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CHILDREN'S
LITERATURE --
reviewed
by
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In the
twelfth
and
final
book of
the
"Cirque
du
Freak"
series,
Darren
Shan
must
face the
final
battle
between
himself
and his
childhood
friend
turned
archenemy,
Steve
Leopard.
In the
War of
the
Scars
only one
side can
be
victorious,
and with
Darren
leading
the
vampires
and
Steve
leading
the
vampaneze,
this
means
one must
die. Yet
a
witch's
prophecy
declares
the
winner
irrelevant.
No
matter
who
lives
and who
dies,
the
victor
will
become
the Lord
of the
Shadows.
And Des
Tiny
still
has
secrets
up his
sleeves
that
once
revealed
will
change
Darren's
view of
destiny
and how
to
change
the
world.
With an
ending
that
brings
many
surprises,
Shan
brings
his life
and
series
full
circle.
Some
readers
might be
left
with
unanswered
questions,
but in a
series
so long,
this is
mostly
to be
expected.
A
fantasy-horror
series
not to
be
missed,
"Cirque
du
Freak,"
and
especially
this
volume,
ends in
a
satisfyingly
cyclical
way.
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