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Killers of the Dawn (Cirque Du Freak: the Saga of Darren Shan)

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The ninth book in the Cirque Du Freak series, Killers of the Dawn, will leave readers begging for more. Darren Shan the Vampire Prince, Mr. Crepsley, and Vancha are on a quest to find and kill the Vampaneze Lord. After a devastating twist of fate Darren Shan is public enemy number one! The vampaneze leading them into a battle that the odds are clearly in the vampaneze favor the three hunters stand up to the challenge. They break all to puzzles and roadblocks that the vampaneze can throw at them and find the Vampaneze Lord at last. Many hardships lie in the tunnel as sacrifices are made and the fighting continues in the War of Scars. Books full of twists as characters come back into the books, some to help and some for revenge.
For the most part I really liked this book. It was full of twist that I never saw coming. It had great detail and plenty of action to keep me reading. In some books the farther they go in the series the worst they get, even in the ninth book Darren Shan still finds a way to keep you tied to the books. Some things in the book were disappointing like how the book ended. It stopped all of a sudden in the middle of everything. Some of the parts in the book didn't make sense to the book. Some parts seemed to be just thrown in there to make the book longer.
Anybody who wants to escape reality into a book full of creatures of the night and full of action would love this book. Anyone who has ever read Buffy or Angel would enjoy this thriller.

Darren Shan is a half vampire and is a vampire prince, the highest spot of the vampires. Mr. Crepsley, Vancha March, and Darren Shan have to hunt and kill the vampanzes lord. If they kill him they will win the War of the Scars.

It starts out a Mr. Crepsley, Vancha, and Darren running away from the vampanze with Steve Lenorad, a vampanze. Darren and the two other vampires don't know that this was a trap. Whenever they get to their apartment, the police were there, and they escaped. The vampanze bocked the sewage tunnels so they had to hurry up and get out of own. Later that night, they went into the tunnels and tried to find their lord to kill him. Along the way they encounter traps and than find the lord of the vampanze. You will have to read the book to find out what happens next.

I really liked this book because the author always fools you and there is a lot of action in the books. I would recommend this book whoever likes action, mysteries, and
vampires. This is the ninth book in the sequel.

Have you ever been in a life of death situation where your only objective is to hunt down and eliminate one particular killer- and your one destined alternative is to eventually die? Probably not. But this is just what young Darren Shan, a half-vampire and Vampire Prince, and his three trusted allies- Vancha March, another prince, Harkat Mulds, a little person brought back to life by the magical Desmond Tiny, and Mr. Crepsley, a former Vampire General- are faced with. They have four destined chances to kill their primary target- the Vampaneze Lord. Vampaneze are vampire blood-brothers who broke away from the clan to start their own because they did not like their type of ruling. These two races of night-stalkers have been at war for many years now- "The Three Hunters" already short two failed chances kill the Vampaneze Lord. The third chance, they made a horrible end of him. At least, that's what they thought....
Killers of the Dawn is the ninth book of the seemingly never-ending Cirque Du Freak series, which I've started from the very first book, and loved all of the others. Darren Shan writes with a very unique style of writing- one in which a plot so serious it still has a little added humor to keep the reader entertained. (Hey, it worked on me...) And each book has at least some blood and killing. Killers of the Dawn ranks highest. I would strongly recommend this whole entire series to anyone. Boy or girl, these stories are incredible.

Darren Shan has added to his masterpiece series with the 9th book, Killers of the Dawn. As always, these gems are far too short!! Shan is such an excellent writer he keeps you wanting more at the end of each book. In this book, young Darren and company, the Hunters, meet up with the Vampaneze Lord in his lair for an all out fight! A few hair-raising moments, some unexpected turns, and an intriguing plot add to this great storyline. A must read for anyone who loves vampires, humor, and and unique writing of Darren Shan!

This is the 9th book in the series of Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan. This is about the search for the Lord of Vampaneze and Darren, Larten, Vincha, and Harket are on a search to find and kill the Lord of Vampaneze before that person becomes full Vampinese and grows stronger to wipe out the entire vampire. In the book Darren is told who the Lord of Vampaneze is, and after they think they killed him. Also, this book becomes the death of one of Darren's closest friend. Darren is also again reunited with his first love, Debbie. The vampires also get a helping hand from some one of the law.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has started to read the series, Cirque Du Freak or has read any other Darren Shan books before or like to read vampire books with lots of suspense.

About this book I liked how the book keeps you on the edge of your seat trying to guess what's going to happen next. The biggest shock in the book happens in the end of the book when the Lord of Vampaneze is revealed. I hate how one of Darren's friends die because it may be harder for Darren to make decisions on his own.

