Tara Sharp
Tara Sharp | 19 July 2012Ghosts haunt American writer, Ed Sieveking’s every waking moment. They pursue him mercilessly, striking out at him in his weakest moments. They have driven him to his life of writing ghost...
Pop Culture Librarian
Pop Culture Librarian | 15 July 2012I had the advanced copy of this from the publisher so it didn't have any illustrations in it yet, so I can't tell you about that part, but the story itself was good zombie fare. I liked the...
VOYA
VOYA | 11 July 2012The final chapter in the four-book prequel of the Cirque Du Freak series finds master vampire Larten Crepsley on a revenge quest. Burdened with the task of leading the Nazis astray after the...
The Readiacs
The Readiacs | 10 July 2012The promotional language for Zom-B calls it “radical,” which is true. It also says that it tackles “thought-provoking moral questions,” which is only half true.
The story centers around...
The Stardust Reader
The Stardust Reader | 06 July 2012On the first page of my copy of Zom-B is a letter from the author, Darren Shan, in which he quotes a plea made by Alfred Hitchcock: “Please don’t give away our ending. It’s the only one we have.”...
TeenReads
TeenReads | 28 June 2012Following a series of horrific and heartbreaking events, Larten Crepsley realizes that he must retreat from the world yet again. The only place left, where the vampire knows he can find peace, is...
Bookville
Bookville | 16 June 2012This is the last book in a series about Mr Crepsley, a character we have known about since a long time ago, and I should be sad because I will read no more bout my favoirte orange-haired friend....
Book Reporter (2)
BookReporter.com | 12 June 2012CITY OF THE SNAKES brings a worthy horror/fantasy series to a close with a final installment that is more repulsive and shocking than ever. Thus far, these books have been crime mysteries...
Evening Echo
Evening Echo | 25 May 2012The fourth and last book in The Saga Of Larten Crepsley completes the prequel to The Saga Of Darren Shan with a Nazi-dodging journey across Europe and more personal tragedy for Larten.
A...
Book Sp(l)ot
Book Sp(l)ot | 17 May 2012Just when Larten is finally ready to make his way back to Vampire Mountain and his vampire kin, he's pulled into a very human conflict. The Nazis are coming to power and while the vampires have...
The Book Zone (For Boys)
The Book Zone (For Boys) | 08 May 2012I have just seen a tweet by Darren Shan to announce that today marks the 15th anniversary of when he first had the idea for Cirque Du Freak, a book which in my opinion paved the way for just...
Diary Of A Nothingist
Diary Of A Nothingist | 01 May 2012The Saga of Larten Crepsley (of which Brothers to the Death is the final volume) has been a thoughtful and restrained series. It still has many of the horrific set pieces that the author is...