Killers of the Dawn

Originally posted at Fantasy Literature.

Killers of the Dawn, the ninth of Darren Shan???s CIRQUE DU FREAK books, continues right where Allies of the Night left off. The vampaneze have taken Debbie hostage in the tunnels under the city, but they???ve let Darren, Mr. Crepsley, and Vancha go. After escaping, Darren and company decide (not too smartly) to go back to the apartment they???ve been staying in where they have a run-in with the police. The rest of the plot involves captures, escapes, rescues, hiding, poor decisions, battles, death, and a couple of big surprises. At the end of Killers of the Dawn, life has changed for Darren and there???s a huge twist. Many readers will have seen this coming, but it???s still a major turning point in the story.

These CIRQUE DU FREAK books are very short (around 4 to 5 hours on audio). The twelve books could have easily been combined into half as many. ... Read More: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/killers-of-the-dawn/