Plot Outline:
Book 5 of The Saga Of Darren Shan. Five Trials -- five chances for Darren Shan to prove himself worthy of being a vampire -- five ways to die!But while Darren struggles to complete and survive his perilous Trials, other forces are at work deep within Vampire Mountain. Their goal: to wipe the Princes and Generals from the face of the earth!! Darren is poised to uncover a shocking conspiracy -- but will he live long enough to spread the warning???
Trials Of Death is the middle book of a gruelling, 3-part Darren Shan adventure. The story concludes in Book 6:The Vampire Prince.
Author Notes:
I sometimes get asked what the 5th trial would have been -- and the honest answer is, I don't know!!! When plotting the book, I knew I would only need to come up with 4 trials, so that's all I figured out!!!!!!It was my decision not to include any teaser chapter of book 6 -- I thought it would be best to leave readers in total suspense, with no idea of what was going to come next!!!!
Book 5 was the last book in the U.K. with the old-style covers. Though I thought the original book 1 cover was great, I felt that the others weren't as strong, and that the books weren't catching as many eyes on shelves as they should. They looked a bit cheap and unimaginative. Collins agreed and set to work on redesigning the look of book 6 -- a look which was to last until the end of the Saga.
Global Cover Variations
Trials of Death (Ireland and UK 3rd Edition Early Draft 3)
Trials of Death (Ireland and UK 3rd Edition)
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Trials of Death (Ireland and UK 3rd Edition Early Draft 2)
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