![]() ![]() Though the friends worry about Debbie's reaction to Evra's differences they shouldn't. Then he meets the charmingly forward Debbie Hemlock, and they go on a date to the movies. Christmas is coming and Darren looks forward to a hotel celebration of the holiday. as Darren says about full vampires ' You could fill a book with all the stuff I know nothing about.'Īs a result of the General's visit, Larten Crepsley leaves on a mission to the city, and Darren and Evra (his snake is in winter hibernation) tag along on vacation. ![]() ![]() Darren hangs out with his best friend, scaled snake-boy Evra, and we finally meet a Vampire General and learn, along with Darren, just a little bit about the dangerous world of the vampire community. We see him (in his ' colorful pirate costume') doing chores at the Cirque - gathering vittles (dead fox and rats) for Lefty and the other Little People, and filling in for Mr. In this third of the series, Darren has settled into the life of a vampire's assistant. I know Darren says garlic is no good against vampires but, after all, it can't hurt, can it? I settled down to read, with a black cat in lap and a bunch of garlic at hand. My eleven-year-old son had already declared this one the best yet so I prepared myself carefully for it. What a promising title, even more so than Cirque Du Freak or The Vampire's Assistant, the first two tales in Darren Shan's spooky saga. ![]()
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