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In a blaze of glory. "the Vmpire prince" concludes the story arc which started with Darrens journey to prove himself to the vampires in "vampire mountain" and continued as he undertook five deadly trials in "trials of death" Now, left for dead, Darren must find a way to re enter Vampire mountain and warn the Generals and princes of the traitor in their midst...and the threat under their very noses! Despite the excitement that builds thoughout the book, it's pace is somewhat slower than Darrens previous outings, and this book is far more political - if it can be called that - showing that nothing is simply black and white and good and bad can often be hard to distinguish. The book is more reflective, despite the tension and battles, and we see the main charater coming towards an emotional maturity, and faceing things, such as death...
If you havn't yet read the rest of the serise you must do so first, but if you have you're in for a treat, despite some complex issues the book has shans trademark humor and keeps to its values of friendship, trust and learning. look out for the next book 2huters of the dusk" which opens the most exciteing chapter yet, in the Saga of darren shan...

Hey! when i finished this book the first words that came out of my mouth were "wow." The first sentence of this book had me amazed by the book..."Be careful who you trust." This book was a fun filled white nuckle thrilling book. I loved it each step of the way. Darren was an ordinary boy until he met Mr. Crepsley who showed him into the world of vampires. Darren worked his way up to the vampire's assistant. In this edition of Darren Shan, Darren runs from his fears. Recently, Darren failed his trials and the suspence of that was death. He ran from this penalty and found that his own friend had betrayed him, killing his dear friend and ally Gavner Purl. Darren proves himself to the vampire princes and tells them about the stories he has witnessed they except his noblness and bravery. Read on to find how Darren works his way up to the top of the vampire counsil.

I would have given this a 4 1/2 if it were possible, but to me this wasnt the best of the series. It was still incredibly good, as are all of the books (minus the forth one). I only gave it four because the book was kind of perdictable. I was only unable to predict one thing that happened in this book, and might i add that twist was incredible. Darren is an amazing writer and I look forward to reading the rest of the books. I definatly recomend this book!