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Tunnels of Blood
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Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 3

Tunnels of Blood (2000) (edit title/settings)

Where Death Stalks the Darkness...

by Darren Shan (Author) (edit contributors)

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Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with his friend, Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. When several corpses are discovered drained of blood, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to... read more

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  • - Darren, Evra, & Mr. Crepsley go to a city. There are deaths after their arrival that seem to point to a vampire.
  • - they see deaths and want to stop them

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This story introduces Gavner Purl, a full vampire, an old friend of Mr. Crepsley. Gavner Purl is a Vampire General. Gavner Purl is shocked to discover Darren a half-vampire. Mr. Crepsley wants to talk to Gavner Paul alone in secrecy. After the meeting, Gavner walks with Darren for a while,... read more

This story introduces Gavner Purl, a full vampire, an old friend of Mr. Crepsley. Gavner Purl is a Vampire General. Gavner Purl is shocked to discover Darren a half-vampire. Mr. Crepsley wants to talk to Gavner Paul alone in secrecy. After the meeting, Gavner walks with Darren for a while, revealing to him that Mr. Crepsley was a Vampire General and was about to be invested as a Vampire Prince, who is a leader of the Vampire Clan. He also lets slip that Mr. Crepsley is going to leave the Cirque and finally binds Darren to secrecy regarding all these facts. A day or so later, Mr. Crepsley does inform Darren that he must leave and Darren has to accompany him to some place. He suggests that Evra can come with Darren as if on a "vacation" and to help him keep Darren out of mischief as Mr. Crepsley pointed out incidents regarding Madam Octa and Sam Grest.
They go to the city and get a disguise made for Evra and in the night while Mr. Crepsley goes out on mysterious excursions, in the day, Darren and Evra enjoy themselves. When looking for a Christmas gift for Evra, Darren comes across Debbie, a girl from the Square, where they were staying. The two begin dating and like each other very much.
After a date and a "kiss" with Debbie, when one night Darren reaches back to the hotel, he and Evra are disturbed by a news report saying that human bodies were found in a basement, drained of blood. Darren and Evra fear that it may be Mr. Crepsley, and decide to track him at night to see where he goes. When Darren thinks that he is about to go and kill a man, Darren attempts to face Mr. Crepsley and tries to stop him, but discovers that it was actually a work of a mad vampaneze named Murlough. Murlough runs away, managing to kidnap Evra with him. Mr. Crepsley tells Darren about the Vampaneze and Murlough. Mr. Crepsley and Darren discover Evra kidnapped when they come out of the abattoir where the man Murlough intending to kill was. Mr. Crepsley declares that Evra has been or would be killed by Murlough. Darren takes the loss of Evra pretty badly.
Darren goes over to Debbie to seek some comfort. He gets invited over to her house for Christmas Eve. Debbie almost cries when she realizes that Darren might have to leave suddenly and gives him a hug. Murlough spots Darren with Debbie and sneers him about, demanding for Mr. Crepsley and a release for Evra. Darren refuses. On returning, Darren tells Mr. Crepsley about Debbie, his talk with Murlough and his refusal to sell Mr. Crepsley for Evra. Mr. Crepsley is highly impressed and they begin making plans to save Evra before 25 December, the day when Murlough has promised to kill Evra.
The two venture down the sewers and Darren gets caught by the vampaneze. Darren gives Murlough a piece of mind by telling him about the vampire laws. He then decides to trade Debbie's life for Evra's. They reach Debbie's home and room where Mr. Crepsley slays Murlough, who is tricked into killing a goat, according to Darren's plan. The dying vampaneze whispers to Darren, 'Cluh-cluh-clever buh-buh-buh boy, hmmm?'. Afterwards, Darren decorates Debbie's Christmas tree and kisses Debbie on her forehead and wishes, 'Merry Christmas, Debbie'.

Characters edit see section history

  • Darren Shan: The main charater of the story. Darren was blooded by the vampire Larten Crepsley (Mr.Crepsly). In this book, Darren is only half Vampire and half Human.
  • Larten Crepsley (Mr.Crepsley): A vampire who is Darren Shan's mentor.
  • Evra Von: One of Darren's many friends in the Cirque du Freak. Evra is also part snake. He was found by Mr. Tall in a freak show owned by a man who was in it for money and very mean to Evra.
  • Debbie Hemlock: Darren's girlfriend and a human.
  • Murlough: A mad vampaneze.He is also insane and attempts to kidnap both Darren and Debbie Hemlock, Darren's girlfriend.
  • Jesse Hemlock: Debbie's father.
  • Gavner Purl: A Vampire General and Mr.Crepsly's friend
  • Donna Hemlock: Debbie's mother.
  • Hibernius Tall (Mr.tall): Owner of the Cirque Du Freak and good friend to everyone who ever preformed with the Cirque.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I used to be human, until I stole a vampire's spider.”
    Darren
  • “There is only one way to deal with a rebellious half-vampire.”
    Mr. Crepsley
  • “Evra would be good company for you. And he is wiser: he could keep you out of mischief when I am not around.”
    Mr. Crepsley
  • “Assuming it is a date, "what do I do? I've never been on a date before.”
    Darren
  • “Why should I be? Matters of your heart are no concern of mine. You acted properly: you made no promises you could not keep, and you remained aware of the fact that it could only be temporary. All that worries me about your friendship with this girl is how it ties in with the vampaneze.”
    Mr. Crepsley
  • “I have gravely underestimated you, Darren, I will not do so again. I made a wiser choice than I realized when I chose you to serve as my assistant. I feel honored to have you by my side.”
    Mr. Crepsley
  • “That's what fathers are for. It's our job to embarrass our daughters in front of boyfriends.”
    Jesse
  • “Face it, Darren Shan — you're doomed! Nobody's going to ride to the rescue. Nobody can find you down here. I'm going to take my time, cut you up into itty-bitty pieces, drop you all over the city — like confetti — and there isn't a thing you can do about it, so wise up!”
    Murlough
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  • Although I couldn’t have known it then, it was a world me and Evra would soon be part of ...and Debbie, too.
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  • “And I thought the Cirque Du Freak was a strange place to live,” Evra muttered wryly. “Humans are even weirder than us!”
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Cirque du Freak: a circus full of weird performers.
  • City: a nameless city that Larton Crepsley comes from

Organizations edit see section history

  • Vampire Generals: they monitor the behavior of the vampire clan and make sure none of them killed innocents or used their powers for evil.
  • The Council: a huge meeting that vampires have every ten or fifteen years.

First Sentence edit see section history

My name's Darren Shan. I'm a half-vampire.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
Chapters 1 - 26

Glossary edit see section history

  • Vampaneze: they have purple skin and red hair, eyes, lips, and fingernails. This is a side effect due to drinking a lot of blood: They must kill when they drink blood.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 12 in Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan. (standard series)

Preceded by The Vampire's Assistant, and followed by Vampire Mountain.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Darren Shan (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 978-0006755142
Page Count: 176

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Contains violence, gore and mild romance.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Vampire's Assistant

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Cirque du Freak
  • The Vampire's Assistant

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