Later I decided to shorten it for more effect. I wasn't sure if the book had achieved that, but it met with a warm response, and continues to be one of the fan favourites all these years later - it's often the one that people pick or a message when they come to me to get their books signed.īook 4 was originally titled Halls Of Vampire Mountain. At the same time, I didn't want it to be complete exposition - I wanted fans to be able to enjoy it as well as learn from it. This was an important book in the series, in that it gave us an insight into the society of vampires, and it had to answer lots of questions and explain the basic vampiric setup. I was a bit nervous about the lack of action in Vampire Mountain. (I occasionally get accused of doing this to create more books and thus more revenue, but that honestly never crosses my mind - all I'm ever interested in is delivering a story in the best possible format for absorption, and when it comes to a younger audience, I think that huge books can be a turn-off, hence the desire to break them up.) This was the first time I'd broken a longer story arc up across a number of books (three, in this case) and we weren't sure how fans would react - would they enjoy the cliffhanger and wait for the next installments with bated breath as I hoped, or would they feel cheated? While some fans certainly didn't like the fact that the Vampire Mountain story was split up into three books, most were happy with it as it was presented, and it's a tactic I've used many times since then. Author Notes:The fourth book of The Saga Of Darren Shan was released in the UK and Ireland on June 4th 2001. The story continues in Book 5:Trials Of Death, and concludes in Book 6:The Vampire Prince. Vampire Mountain is the start of a gruelling, 3-part Darren Shan adventure. Some accept him instantly - but he must earn the friendship of others! When he's taken to meet the legendary Princes, he learns the true price of what it takes to become a vampire.

He's introduced to many fierce, battle-scarred Generals.

Inside Vampire Mountain, Darren learns much of vampires, their history and ways. The vampires also make a worrying discovery - they are not the only creatures of the night on the path to the mountain. The trek to Vampire Mountain is long and dangerous, and blood will be spilt along the way.

Travelling with Darren and Mr Crepsley are two Little People, and they're later joined by an old friend and some four-legged predators. But now he must leave the freak show and his friends behind, to travel to the distant Vampire Mountain with Mr Crepsley, where he must be presented for approval to the Vampire Princes and Generals. Darren has settled into life as a vampire's assistant, and feels at home in the Cirque Du Freak.

Six years have passed since Tunnels Of Blood. Plot Outline:Book 4 of The Saga Of Darren Shan.

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