Vancha more like Vanchamp ( )

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Arrivati al settimo libro, si potrebbe pensare che alla storia non ci sia più nulla da aggiungere. Peccato che non sia così: per il povero Darren le avventure (e i guai) non finiscono mai.
Ormai sono sei anni che Darren è un Principe dei Vampiri, e sei anni che questi ultimi sono in guerra coi loro cugini, i Vampaneze.
Quando Desmond Tiny arriva alla Montagna dei Vampiri, tutti sono sicuri che non porti buone notizie. E infatti, Destiny annuncia che solo tre vampiri avranno la possibilità di uccidere il Lord dei Vampaneze: Larten Crepsley, Darren Shan e Vancha March. I tre quindi cominciano la loro nuova avventura a caccia del loro più temibile nemico.

Nel complesso la storia si concentra sul viaggio che i tre vampiri cominciano per trovare e uccidere il Lord dei Vampaneze, che si sposta in continuazione per non essere trovato.
Si potrebbe pensare che la storia, per via del viaggio, sia piuttosto lenta. Non è così. E in realtà sono sempre sorpresa dal fatto che questi libri sono piuttosto corti, ma ogni volta accadono parecchie cose.
I tre vampiri fanno parecchi incontri, alcuni amichevoli, altri piuttosto ostili, e incontrare nuovi personaggi in questa serie è sempre un piacere: sono tutti peculiari e interessanti per varie ragioni.
Inoltre, abbiamo qualche informazione sullo svolgimento della guerra, che, ovviamente, si svolge nel modo vampiresco. Forse avrei preferito qualche informazioni in più, ma forse sarà nei prossimi volumi.

Per quanto riguarda i personaggi, ormai conosciamo Darren e Larten molto bene, così come il loro rapporto padre/figlio. Ora Darren è un Principe dei Vampiri, ma Larten lo tratta comunque normalmente, consigliandolo e aiutandolo. Stranamente, non è una cosa che ho apprezzato molto: Darren dovrebbe essere in grado, a questo punto, di ricoprire il suo ruolo come Principe. Ma ha senso che Larten lo aiuti, perché Darren ha dimostrato più di una volta di non essere il vampiro più intelligente della storia.
Ma le evere star di questo libro sono altre: Vancha March, principe dei Vampiri, ed Evanna, la maga. E su di loro ho idee molto diverse.
Vancha è uno dei personaggi preferiti dai fan, e con buona ragione. All'inizio non ero molto impressionata, ma poi Vancha si è dimostrato un vampiro con molto onore. Segue le tradizioni, è un ottimo guerriero, è anche simpatico. E le sua guerra con il sole non può non far ridere. È davvero fantastico.
Evanna, invece... Non è piaciuta per niente. Non solo non riesce a controllare le sue emozioni in modo tale che la sua rabbia esplode ogni cinque minuti (o meno), ma tenta le persone apposta e poi si vendica quando i suoi obiettivi fanno qualcosa che non le piace. È odiosa, una strega in più di un significato. Tra l'altro, è pure doppiogiochista.

Lo stile è sempre molto fluido, leggero, ed essendo una saga pre bambini/ragazzini non posso che ripetere che è un inglese molto semplice e adatto anche a chi comincia a leggere in inglese. Questi libri si leggono velocemente e praticamente senza sforzo.

Nel complesso, quindi, il libro mi è piaciuto e ovviamente leggerò presto il seguito. ( )

A continuation of a fun romp of a story. ( )

Nothing like opening a book in a series and finding out it’s skipped forward…by six years. Yes, six years. Hear me sigh in irritation.

The last book left off with a stunning revelation, but we’ve skipped forward now. Once I got past that annoying development, the story continues to demand my attention.

Darren hasn’t seemed to think or tend to the views of the former traitor he was considering before (peace treaties), and while not enjoying killing, does it with more natural ease when it’s needed. Or else, when he thinks it’s needed. Mr. Tiny has returned and along with his encounter, an interesting sorceress who tells the potentials of the future as well. Characters like Lady Evanna amp up the fantasy aspect.

