• Allies of the Night

  • Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 8
  • By: Darren Shan
  • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
  • Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,346 ratings)

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Allies of the Night

By: Darren Shan
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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Darren Shan, Vampire Prince and "vampaneze" killer, faces his worst nightmare yet - school. But homework is the least of Darren's problems. Bodies are piling up, time is running out, and the past is catching up with the hunters fast. Darren must forge new alliances and try to unravel the mystery behind the malevolent forces that have been set in motion against him.

In this second part of the Hunters trilogy, the stakes are raised and the pace quickens to keep listeners on the edge of their seats.

©2005 Darren Shan (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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"Fans of the series will enjoy this cliff-hanger and look forward to the next installment." ( School Library Journal)

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fillin

felt like he just had to finish a book or tie up enough of the foreshadow he could.

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Just Alright

Not as exciting as the other books have been. Darren goes back to highschool which was painfully dull.

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Jumped the shark in this one.

Vampires and vampernese can smell each other when they are close. Having Steve end up half vampernese when he spent multiple days in the company of the two champions is so lame, and setting up these tired troupes Darin shan I am disappointed in you. Then on top you worked in all the worst ones, the predictable prisoner exchange Darin making mistake after mistake because of Debbie what a lame ending to what has been a fine series so far. Then the vampernese breaking all of Mr tiny's rules just to manufacture "a desperate cliff hanger ending" I'm sure Steve is actually the vampernese lord hiding in plain sight as well. You might as well worked in the love triangle having Debbie fall for the other prince.

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Darren

I have been listening /reading this series for 22+ years. Never get tired of it!

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Predictable, But Still Very Entertaining

I could see where this was going, but still very entertaining. I guess Mr Hooks was unexpected though. This is an enjoyable series and Ralph Lister does a very solid job. I look forward to the next book in this series.

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Great Continuation

The story of Darren as a vampire continues.. many characters return and rounds out this story.

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Nail Biting Suspense!

Wow! I thought the previous books in the Series Cirque du Freak were thrilling, this entry in the Series was even more than I could had imagined for young Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley.

Narration is Top Notch, it is well written and should be of interest to anyone who Loves Vampire tales, no matter what age.

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Maaaaaaan

This series gets better and better this book was full of surprises I really enjoyed it

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I finished this in a day

I'm obsessed. but at least my vocabulary is polished now. the story is unmatched.

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hooked!

I am officially hooked and I am breezing through these books! it is shameful that I cannot wait till the end!

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