The Vampaneze Lord still eludes Darren Shan, Vancha March, and Larten Crepsley. They know he has followers and minions, people who can't kill them but can seriously cripple their chances of killing the Vampaneze Lord and saving the fates of vampires worldwide. Darren, Vancha, and Larten have taken Steve Leopard, Darren's former friend, hostage, but Steve always seems to be one step ahead of them. Accused of murder, the three hunters are accosted by law enforcement and forced to split up. Hostages are traded and Vancha finds an unusual if welcome ally in the local police chief.

Following Steve Leopard's lead, the hunters find the underground lair of the Vampaneze Lord. But when the Vampaneze Lord's identity is revealed, Darren, Vancha, and Larten realize that the War of the Scars has a long way to go before the end.

KILLER OF THE DAWN is the third in the Vampire War trilogy, setting up the final three books in the saga of Darren Shan. Current fans will enjoy the resolutions in this book, but those new to Shan's world of vampires are better off starting at the beginning of the series. Shan's trademark rollercoaster ride of blood and guts is as strong as ever, and Darren experiences another loss of someone close to him, sealing his fate as the hunter of the Vampaneze Lord.

   --- Reviewed by Carlie Webber

About the Book:
When we last left Darren and the others, they were being arrested for the murders the vampaneze had committed. Now, they need to figure a way out and stop the Vampaneze Lord.

Review:
Maybe it's just me, but this particular trilogy felt more drawn out than the others. It was still an enoyable read however. It was especially interesting to see how our heroes dealt with the human police force. Now, even though Killers of the Dawn kept a fast and intriguing pace, I still had issues with some of the characters. Steve's path continued to be obvious (to me, at least), and Debbie continued to be a victim. We are also reintroduced to Chief Inspector Alice Burgess who, like Debbie, seems to take the whole vampires are real thing too well. Besides the characters, the only thing I had a problem with was when Shan was describing the pit the vampires had to cross. My only issue with this was that it was confusing. I was completely unable to envision it my mind's eye.

On the other hand, Shan continued to create remarkable surprises. Yes, I figured out one or two, but another completely caught me off guard. I could go into it more, but that would unnecessary spoilers. I must say Shan continues to write an interesting story. After all, I still wanted to continue even though I clearly had issues with this trilogy.

This deffinatly one of the best Darren Shans books so far - it was action and suspence all the way through without any boring points - it starts off with Darren, Mr Crepsly, Harkat, Vancha and their prisoner Steve (continuing directly from the end of Allies of the Night - book 8) trapped in a building surrended by police and vigilante mobs who think that they are serial killers and ends with the death of one of the major charactors in the series.

A very good read, recomended for Shan fans.

A LOT happened in this li'l bookadoodle. Darren went to...JAIL! Along with Mr. Crepsley, Harkat, Vancha, and Steve. But that's only a few hours of this dark book. A great battle against the Vampaneze awaits. I liked this book, it was written well, and at one chapter, I actually believed it! (You'll see...) But there was one thing I didn't like...

***WARNING!!!! MAJOR, MASSIVE SPOILER AHEAD!!!! DO NOT, I REPEAT, !DO!!NOT! READ THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE ALREADY READ THE BOOK. IF YOU DO READ THIS, YOU WILL HATE YOURSELF FOR A LONG TIME!!!!!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!***

I didn't like how he killed of ister-may epsley-cray. I liked him, and without him, the Darren we know would not exist. He was a good, important character. I also thought he was a cool vampire, who laughed, was angry, loved someone, and held Darren up, unlike all the other vampires, such as Seba Nile, Gavner Purl, and even Vancha March who all seemed to act and talk the same to me. He really cared about Darren. Fortunately, Darren seems to be strong enought to go on without him. Still, it kinda sucks that he died there.

***OKAY, END OF MAJOR, MASSIVE SPOILER. IF YOU READ THIS BEFORE THE BOOK, WHOOPSIE!!!! TOLD YA NOT TO DO THAT, NAUGHTY PEOPLE. *wags finger* BACK TO THE REVIEW!!!!!!!***

That aside, it was good. I look foreward to the next book, and based on the exerpt I read (it was in the back of this book) we may find out a bit more about Harkat, which is cool, 'cause I like him. I hope things look up...

This book is about three vampires that go and try to kill the vampaneze lord. Darren Shan, Larten Cresply, and Vancha March are the only three vampires allowed to kill the vampaneze lord. These three vampires are thought to be the "things" that are doing lots of terrible things to the humans, but they're not. The humans, police, and the vampaneze are all of the people that are after the vampires. After a lot of struggles Vancha is able to get the police on the side of the vampires. The vampires and the police's commander will try to track down the vampaneze lord try to end the war between the vampires and the vampaneze. If you want to see the vampires conquer find out by reading the entire series.
My likes of this book are the plot and the organization. I liked the way that Darren Shan wrote the plot because it was full twists and turns. I liked the organization of this book because it never got boring.
Someone that would like "cute little bear books" would not like this book or series. Someone that like vampires, blood, and dark places would like to read this book. I recommend this book to the people that like vampires, blood, and dark places.