Hunters of the Dusk
Hunters of the Dusk is the seventh book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. This is part of the Vampire War trilogy.
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| Author | Darren Shan |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Saga of Darren Shan |
| Genre | Young adult, Horror novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
Publication date | Required |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | Required |
| ISBN | ISBN Required Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | The Vampire Prince |
| Followed by | Allies of the Night |
Plot summary
This shows Darren Shan 6 years after his last encounter with the vampaneze. Now that he is an active member in the vampire community (being a Vampire Prince), Darren once again is visited by Mr. Desmond Tiny. Their brief encounter sends a more experienced Darren Shan on a quest to find and kill the Vampaneze Lord, who is said to destroy the Vampire clan in a great war. This prophecy can be adverted if, and only if, one of the three chosen vampire hunters could kill the Vampaneze Lord, and Darren is one of them. He sets out from Vampire Mountain with Mr Crepsley and Harkat Mulds. On the way to Evanna's (a witch who can guide them on their way), they meet the final member of their party, another prince, Vancha March (after encountering a small group of vampets, which are humans who fight with the vampaneze). Vancha March is a very traditional vampire, who dresses in animal skins and has green hair. He only sleeps on the ground, and fights only with shurikens. Upon meeting Evanna, Darren learns that after the war between the vampires and vampaneze is over, a great evil known as the Lord of Shadows will arise bringing horrible tragedy upon the world. Their actions cannot advert this from coming to pass, and all they can do is decide whom the Lord will be. If the hunters fail to kill the Vampaneze lord, he will rise to power(becoming the Lord of Shadows), but if they succeed, then Darren shall change into the most malevolent evil ever, if he wants to or not. After they leave Evanna's, the witch accompanying, they go back to the Cirque Du Freak where their true quest and worries will begin.
Trivia
- In Harkat's dreams there is a vast wasteland, a witch, dragons, a pit of stakes, and shadow men. These are foreshadowings to book ten The Lake of Souls.
- When Desmond Tiny is coming Harkat says the Dragon Master is coming, also a reference to book ten.