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UK COVER - MY PREFERENCE OVER THE US ONE |
by Darren Shan
Pub: Oct. 2010
Pages: 272
SUMMARY:
Before Cirque Du Freak...
Before the war with the vampaneze...
Before he was a vampire.
Larten Crepsley was a boy.
As a child laborer many centuries ago, Larten Crepsley did his job well and without complaint, until the day the foreman killed his brother as an example to the other children.
In that moment, young Larten flies into a rage that the foreman wouldn't survive. Forced on the run, he sleeps in crypts and eats cobwebs to get by. And when a vampire named Seba offers him protection and training as a vampire's assistant, Larten takes it.
This is his story.
MY REVIEW
I loved the Cirque Du Freak series. It was awesome. So to say I was excited for the story of Larten Crepsley is an understatement.The story begins with a very young Larten living in a crowded house working a terrible job with an abusive supervisor, circa sometime in the late 1800's or early 1900's. One day his best friend/brother/cousin, Vur, is killed by said abusive supervisor. Larten calmly responds by stabbing the supervisor in the neck.
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It was all the rage back then. |
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Cozy |
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US COVER |
The story never stays in one place too long - a lot of skipping - he's a teenager, wait now it's been a few years, oh wait now he's a vampire, did we skip the half-vampire stage? I would have preferred to follow more chronologically and stayed longer in the different stages of his life.
Shan's gift for creating imaginative, fascinating characters continues in BIRTH OF A KILLER. I loved them! And the cameos from the Cirque Du Freak series was a blast. The only downside being that since the last CDF book (Sons of Destiny) came out in 2006, even I, Jake Kirk: Black Belt in Suave, Debonair Demeanor and Licensed Love Docter(Ph.D), had trouble remembering a lot of the characters. My good friend Wikipedia and I took several strolls down memory lane to jump-start my memory.
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SO HE'S ONE OF THE VAMPIRE PRINCES! Got it, got it. |
BOTTOMLINE: I went in expecting more of an epic adventure on par with Shan's other tales but got more of a memoir. Disappointing? No, I just had to change my expectations. Lovers of the Cirque Du Freak series will relish this background tale of Larten Crepsley, of the greatest series characters of all time. Fun, entertaining and a perfect read for Halloween!
13 comments:
Nice review :)
Was the a cirque movie...if so that I saw, though haven't read anything
I saw the Cirque du Freak movie though I've never really read any books by Darren Shan. Though I've to say that I thoroughly enjoy the movie despite it being rather weird at the beginning (not to mention creep!!). Nice review and I actually laugh when you mentioned this part Jake Kirk: Black Belt in Suave, Debonair Demeanor and Licensed Love Docter(Ph.D)
You're funny, dude! ;)
I haven't seen the movie or read anything by this author--I'll have to check out them out!
Great review. I haven't read this series, but I've been a bit interested...that's great that Shan decided to go back though.
-Lauren
I find books like this hard to follow. Hmm I am thinking about it.
I need to read the Cirque Du Freak books. Thanks for the review. If I get to those books I'll have to add this one to the pile!
I have never read a book of the Cirque Du Freak series, so I think will skip this one. But it does sounds very nice to read.
Great post. Thanks for bringing this one to my attention.
this looks perfect for halloween!
Nice review! Guess I should read CdF first though...good thing it's sitting on my shelf!
And wow, the US cover is just really not good in comparison to the UK one. Yikes.
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