Summary:
Birth of a Killer serves as the first in a four-part prequel to the acclaimed series Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan. He writes this new series about one of the main characters in Cirque. In this first book, we find ourselves accompanying Larten as he and his cousin, Vur Horston, both children at the time, head off to work at a factory where the mean boss forces them to dye their hair to match what job they are assigned to do. The orange-haired Larten ends up in quite a conundrum when he murders his boss in retaliation for his boss murdering his cousin.
When Larten flees his hometown, he finds himself starving and hopeless, hiding in a spider web covered cave that Seba Nile is using for a temporary home. Seba, a vampire, bloods Larten with the intention of using him as his assistant. Larten agrees to this apprenticeship and its terms, and Seba offers him a new life complete with new opportunities and adventures.
Find out if Larten enjoys his new life when you pick up Birth of a Killer by Darren Shan.
Personal Reflections:
My husband and I read through the Cirque du Freak books in a series of road trips over the course of a year. We noticed how the series just kept getting better and better with every new book. By the time we finished, we were enamored with it. Today, I recommend the series to all of my middle school students. With that in mind, I just knew both my husband and I would enjoy The Saga of Larten Crepsley, too. Larten is an interesting character. We find him torn between living an adventure-filled vampire life and wanting normalcy. We find him in and out of love. He's easy to relate to. Just as I did with Cirque, I recommend this series to everyone. Loved it!
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