasion of the vampaneze while at the same time avoid being killed by both the vampires and the vampaneze!

This book was amazing, it put the reader in the story with Darren. He was constantly in danger and had to fight his way through, letting the reader feel how he felt as well. As the story progressed the book made the reader wonder what would happen to Darren, all these near death experiences made the reader wonder what would happen next. Toward the end Darren rushes to the vampires to inform them of the vampaneze. Filled with hate he rushed to call out a close friend of his and sentence him to death. After this he told them about the vampaneze and once they were found he helped formulate a plan to kill all of the vampaneze. Although he helped the vampires he still had to be trialed for breaking a large vampire law. The way that the vampire princes saved him made him much more important than another half vampire.

The Vampire Prince (Cirque du Freak #6), Darren Shan
The Vampire Prince is the sixth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (his real name, Darren O'Shaughnessy). It is also the third and final book of the Vampire Rites trilogy. The book carries on from when Darren Shan was falling down a roaring river in Trials of Death, and he must make his way back to Vampire Mountain, while avoiding Kurda Smahlt and his accomplices.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: ماه می سال 2006 میلادی
عنوان: شاهزاده اشباح: کتاب ششم از سری قصه های سرزمین اشباح؛ نویسنده: دارن شان، مترجمها: سوده کریمی؛ فرزانه کریمی؛ تهران، قدیانی؛ کتابهای بنفشه، 1383، در 200 ص؛ شابک: 9789644177620؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان انگلیسی سده 21 م
دارن، در چهارمین آزمون شکست میخورد. او نگران مجازاتی است، که برایش در نظر خواهند گرفت، دارن متوجه میشود، یکی از دوستانش، به قبیله ی اشباح خیانت کرده، اگر خائن رسوا نشود، قبیله از بین میرود، و اگر دیگران را خبر کند، خود باید در انتظار مجازات مرگ باشد. و ...؛ ا. شربیانی

I've waited a very long time to read this book and now I have read it just as great as they have a box I hate the slow start this book but I love the wolfs I absolutely love Darren and he was so brave to go back to the mountain because in doing so he could of died But he knew he needed to do something like any hero I give this book 5 out of five I absolutely love Darren Shan books but I always leave a bit of time between book are usually will read one or two then wait a few months to read the next lot Yes because I don't want to finish the series