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Palace of the Damned

by Darren Shan

Larten Crepsley’s early years

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Larten Crepsley’s early years

Set before Darren Shan’s Cirque and Madame Octa stories, this installment turns to Larten Crepsley’s past. In Paris, burdened by guilt after a revenge-driven act of violence, he tries to live among humans and finds a measure of happiness, including a love interest. The conflict is both personal and communal: Crepsley must decide whether to remain hidden or return to vampire life, where he may protect those more vulnerable. The description also signals danger from waiting enemies, placing his choice within a world of traps and violence.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Larten Crepsley’s backstory within Darren Shan’s vampire fiction.
  • Young adult readers drawn to fantasy involving vampires, guilt, and difficult choices.
  • Readers who enjoy stories that combine a personal conflict with threats from enemies.

Themes

Guilt and revengeHumanity and belongingProtection of the vulnerableChoice and responsibility

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Book overview

Before Madame Octa...

Before the Cirque...

Before Darren Shan...

Larten Crepsley was a young man.

After failing his mentor and killing the entire crew of a ship in a bout of revenge for the death of his assistant, Larten is bereft with guilt. He no longer has the drive to live the vampiric life, and hides out in Paris, masquerading as a human. There, he finds some happiness, even falling in love with a girl. But the darkness inside him is too great for humanity, and he is forced to make a choice: hide in the shadows of the human world, or take his place among the vampire clan and protect those weaker than himself. But enemies are waiting, traps are laid, and Larten's path is bound to be strewn with bodies.

This is his story.
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