by Darren Shan
With a gesture of both acceptance and defiance, the vampire let go of the wall. Spreading his arms, letting his cloak billow out behind him, he dropped towards the stage like a bat. In the balcony, the young boy toppled backwards with fright, then shakily rose to his knees and stared at the man standing over his cowering friend. In his flamboyant red clothes, with his unnatural orange hair, pale skin, jagged scar and penetrating gaze, there could be no mistaking him.
Mr. Crepsley!
THE END
THE SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY
JANUARY 27, 2007–NOVEMBER 1, 2011
ALSO BY
DARREN SHAN
THE SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY
Birth of a Killer
Ocean of Blood
Palace of the Damned
The Thin Executioner
THE DEMONATA SERIES
Lord Loss
Demon Thief
Slawter
Bec
Blood Beast
Demon Apocalypse
Death’s Shadow
Wolf Island
Dark Calling
Hell’s Heroes
THE CIRQUE DU FREAK SERIES
A Living Nightmare
The Vampire’s Assistant
Tunnels of Blood
Vampire Mountain
Trials of Death
The Vampire Prince
Hunters of the Dusk
Allies of the Night
Killers of the Dawn
The Lake of Souls
Lord of the Shadows
Sons of Destiny
Contents
Welcome
Dedication
Part One
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Part Two
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Part Three
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Part Four
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Part Five
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Also by Darren Shan
Copyright
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2012 by Darren Shan
All rights reserved. In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher is unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights.
Little, Brown and Company
Hachette Book Group
237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
www.hachettebookgroup.com
First e-book edition: May 2012
Little, Brown and Company is a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
The Little, Brown name and logo are trademarks of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher.
ISBN 978-0-316-20225-1
