The trials: seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampire is with you. If Darren is accepted he’ll be excepted into the clan and if he fails he’s carted off to The Hall of Death. Trials of Death is the second book of a grueling, three-part Darren Shan adventure. These trials are impossibly hard and no human could survive but a Vampire with luck, strenght and courage could survive all seventeen. In which Darren has to prove himself worthy of being a half-vampire. I’ve read the first four and this is the thrilling fifth book in the Saga. Cirque du Freak: Trials of Death Trials of Death is the second book of a grueling, three-part Darren Shan adventure.The trials: seventeen ways to die. Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens Books Title: The Saga of Darren Shan: Trials of DeathĪuthor: Darren Shan (Darren O’Shaughnessy) He’s a huge film buff, loves to collect comic-art, supports Tottenham Hotspur – and is always thinking up new ways to terrify his readers!ĭarren’s books have now been published in 31 languages, and have been best-sellers in countries as diverse as America, Hugnary and Taiwan, selling over 20 million copies worldwide!!!! His next project, The Demonata cemented his reputation as the master of children’s horror, and the episodic Zom_B soon followed.ĭarren lives in Limerick with his girlfriend. A film of the first three books is released in October 2009. The first of twelve books in the vampiric_Saga of Darren Shan_ it attracted a huge following. His big breakthrough came in 2000 with the publication of his first children’s book, Cirque du Freak.

He began to write as a teenager, and initally had horror books for adults published. Trials of Death is his fifth novel in The Saga of Darren Shan. He was born in London in 1972, but has lived in Ireland since the age of six.

Darren Shan is author of two best-selling horror series: The Saga of Darren Shan, and The Demonata.

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