Birth of a Killer

Those who have read the original cirque du freak series of 12 books are familiar with larten cripsley. But do you know how he bacame a vampire and his rise to being a vampire general and how he came to be at the cirque du freak traveling show. Witness his origin.

Nice to finally know how he became a vampire ^^

I'm going to try to put aside the fact that I'm a diehard fan of Larten... wait... I can't. Anyway, unlike most other books, this one got a full 12:00 AM - 3:00 AM slot and was read straight through. The pacing's great; there were no instances where I felt bored or like I should go do something else. The beginning (pre-vampire) is great and gives a good insight into the world that he lived in. It's the beginning of the 19th century (I believe) and we're given a nicely painted image of what life was like for children back then - work, work, work. I must also say I'm very pleased with the explanation for why his hair is that vibrant orange color. Post-apprentice sections fly by, which is probably my only criticism of the book. It seems like we're skipping time a lot and don't get a chance to really acclimate to a particular time in Larten's life. In that way, the scenes can feel a little disjointed because there isn't much tying them together, except our understanding of how vampire apprenticeship works. There are only going to be four books in this series, so some allowance is there for getting through the plot, but I still feel like I'd be happier taking this a little slower. I'm most sad to see that we didn't get to see him be blooded and experience the change from human to vampire, which was one of my favorite parts in Darren's adventure. Regardless, I imagine there's going to be a lot of really interesting content that comes up after the end scene of this book, so I'm hoping his early vampire life was rushed through for good reasons. It's incredibly strange and fascinating watching him grow up and become a vampire. His personality as a child and teen seem wildly different from his personality as a seasoned vampire when he takes Darren on. I'm very interested in learning where the rage goes and what other challenges are ahead, and how he transitions from angry to controlled. I'm hoping that we'll see some violence, as this book was considerably less violent than the average Demonata book. True that it's a different beast all together, but Larten clearly has rage problems, and Darren always manages to throw in something horrific but beautifully written - and knowing his track record with Demonata, I'm sure he'll deliver! This book is not only satisfying for curious fans of Larten, but Seba is an absolute gem too. The guy is hilarious, especially with some of the tests he gives and the way he talks. He's brilliant and mysterious, and I think anyone who was a fan of Larten-as-mentor would appreciate Seba-as-mentor just as much.

クリスプリーが主人公のストーリーです。 どのような経緯でクリスプリーがバンパイアになったか書かれているとっても興味深い１冊です。 また、クレスプリーの髪の毛の色がオレンジなのか？この理由もわかります。 クレスプリーがよく”クモの巣は我が輩のごちそうだった”？？みたいなセリフを言っていたのですが、 その理由もよくわかります。 ダレン・シャンのシリーズで出来てきたキャラクターもいろいろ出てきて とても楽しめました。 Cirque Du Freakシリーズから結構な歳月がたっているのですが， 前シリーズファンの方には必見です。

Me dejo mucho que desear, la verdad espero que mejore en la continuacion. sigo prefiriendo la saga de Darren shan.

Ich kam über die Buchreihe Darren Shan (The saga of Darren Shan) zum gleichnamigen Autor. Die Darren-Reihe hab ich auf Deutsch gelesen, die Larten Crepsley Saga gibts ja nur auf englisch! Bestellt, kam an, angefangen zu lesen und nichts anderes gemacht bis alle 4 Bücher durch waren! In meinem Abitur-Zeugnis war Englisch mein bestes Fach, so hatte ich im Lesen ingesamt auch überhaupt keine Probleme. Dennoch gab es viele unbekannte Wörter die aber meist Erzähltechnischer Natur waren und nicht unbedingt notwendig für die Handlung. Wörterbuch hat dennoch gut getan denn so konnte ich mein Wortschatz mit Freude am Lesen erweitern Nun kann ich auch sagen, dass Darren Shan einer meiner Lieblingsautoren ist! Eine deutsche Übersetzung ist ja nur bedingt dafür aussagekräftig, in der Originalversion jedoch merkt man seine Genialität. Unglaublich viel Wortwitz und Wortspielchen, ultra lustige Beschreibungen, die Story ist auch sehr gut - wenn sie auch nicht an die Darren Shan Reihe herankommt. Im gesamten haben mir alle vier Bücher sehr gut gefallen und ich werde mir vermutlich noch andere Bücher des Autors kaufen!