Cirque Du Freak: Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak, #11)

Darren Shan is going home - full circle. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night. This book had me squirming in my seat.

The book weaves the background information into the story so that anyone not having read the preceding 10 books will not be at much of a disadvantage. The protagonist, Darren Shan, is all too human in his goals and desires, allowing the reader to relate to his actions. The monsters, the super-human

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characteristics of the Vampires and Vampaneze, and magical elements of the book make it entertaining and interesting, and a very fast read.

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Another enjoyable volume in the series

Eighteen years after he was pronounced dead and buried, Darren Shan is heading home. The Cirque du Freak is performing in Darren's home town, and though there's the chance he might run into people he used to know and have to explain why he hasn't aged, the greater threat is that this is where

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destiny has led him, and the fate of both the Vampire and Vampaneze races will be determined by a single battle that is to take place here with the Vampaneze Lord.

This is the 11th book and second to last in the Cirque du Freak series. As usual, it was a super quick read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I really like the author's way with words as he describes everything so vividly. And also, he throws in reminders of past characters and events as needed in the story line so even if you've gone awhile in between books, you can easily pick up and recall relevant events from previous books.

I noticed at one point they tried to make a movie out of these books, but it didn't do well at all. I don't recall the details but I remember that it didn't follow the book at all, way too many differences, and the screenplay didn't appear to be written very well at all. It's too bad really because if done right, this 12 book series could easily fit into a couple of 2 hour movies. And they'd be great!

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Gripping and powerful! This has been the best of the series and there's still MORE! As usual, the author has sucked me into this world of vampires and made me care what happens. I can feel my blood heat up with every twist and turn and reality just fades away into oblivion.

When Darren Shan returns home, he is met by old enemies and scores to be settled, and with destiny certain to destroy him, the world seems doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night.