Reading order
Vampire Rites Trilogy reading order
Volumes 4–7 of 12 in The Saga of Darren Shan
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- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2001–2003
- Published
- about 11 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Children’s books
- Genre
Quick answer
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Publication order
3 volumes2001–2003Completed
- The middle trilogy of Darren Shan’s Cirque du Freak, books four to six: Darren, now a half-vampire, travels to Vampire Mountain, faces the Trials of Initiation and is drawn into the war with the vampaneze.
- Darker and faster than the opening books.
- Do not start here; read the Vampire Blood trilogy first.
- Vampire Mountain is the only one with enough ratings.
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 615 pages, about 11 hours. At 45 min a day that is 15 days.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 13, 2026.
- Stage 111 h15 daysby November 13, 2026
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Vampire Rites Trilogy book is the longest?
“Trials of Death” is the longest at 224 pages; the shortest is “The Vampire Prince” with 192 pages.
What should I read after Vampire Rites Trilogy?
Other series by Darren O'Shaughnessy: The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, Vampire Blood Trilogy.