Vampire Mountain

Name: Vampire Mountain
Brand: Ingram Book Company
SKU: 9780316605427
Price: 29.99 NZD
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By Darren Shan

Series: Cirque Du Freak

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Summary

In the fourth book of the bestselling Saga of Darren Shan, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley journey to Vampire Mountain, the core of the vampire world. Beyond braving the harsh cold, they discover the vampaneze have arrived ahead of them. Darren faces a critical moment: a meeting with the Vampire Princes that could either reclaim his humanity or draw him deeper into darkness. His initiation into the vampire clan proves deadlier than ever imagined.
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In this fourth book in the bestselling Saga of Darren Shan, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain — the vampaneze have been there before them.

Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain: Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.

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Vampire Mountain

In this fourth book in the bestselling Saga of Darren Shan, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain — the vampaneze have been there before them. Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316605427

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2003

Country: United States

Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 209g

Pages: 199

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About the Author

Darren Shan is the bestselling author of the young adult series Cirque Du Freak, The Demonata, and the Saga of Larten Crepsley series, as well as the stand-alone book The Thin Executioner. His books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Shan divides his time between his homes in Ireland and London.

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