The trio – Darren, Crepsley, and Harkat – leave the mountains finally to begin a classic adventure journey. Fits in well no matter the age level. There are four foretold chances, and the fate of the entire race depends on failure or success.

There was also a tossed in other possible outcome that affects Darren more personally, something I hope the next book covers in more detail. It’s dark, it’s serious, and it raises the stakes in a different direction. Curious and revving to go continue this journey in the next book – these just fly by when reading them.

Another four star book in the series that works in making this world more complex, more captivating.
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Darren Shan leaves Vampire Mountain as part of an elite force on a life-and-death mission to find the newly-risen Vampaneze Lord, who is set to lead the vampaneze into war against the vampires

The author did not disappoint on this one! The story has really progressed and with a few pleasant surprises. Each book in the series has made me want to keep reading and I can't wait to get to the end (I hope it's worth it). Larten and Darren are in true form and it's always nice to catch up with old friends; as well as to make new ones. ( )

Yet another Darren Shan book, where nothing much happens. Its a good idea but is poorly executed. Explanations of vampire powers are constantly repeated in each book, to a tiresome degree. Reads more like a eight grade essay than anything else. ( )

At the time vampires and vampanzes are at war. Its is scary and very surprising at the same time. ( )

Another entertaining book in the series. ( )

Darren has to leave the comfort of vampire mountain to hunt the Vampeneze Lord. But along the way he finds out more than he wanted to know about himself. ( )

Darren sets out from vampire mountain to hunt down the lord of the shadows accompanied by harket and Mr. Crepsley he heads out into civalization. On their way they meet vancha and make qa stop at the Cirque du freak ( )

Several years have passed since the events of Cirque Du Freak #6: The Vampire Prince. Darren has settled into his role of Vampire Prince, but times are not easy. A war is raging between the vampires and their blood-cousins, the vampaneze. Prophecy has dictated that the Vampaneze Lord, once fully blooded, would lead the vampaneze into a war against the vampires and wipe them out, and the vampires have lived with this knowledge for six hundred years.

But now Mr. Tiny has informed them that was simply the most likely outcome. For it now appears that there are four chances for the vampires to avert the course of destiny and save their race, three of which will occur within the next twelve months. Three vampire hunters have been named as the only ones who can hunt the Lord of the Vampaneze and take responsibility for the future of the vampire clan. Darren Shan and Larten Crepsley are two of those three, the third of whom they are to meet on the road. So after spending the last six years inside Vampire Mountain, Darren and Mr. Crepsley hit the road again, accompanied by Little Person Harkat Mulds, to hunt down the Vampaneze Lord and save the vampires.

This was another fast-paced and quick read in the Saga of Darren Shan. I love how the author always includes a prologue at the start of each book to bring you back up to speed with past events. This is particularly useful if, like me, you've gone several months or even a year since reading the previous book. So after that quick little refresher, I was off and running with another great Darren Shan story. Book 8 seems to pick up right where this one left off so I'll be diving right into that one now too. :-) ( )

The title of the book is Cirque Du Freak #7: Hunters of the Dusk, and was written by Darren Shan. It has a total of 213 pages, there are more pages but it is for the next book. At first they are a Vampire Mountain, then they go to a village, then at last they are heading for Lady Evanna. The main characters are: Darren Shan, Mr. Crespley, and Vancha. No, the characters are not believable, cause a human can't turn half vampire. Also humans can fly move fast, and dodge a bullet neither catch a bullet. Well my favorite character is Darren Shan cause he had to pass some hard challenges to turn to a Vampire Prince. When he took the under water challenge it felt like i was there watching him doing it. Also i felt when he couldn't breath under water. The problem of the story is, they have to go look for the vampaneze and kill there leader. So the war can be over with. They did find the leader but the leader got away. Well the problem is not solved because the leader got away and now they have to go look for him again. What i like of the book is that they had to go kill some over leader and like those kind of book it get me interested. I wouldn't change nothing of the book i will leave it the way it is. That Darren Shan was already turning to a full vampire. It takes like 20-25 years to get to bea full vampire. Well if you are a fan of Darren Shan book yuo should read this book. If you are not a fan you should read a book and you will like his books.

This series is still a rip-roaring good time! ( )