Birth of a Killer

Those who have read the original cirque du freak series of 12 books are familiar with larten cripsley. But do you know how he bacame a vampire and his rise to being a vampire general and how he came to be at the cirque du freak traveling show. Witness his origin.

Great books, easy to read, great vampire series prequel to the Darren Shan vampire series that actually came out first, these books are quite gory at times so I would recommend for teenagers up reading. I however am an adult almost 50 now but I have read most of the Shan series of books. Not many people know but Darren Shan also does more serious adult books under a different author, Darren Dash, if you like this series then I recommend Darren Dash Sunburn (as it is horror also).

Nice to finally know how he became a vampire ^^

I'm going to try to put aside the fact that I'm a diehard fan of Larten... wait... I can't. Anyway, unlike most other books, this one got a full 12:00 AM - 3:00 AM slot and was read straight through. The pacing's great; there were no instances where I felt bored or like I should go do something else. The beginning (pre-vampire) is great and gives a good insight into the world that he lived in. It's the beginning of the 19th century (I believe) and we're given a nicely painted image of what life was like for children back then - work, work, work. I must also say I'm very pleased with the explanation for why his hair is that vibrant orange color. Post-apprentice sections fly by, which is probably my only criticism of the book. It seems like we're skipping time a lot and don't get a chance to really acclimate to a particular time in Larten's life. In that way, the scenes can feel a little disjointed because there isn't much tying them together, except our understanding of how vampire apprenticeship works. There are only going to be four books in this series, so some allowance is there for getting through the plot, but I still feel like I'd be happier taking this a little slower. I'm most sad to see that we didn't get to see him be blooded and experience the change from human to vampire, which was one of my favorite parts in Darren's adventure. Regardless, I imagine there's going to be a lot of really interesting content that comes up after the end scene of this book, so I'm hoping his early vampire life was rushed through for good reasons. It's incredibly strange and fascinating watching him grow up and become a vampire. His personality as a child and teen seem wildly different from his personality as a seasoned vampire when he takes Darren on. I'm very interested in learning where the rage goes and what other challenges are ahead, and how he transitions from angry to controlled. I'm hoping that we'll see some violence, as this book was considerably less violent than the average Demonata book. True that it's a different beast all together, but Larten clearly has rage problems, and Darren always manages to throw in something horrific but beautifully written - and knowing his track record with Demonata, I'm sure he'll deliver! This book is not only satisfying for curious fans of Larten, but Seba is an absolute gem too. The guy is hilarious, especially with some of the tests he gives and the way he talks. He's brilliant and mysterious, and I think anyone who was a fan of Larten-as-mentor would appreciate Seba-as-mentor just as much.

クリスプリーが主人公のストーリーです。 どのような経緯でクリスプリーがバンパイアになったか書かれているとっても興味深い１冊です。 また、クレスプリーの髪の毛の色がオレンジなのか？この理由もわかります。 クレスプリーがよく”クモの巣は我が輩のごちそうだった”？？みたいなセリフを言っていたのですが、 その理由もよくわかります。 ダレン・シャンのシリーズで出来てきたキャラクターもいろいろ出てきて とても楽しめました。 Cirque Du Freakシリーズから結構な歳月がたっているのですが， 前シリーズファンの方には必見です。

Me dejo mucho que desear, la verdad espero que mejore en la continuacion. sigo prefiriendo la saga de Darren shan.