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Darren Shan, Mr Crepsley and Vancha Marsch, are the hunters of the dusk. Their quarry -- the Vampaneze Lord. But friends old and new may stand in their way! THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN BOOK 7 It is six years after Darren was made a Vampire Prince and following a grim prophesy made by Mr Tiny, the vampires know the ascension of the Vampaneze Lord is at hand. Mr Tiny warns the vampires that there will be only three opportunities for the Vampaneze Lord to be vanquished and only three vampires who may succeed: Vancha Marsch, Larten Crepsley! and Darren Shan. Leaving the enclave of Vampire Mountain, Harkat, Darren and Mr Crepsley are shadowed by a creature of the night, do battle with the vampaneze, meet the mysterious Evanna and pay a visit to some old friends at the Cirque Du Freak. But no friend can prevent the bloody trail of bodies -- the Vampaneze Lord may be more than a match for the hunters of the dusk.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5085 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
Hunters of the Dusk The attention to detail is as great as ever and it will leave fans with the promise of bigger revelations and developments to come. Funday Times Cirque Du Freak A compelling book!a plot full of twists which leaves the reader hungry for more. J.K. Rowling One of the 50 Best Children's books of 1999 -- The Independent A top notch supernatural thriller told with pace and tension! Leave the lights on! -- Books Etc Magazine '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

About the Author
Born in London in 1972, Darren O'Shaughnessy [writing as Darren Shan] moved to Limerick with his parents and younger brother. Returned to London to study Sociology and English then worked for a TV cable company. His first adult novel Ayuamarca has been published by Orion and his writing has been likened to Clive Barker and Iain Banks. He is now a full-time writer of TV scripts and novels. Cirque du Freak is his first title for children.

Excerpted from Hunters of the Dusk by Darren Shan. Copyright © 2002. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
It was another long, tiring night in the Hall of Princes. A vampire General called Staffen Irve was reporting to me and Paris Skyle. Paris was the oldest living vampire, with more than eight hundred years under his belt. He had flowing white hair, a long, grey beard, and had lost his right ear in a fight many decades ago.

Staffen Irve had been active in the field for three years, and had been giving us a quick rundown of his experiences in the War of the Scars, as it had come to be known (a reference to the scars on our fingertips, the common mark of a vampire or vampaneze). It was a strange war. There were no big battles and neither side used missile-firing weapons – vampires and vampaneze fight only with hand to hand weapons like swords, clubs and spears. The war was a series of isolated skirmishes, three or four vampires at a time pitting themselves against a similar number of vampaneze, fighting to the death.

"There was four of us ‘gainst three of them," Staffen Irve said, telling us about one of his more recent encounters . "But my lads was dry behind the tonsils, while the vampaneze was battle-hardy. I killed one of ‘em but the others got away, leaving two of my lads dead and the third with a useless."

"Have any of the vampaneze spoken of their Lord?" Paris asked.
"No, Sire. Those I take alive only laugh at my questions , even under torture."

In the six years that we’d been hunting for their Lord, there’d been no sign of him. We knew he hadn’t been blooded - various vampaneze had told us that he was learning their ways before becoming one of them – and the general opinion was that if we were to have any chance of thwarting Mr Tiny’s predictions, we had to find and kill their Lord before he assumed full control of the clan.

A cluster of Generals was waiting to speak with Paris. They moved forward as Staffen Irve departed, but I signalled them back. Picking up a mug of warm blood, I drank deeply, then wiped red stains from around his mouth with the back of his trembling hand – the responsibility of running the war council was taking its toll on the ancient vampire.

Customer Reviews

The saga of darren shan; Hunters of the dusk
"only one of you will be alive to witness the fall of the vampire clan, the other two will be dead."

After nearly two decades of being a half vampire and only six of those being a vampire prince, Darren Shan is torn appart emotionaly by the war of the scars (the war between the vampanez and the vampires). Darren, Mr Crepsly his tutor in the vampire world, and Vancha March set out on a mission to kill the vampanez lord before he rises to power and wipes the vampires from the face of their twlight world. But all is not lost, though vicously protected, the vampanez lord will cross the path of the three vampires, only four times, and only four goes they have at killing him. They were told to follow their hearts, but in fear, a heart stands still.

This is a brilliant book, it is just oozing with emotions, figthing and death, this book, i recomend to anyone who has a taste for adventure. This was definatly the best book of the whole saga, and i am getting ready for the next action packed adventure!!!

A fantastic book
This book is one of the best so far in the Darren Shan series. The suspense in this book is terrific!, and right from the first page the book grabs you and makes you want to read more. This series is to be continued in books 8 and 9 and I can't wait! The cliffhanger at the end makes this book great and well worth reading.

back from the dead
Once again, we find ourselves immersed in the Darren Shan Saga. It has held our breaths for us and released our gasps for us.
After a brilliant and bloodthirsty first trilogy, Darren Shan becomes less and less able to write books that appeal for the targeted age-range (teens). After making the poor second trilogy we find ourselves wondereing whether it is such a good idea to continue reading the Saga.
Then, completely out of the blue, we get one of Shans finest writings yet (Hunters Of The Dusk). It clearly shows all of the capability he has shown during the first 3 books.

This book is definately worth its time to read and for readers of this genre, if they have not already started with Shan, I strongly suggest they do!
With such brilliant and skilled writing as Darren can make it, this is definately worth reading.
Don't be put off with the poor 2nd trilogy as this opener for the newest adventure will surely let your imaginations run wild and I can already see you having second thoughts about putting Vampire Mountain down, if only to read this book.