Product Description

Darren Shan and Evra Von follow a trail of corpses and confront a foul creature of the night. A new enemy or Mr Crepsley? THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN BOOK 3 When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals, Darren and the snake-boy, Evra Von, leave the Cirque Du Freak and travel with him to the city. Whilst there, Darren meets Debbie and his life as a Vampire's Assistant fades into the background -- until corpes are found. Corpses drained of blood! Suspicious of Mr Crepsley's secretive bahaviour, Darren and Evra shadow him across the city and confront a creature of the night who may be the end of them all!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3713 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Coming hot and bloodily on the heels the two opening Darren Shan sagas, Cirque du Freak and The Vampire's Assistant, this third episode in the life of a vampire-to-be is reassuringly gut-wrenching and still as addictive.

Shan again makes no bones about his new life as a half-vampire in the shadow of his full-vampire master, Mr Crepsley. It's brutal and gory, but also fascinating and compelling. Darren's life is different from those around him and he's plagued by feelings of rejection. He's fit and energetic, with superb sensory perception--and he's growing stronger every day. Yet, he is tormented by the human life he has left behind. He can't make normal friends and has no family except the strange and unearthly collection of hobos who inhabit his usual home--the touring circus-of-horrors that is the Cirque du Freak.

In Tunnels of Blood, Shan and the snake-boy Evra--who seems hell-bent on tracking down a rogue vampire on the loose--visit a nameless city on the coat-tails of Crepsley. Vampire law, such that as is, has been violated and a particularly foul and loathsome creature of the night is killing humans in a distinctly uncivilised way. But the monster has picked Crepsley's home town in which to wreak havoc and he must be stopped. Darren, however, has suspicions about Crepsley's motives and his intervention at a crucial point in the hunt threatens dire consequences for all concerned.

Throughout, Shan is debunking myths of the undead by the page-load and then creating a fair few of his own too. Garlic and a fear of the cross is hokum it seems, but Vampire Generals and Vampaneze are fair game.

Despite the story being a bit thinner than in the previous two books, it's still inventive and original, with page-turning action and cliffhanging chapters galore. Shan is trying very hard to entertain and he's getting away with it. --John McLay

Review
Cirque Du Freak "!fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry for more." JK Rowling 'Brilliant, macabre tale.' Guardian "I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. It's great story-telling." Roddy Doyle The Vampire's Assistant "The Vampire's Assistant blazes a thrilling, gruesome trail through a fascinating plot." The Good Book Guide Vampire Mountain "Get your teeth into it!" Funday Times

From the Author
ABANDONE HOPE, YE WHO ENTER . . .
Book 3 of The Saga Of Darren Shan, in which Mr Crepsley drags Darren and Evra Von (the snake boy) off to a large city. While he sneaks off at night on some mysterious errand or other, Darren and Evra enjoy themselves, taking life easy and watching lots of TV. When a girl called Debbie enters Darren's life in the run-up to Christmas, all he wants to concentrate on is getting to know her better and taking her out on dates. But fate is cruel where Darren Shan's concerned, and when dead bodies are discovered by the police -- drained of blood -- the finger of blame points in one direction only, and Darren sets out to put a stop to the vampire who blooded him, by the most brutal means necessary ...

The third book in The Saga Of Darren Shan takes us away from the Cirque Du Freak, and introduces us to a new place, a dark place, a place of terror, where monsters roam beneath the streets and terrible deals must be struck. To save his friends, Darren must brave the perils of the Tunnels Of Blood and enter a demon's lair. Take the plunge this November and walk with him into the blood-stained darkness ... if you dare!

Customer Reviews

The terrfiying sequel to the Vampires Assistent
The third book of the Darren Shan saga. Darren has to go to the city and risks everything to save his freind from the evil that lives in the tunnels of blood.

I would recormend this book to 9-14 because its quite scary allthough not as gory as The Vampires Assistant. If you want to read this read Cirq Du Freak and The Vampires Assistent, its worth it - these are must reads.

fantistic book
This is a great read for anyone who likes vampire books. This book was brilliant from beginning to end with thrills, shocks and action. Also Darrens love interest added a bit of unexpected romance and comady to the book. I will defently be reading the next one I can't wait to find out what will happen to Darren and his friends.

The Coolest, Amazing, Thrilling book ever!
Tunnels of blood is the best book you are likely to read this year! It's worth every penny! Darren Shan is the best author of horror this century! If you like twists glore. Wicked lurking bad guys. Vampires. A little romance then this is the book for you!

It is the best book of all time!