The Vampire Prince

Hardcover, 197 pages

English language

Published Sept. 29, 2004 by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media.

ISBN:
978-0-606-32831-9
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4 stars (4 reviews)

The vampire Prince is the sixth book in the bestselling Cirque Du Freak series. Can Darren, the vampire's assistant, reverse the odds and outwit a vampire prince, or is this the end of thousands of years of vampire rules? Author Darren Shan's vivid detail and original voice will glued to their seats in horror.

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Review of 'Cirque Du Freak #6: The Vampire Prince: Book 6 in the Saga of Darren Shan (Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan)' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

THE VAMPIRE PRINCE forces Darren to decide whether to flee for his life, or return to warn the vampires and face punishment for his failure. 

I was pleasantly surprised by how much new worldbuilding occurs in this book, especially this far into the series and as the finale of a discrete arc. We learn much more about the wolves near the mountain, and later on get much more information related to the Vampaneze and their motivations. 

It wraps up some very major things which were left hanging from the previous two books. It has a new storyline which was set up by the ending of the last book. It resolves a lot of stuff, but I don’t think anything major was both introduced and resolved here. It’s definitely part three of three for a mini-arc within the series as a whole. The ending changes the status quo in a way …

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  • Horror & Ghost Stories
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  • Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Horror