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The Saga of Larten Crepsley
Birth of a Killer
By SHAN, Darren
- ISBN
- 978-0-31607-863-4
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 6–8—This adventure story traces the early life of master vampire Larten Crepsley. Sent to work in a Dickensian factory, young Larten kills the abusive foreman and flees. He takes shelter in a cemetery crypt where he meets the 500-year-old vampire General Seba Nile, who explains to the terrified youngster that vampires aren't evil. Although they drink human blood, just as the legends say, they do not harm those on whom they feed. When he invit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
After his cousin is murdered, young Larten Crepsley takes revenge then must live on the run. Fate delivers him ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
