The Saga of Darren Shan

Yes.. I read the book.. And if you are curious, the book is actually quite good..

I saw my colleague reading this particular book (as displayed in the picture above) not long after the movie was out and decided to borrow it from her right after she read it.. To my amazement, after I read this book, I eagerly searched for the rest of the series to read!

For your information. this particular book is a 3 in 1 kind of book.. From "A Living Nightmare" to "The Vampires Assistant" to "Tunnels of Blood". The whole series of "The Saga of Darren Shan" is written over a total of 12 books! (not to worry though, the books are not long winded and its rather interesting to read!)

The 12 books includes:

• In Book One, Cirque Du Freak, Mr. Crepsley makes Darren a half-vampire in return for saving the life of one of Darren's best friends.
  
• In Book Two, The Vampire's Assistant, Crepsley notes that Darren is quite lonely and brings him back to the freak show, where he befriends a snake-like boy.
  
• In Book Three, Tunnels of Blood, Crepsley goes back to his hometown, where one of the vampires' enemies, a Vampaneze, is murdering innocent people.
• In Book Four, Vampire Mountain, Mr. Crepsley and Darren make their ascent up Vampire Mountain and learn about the rites of the vampires.
• In Book Five, Trials of Death, Darren faces the Trials of Initiation, nicknamed Trials of Death, to gain the recognition of other vampires as one of the youngest vampire to be recruited in decades.
• In Book Six, The Vampire Prince, Darren finds out about the traitor and tries to stop plans to destroy the vampire clan.
• In Book Seven, Hunters of the Dusk, the hunt for the Lord of the Vampaneze, who is destined to destroy the vampire clan, begins.
• In Book Eight, Allies of the Night, Darren meets some of his past friends who now fit into his quest.
• In Book Nine, Killers of the Dawn, Darren faces the Lord of the Vampaneze for the second time.
• In Book Ten, The Lake of Souls, Darren travels to an unfamiliar land to find out who his best friend, Harkat Mulds, used to be; as a "Little Person," Harkat's mind sans memories was placed into a new body after his death.
• In Book Eleven, Lord of the Shadows, Darren finds out more about the Lord of the Shadows and gets closer to his last confrontation with the Lord of the Vampaneze.
• Book Twelve, Sons of Destiny, Darren faces the Lord of the Vampaneze for a final fight, and learns the truth about his parentage

p/s: The book is way better than the movie.. The movie seriously sucks.. =.=