Trials of Death
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Trials of Death is the fifth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by the author Darren Shan.
[edit] Plot
In this book, Darren Shan takes part in the Trials of Death. The trials are a series of tasks that vampires used to have to do to prove themselves to the princes. Now it is only used for people who want to become a general or if they want to show they are a good vampire, but Darren Shan has to do the trials because Mr Crepsley blooded him when he was only a child and Darren chooses to stand up for his mentor.
The Trials include The Aquatic Maze, which is a maze under water that Darren has to get through while dragging a rock half his weight. The second Trial was the path of spikes, which was a tunnel full of stalagtites and stalagmites. The third Trial is the Hall of Flames, which is a metal room with holes that shoot out flames.
He completes three, and is rescued by Harkat Mulds during the fourth when he fights two blooded boars. As he does not succeed, Darren is sentenced to death. Kurda persuades him to run away. They are halfway when Gavner catches up with them and tags along, They stumble across an army of 37 vampaneze. Kurda tells Darren to run and Gavner and Kurda fight them. Darren turns back and watches as Kurda murders Gavner. It turns out that Kurda was in league with the vampaneze. Kurda argues that his intentions are noble, and that he just wanted the vampires to reconcile with the vampaneze. Kurda chases after Darren but Darren jumps into a river and shouts "Even in my death, may I be triumphant" as the current swiftly carries him away.
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| Vampire Blood | Cirque du Freak · The Vampire's Assistant · Tunnels of Blood |
| Vampire Rites | Vampire Mountain · Trials of Death · The Vampire Prince |
| Vampire War (Hunters trilogy) | Hunters of the Dusk · Allies of the Night · Killers of the Dawn |
| Vampire Destiny | The Lake of Souls · Lord of the Shadows · Sons of Destiny |
| Main Characters | Darren Shan · Larten Crepsley · Desmond Tiny · Evra Von |
| Other Characters | List of characters from The Saga of Darren Shan |
| Other | Darren Shan (author) · Cirque du Freak (film) |
