Lord of the Shadows
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lord Of The Shadows is book 11 in The Saga of Darren Shan, by the author Darren Shan.
[edit] Plot summary
It follows Darren as he travels back to his home town with the Cirque Du Freak. Over the course of the book, he encounters Debbie and Alice as they attempt to recruit vampirites to fight with the vampires, like the vampets and vampaneze(The Vampirites are mainly hobos, or homeless people) his sister , Annie, who believes he is dead, Steve and his henchmen, Morgan, Gannen and R.V., as well as Steve's son, Darius, (who tries to kill him several times) and his old friend Tom Jones, now a professional football player(who R.V. kills) . Steve and his gang raid the Cirque while Mr. Tall and the others are speaking. Steve kidnaps Shancus, and Morgan kills Mr. Tall. Mr. Tiny and Evanna come to see Mr. Tall, and a startling revelation is made-Evanna and Mr. Tall are brother and sister, therefore making Mr. Tiny Mr. Tall's father. Darren talks with Evanna and realizes that no matter what happens, the harsh future that he and Harkat saw, will eventually come true. That if he did succeed in killing Steve, then he would end up turning evil and killing Vancha and all other vampires who stood in his way. The gang follow Steve to the Cinema where it all began. Steve says that he is Darren's blood brother, in a way. After the brutal killing of Evra's son Shancus, Darren prepares to surrender himself to destiny and kill Darius, but has second thoughts after a shocking revelation: Annie is Darius' mother, making him and Steve in-laws. In this book Darren has to overcome many deaths and make a lot of choices.
| The Saga of Darren Shan | |
|---|---|
| Vampire Blood | Cirque du Freak · The Vampire's Assistant · Tunnels of Blood |
| Vampire Rites | Vampire Mountain · Trials of Death · The Vampire Prince |
| Vampire War (Hunters trilogy) | Hunters of the Dusk · Allies of the Night · Killers of the Dawn |
| Vampire Destiny | The Lake of Souls · Lord of the Shadows · Sons of Destiny |
| Main Characters | Darren Shan · Larten Crepsley · Desmond Tiny · Evra Von |
| Other Characters | List of characters from The Saga of Darren Shan |
| Other | Darren Shan (author) · Cirque du Freak (film) |
