Vampire Mountain
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| Author | Darren Shan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Saga of Darren Shan |
| Genre | Young adult, Horror novel |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 2001 Great Britain |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 162 |
| ISBN | 9780316603676 |
| Preceded by | Tunnels of Blood |
| Followed by | Trials of Death |
Vampire Mountain is the fourth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (his real name, Darren O'Shaughnessy). It is part of the Vampire Rites Trilogy, which consists of books four to six in the 12 book saga. It was first published by Collins in 2001 in Great Britain in 2001.
Summary
Eight years have passed since Darren Shan was "blooded" by his colleague in blood, Mr. Larten Crepsely. The Vampire Council will be gathering again soon, as it does after every 12 years, and Darren has to accompany Mr. Crepsley to the Vampire Mountain, a mountain where all the vampires share a safe haven in the mountain's caves, to be presented to the ruling committee of the Vampires - the Vampire Princes.
Plot
Six years have passed since the events in Tunnels of Blood and eight years in total in Darren's vampire life. Darren is whisked away by Mr. Crepsley to a perilous and torturous journey to the Vampire Mountain. Whilst Evra Von the Snake-Boy, has grown up, and will not be accompanying Darren in his journey, Darren and Crepsley are accompanied by Mr. Desmond Tiny's two of the many workers - the Little People. One of them is Lefty, a Little Person named after his limp by Darren and Evra.
On their journey they encounter a cave which is splattered with a dead vampire's blood, Gavner Purl - a friend of Crepsley's, the blood of a dead vampaneze, and a mad bear who had been infected with vampaneze blood (hence the madness) and thus attacked Darren, who with a little help from the Little People and a pack of wolves whom he had befriended, killed the bear. After the fight, it is then revealed that Lefty, a Little Person, is actually named Harkat Mulds and can speak. He has been given the ability by Mr. Tiny to give the Vampire Princes a message about a person who will lead the vampaneze against a war against the vampires.
The company hurries on even more tensed than ever, and are welcomed into the Vampire Mountain by Seba Nile, Mr. Crepsly's mentor. Soon after, Darren meets a friendly and a soon-to-be Vampire Prince, Kurda Smahlt - a pacifist, a cartographer and probably the only vampire to be invested as a Prince because of his wit -, Vanez Blaze - the one eyed and caring Games Master and Arra Sails - one of the very few female vampires, with an extraordinary sense of balance.
Soon, Darren and Crepsley attend one of the Vampire Council sessions, and it is decided, that because Larten Crepsley blooded a child for no obvious or logical reason, Darren would have to prove himself that he is worthy of being a part of the Vampire Clan by passing the Trials of Initiation or the Trials of Death - five of many tasks which a vampire must perform to show their physical strenth, courage and bravery. Darren agrees to this, out of affection for Crepsley so that he may not be shamed, and also because of his own desire to prove himself. He, however, remains oblivious to the fact that the price for failing a Trial, is death on stakes, until it is too late to take back his word.
References
- McKay, Sinclair (25 August 2007). "The man giving your children nightmares - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London: TMG. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
he is described by his publisher, HarperCollins, as a 'master of horror'. A 12-volume sequence of vampire novels - starting with Cirque Du Freak and taking in Vampire Mountain and Tunnels of Blood - established his position, selling millions of copies
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