Darren Shan Mr Crepsley & Vancha Marsch are the hunters of the dusk. Their quarry
- the Vampaneze Lord. But friends old & new may stand in their way... It is six years after Darren was made a Vampire Prince & following a grim prophesy made by Mr Tiny the vampires know the ascension of the Vampaneze Lord is at h&. Mr Tiny warns the vampires that there will be only three opportunities for the Vampaneze Lord to be vanquished & only three vampires who may succeed: Vancha Marsch Larten Crepsley...and Darren Shan. Leaving the enclave of Vampire Mountain Harkat Darren & Mr Crepsley are shadowed by a creature of the night do battle with the vampaneze meet the mysterious Evanna & pay a visit to some old friends at the Cirque Du Freak. But no friend can prevent the bloody trail of bodies
- the Vampaneze Lord may be more than a match for the hunters of the dusk.