Tunnels of Blood

"Tunnels of Blood" is the third Book in the "The Saga of Darren Shan" by Darren Shan.

Infobox Book |
name = Tunnels of Blood


image_caption = New UK Cover for Tunnels of Blood
author = Darren Shan
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = The Saga of Darren Shan
genre = Young adult, Horror novel
publisher = Little, Brown
release_date = Required
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = Required
isbn = ISBN Required
preceded_by = The Vampire's Assistant
followed_by = Vampire Mountain

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Plot outline

While at the Cirque Du Freak, a friend and fellow vampire of Mr. Crepsley's by the name of Gavner Purl comes to visit him. The two of them talk in private about something, and Mr. Crepsley later says that they must travel to a city far away, because he "has some business to take care of". He suggests that Evra come along, to keep Darren company. It is later revealed that they travel to Mr. Crepsley's human hometown. They stay in a hotel, and Mr. Crepsley goes out every night, leaving Evra and Darren alone to do as they please.

One night, Darren and Evra are disturbed by a news report stating that human bodies were found in a basement, drained of blood. He and Evra fear that it may be Mr. Crepsley, and decide to track him at night to see where he goes. When Darren thinks that he is about to go and kill a man, Darren attempts to face Mr. Crepsley and tries to stop him, but discovers that it was actually a work of a mad vampaneze named Murlough.

While walking around the city during the day, Darren meets a girl named Debbie, who he starts dating. But Murlough manages to catch Evra, and brings him down into his hiding place in the sewer. Finally Darren decides to trade life of Debbie for Evra's, which turns out to be a trap, in which Mr.Crepsley is waiting for the mad vampaneze. The fight is quickly over with Mr. Crepsley the victor. Murlough's last words to Darren are,"Cluh-cluh-clever buh-buh-buh-boy, hmmm?". He then falls face-first and dies. They then go back to the sewers to save Evra, and Mr. Crepsley tells Darren that chances are, he'll never see Debbie again.

Trivia

Darren Shan has stated at numerous public events that this novel was his favourite of The Saga of Darren Shan, as this was the book in which all his plans for the future of the series began to take shape with the creation of the Vampaneze Clan.

External links

* [http://www.darrenshan.com Darren Shan official website]