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Trials of Death
Author: Darren Shan

"Nightmares. The world on fire. Running. Burning. Screaming. Calling for help. Everybody else on fire too. Jolt awake. Vampires around me. Nightmare still playing at the back of my mind. Convinced the cell’s on fire. I try to break free. They hold me down. I curse them. Struggle. Pain gushes through me. Wince. Relax. Return to fire-plagued dreams."

This installment focuses on the Trails of Death in which Darren must participate, because Mr. Crepsley has turned him into a half-vampire.

Every new vampire must complete the trials to prove that he or she is a valuable addition to the vampire world.

Darren's survival instincts are tested to the limit as he is exposed to fire, water and other life-threatening ordeals.

Will Darren, as the youngest half-vampire, ever succeed in winning the respect of the clan?

The author knows how to build up the tension very well, which makes you incredibly curious about the further course of the storyline.

Until he ends the plot very abruptly out of nowhere....

Trigger warnings:
Fire, drowning, violence, blood, death&grief