Cirque Du Freak: Tunnels of Blood

Probably this book opens up a new chapter for Darren. Now he faces another group of vampire called vampaneze, the group aparted from original vampires a history ago. I expect there may be a war between vampire and vampaneze in the future.

This is my second time reading this series and I love them as much now as beforeBuy the book!!

Originally posted at Fantasy Literature.Warning: This is the third book in the CIRQUE DU FREAK series, so this review will contain spoilers for the previous books. You don’t have to read the previous books because author Darren Shan gives a short but sufficient recap, but starting at the beginning would be ideal.Mr. Crepsley is the only full vampire that Darren had ever met until Gavner Purl, Vampire General, shows up at the Cirque du Freak. After Purl meets with Mr. Crepsley, Darren is told that he and his mentor will be taking a little break from the freak show and going to live in a city while Crepsley takes care of some business there. Darren is allowed to bring his friend Evra the snake-boy.At first the city is fun and Darren even meets a girl who becomes his first girlfriend. But then things start going badly, as they always do. Darren and Evra see a news report which says that corpses have been showing up around town — corpses with the blood totally drained out! Naturally, Darren and Evra suspect Mr. Crepsley and they’re eager to stop his murderous activities. When they start following him on his nightly forays, they discover a new deadly evil.Readers who enjoyed the first two CIRQUE DU FREAK books are certain to enjoy Tunnels of Blood. It’s another short, fast-moving installment that’s gruesome and terrifying. The scariness is nicely offset by some sweet moments of friendship and joy.In each of the CIRQUE DU FREAK books so far I’ve had trouble believing in the events at the plot’s climax and resolution. This book’s plot is the most unlikely so far. Darren sets out a plan that is much more likely to be disastrous than to work, and it’s hard to believe he thought it was a good idea. Another problem is Mr. Crepsley’s unnecessary secretiveness which greatly increases the tension but doesn’t really make sense. Still, the author’s fans are likely to be forgiving of these little issues and, if they are, they’ll find Tunnels of Blood to be another exciting high-stress story.Ralph Lister’s narration is sometimes brilliant and sometimes awful in Tunnels of Blood. I can’t stand his voice for Evra the snake-boy, and his voice for the villain is completely over the top, but Lister’s performance makes the whole thing even scarier. Again, I’d suggest listening to a sample before purchasing.

My son loved books, always wanted books, always reading. His only problem was that he never read much of any book, only a few chapters then he became bored. I bought him the first Cirque Du Freak because of the monsters, especially the boy with snake like skin, but was very pleased to find he LOVED it. He was about 14 then and at 19, with a kindle, has reread them over and over, sharing them with all his friends, letting people borrow them. Now the paper is worn out and I am buying them for his kindle as a treat. The writing is well done, written by a kid, who uses his own name as the main character. There are vampires, werewolves, and other "monsters" who don't really turn out to be too bad. Of course there is a villian, and just like any good villian, there is no question that he is bad. But the good guys are not always good, they have a bit of a past and can be mischievous. Any moral lessons are subtle enough that the teens aren't bored by them, and none of the vampires twinkle. Don't let the movie fool you, these will grab you and make you want to read the whole series!

Darren Shan continues his addictive series with the tunnels of blood. Shan keeps the reader's interest by adding yet another new wrinkle with mysterious killings occurring. Darren finds a love interest and is able to explore a part of his life he thought died when he became Mr. Crepsley's assistant. Evra the snake boy goes along to show the strength of Darren's friendship with Evra, and their relationship is definitely tested.What is discovered in the Tunnels of Blood only adds to the suspense that consistently builds in this series. EVERYTHING presented in these first books of the Cirque series will be relevant in later books. Fortunately Shan re-visits characters and pieces of plot at exactly the right time.Darren Shan is quite a talented author who writes a series that can be enjoyed by any age group, and this series needs to be made into a film ASAP.The writing is brilliant, yet simple.

Love love love this vampire-based book series. I am a 58 year old female, however, I have always enjoyed "boy" type, action based fiction books as a reader. What I found about the entire Cirque Du Freak series, however, was that it was not JUST about being a vampire, or a member of a Freak Show. It teaches about loyalty and friendship; what a real 'family' is, even without the blood-relation.In fact, I was so smitten with this series (Mr Shan, are listening?), that I made a gift of all my books to a then 11-year-old friend, because I was confident there was little to no swearing of any consequence, no real sexual content, but a good wholesome and fun teaching story definitely well-worth my time and my young friend's.Hours and hours of good reading fun and miles of smiles afterward. I cannot wait to read more from Darren Shan.

Let me start off by saying Murlough's voice was spot on. It was just how I pictured the insane vampaneze! There is something magical when you can listen to the words pop off the page and come to life before your very ears. If you are fans of the cirque I highly recommend it. The shipping was fast. The price was reassonible. The cd's were in brand new condition.

This was the first book I read of the darre n sha n saga book I found it in the library and I was drawn to it, I have read all twelve books in the series, and it is in my opinion the best book series there is especially if you like vampires and respect or like freaks and oddities. This book tunnels of blood is a dark take but with human light pieces. The main story is darre n the character pursing his vampire master Mr Crepsley as he thinks he is murdering people, as he has seen several news reports on the news but there is a twist when he final catches up with his master. All in all great book recommend it to any one who likes a human vampire story, there has only ever been one cirque du freak darre n sha n saga movie and after you read the book and the series you will wonder why.

Read the Darren Shan books when younger at school and thought I would get on kindle and read again digitally. To go with my Harry Potter and Narnia collection as a trip down memory lane! The Darren Shan books are easy to read and are quite short books, so read this instalment in two sittings. They are a good stop gag read really. The story a bit far fetched and target audience definitely young teenagers but hey ho, brought backs memories of sitting in the school library reading it when I was a kid.Enjoy!

This book is a great read. I bought this for my daughter and she didnt put it down until she was finished it. Darren Shan is a great author for any young teenager. Good product, great quality. I would recommend it. Shipping in the time as stated. 100% recommended.

The standard remains high and it's nice to see the characters growing up and their relationships developing. Happy to report there's gore and mystery and setting it in the city makes a playground for the likeable half vampire.

Really getting into this collection of vampire books, well worth reading and this book fits in nicely. As an adult I think a child under supervision would be ok to listen.