• Lord of the Shadows

  • Cirque Du Freak, Book 11
  • By: Darren Shan
  • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
  • Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,243 ratings)

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Lord of the Shadows

By: Darren Shan
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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Publisher's summary

Darren Shan is going home - and his world is going to hell.

Darren is going back to where it all started, back to where he was reborn as a child of the night. But like Darren, the town has changed a lot over the years. Back home, old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night.

Travel home with Darren in this, the penultimate book in the saga.

©2007 Darren Shan (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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UTTTER FOOLISHNESS WHERE IS BOOK 12 AH!!!!!!

What made the experience of listening to Lord of the Shadows the most enjoyable?

the plot twist although it was there but i mean like come on, really........sigh the feels where enormous.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ivana and Mr tall. Because they knew the real evil that lies in a human heart and yet they understand it and accept it and become neutral......I feel bad for Mr tall

What does Ralph Lister bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

THAT PLOT TWIST.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Well I don't know.

Any additional comments?

WHEN IS BOOK TWELVE COMING OUT.

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Amazing series

I loved every second of this entire series. I have gone through the first 11 books in less than 2 weeks

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Wow…

What an amazing book! Cannot wait until the finale! What a great series! Wish they did a Netflix or Amazon prime series!

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Darren,

doing the "make intelligent decisions, acknowledge the risks and suspicious circumstances and don't constantly lie and withhold random information for no reason" challenge *Impossible*

Why are u lyin'~ Why u always lyin'~

Seriously, I love the books, but the travesty of judgement on all sides can make it frustrating.

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The voice acting is Marvelous!

Been listening to this book series for about 2 weeks now and have made it to the final book! I don't think I would've enjoyed it as much without Ralph Lister. I read these books growing up, but his voice acting elevates the story so much. I appreciate all the time poured in by everyone associated with bringing these master pieces to life. Now I'm off to the final book of the series, wish me luck!!

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Back on track

I am so satisfied that we are back on track with the storyline, compared to the last book following Harket’s path to find out who he was/is. This book is awesome and confirmed all of my theories. I was spot on with each one!

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heart in my throat

What a sequence of events. if you've made it here then you know how much of an emotional rollercoaster we've been on. Now, to the conclusion....

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Amazing book but…(spoilers)

I love all the cirque do freak books and this one is no different again spoilers! The only problem I have is why even bring up that Vancha could take down RV? It makes no sense to let him go then. If they take down RV and save shancus then they still have Darius as an edge and they are fated to meet Steve no matter what so why even give that option? It’s incredibly dumb to let RV go at that point should of just said he’s too far ahead to get a good shot

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Great Book Series

Great Book Series still, I just wish the main character would have been allowed to use common sense, and to stop thinking like he was a elementary school student even after roughly 20 years past from the time he became a half vampire. Still allowing him to act as if he is not a Vampire prints, or that none of the situation and scenarios and events never happened for him to constantly do stupid stuff to put himself and others into harm, basically, the character remained a selfish elementary age student mentality from book, one to boom 12, it’s disappointing.

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Everything was great.

Loved that the story was set vampires, and there counter parts two beings of the night

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