In this entry in the Cirque du Freak series Darren undergoes a difficult initiation to prove himself worthy of joining the vampire clan.

Darren begins the Trials of Initiation to prove himself worthy of being a half-vampire, even as the the clan's blood foes, the vampaneze, gather near Vampire Mountain.

In order to prove that he is worthy of the vampire clan, Darren Shan must pass five formidable tests or else face the stakes of the Hall of Death--a journey that plunges him into the darkest recesses of Vampire Mountain where evil, murder, and betrayal lurk in the shadows. Reprint.

In order to prove that he is worthy of the vampire clan, Darren Shan must pass five formidable tests or else face the stakes of the Hall of Death--a journey that plunges him into the darkest recesses of Vampire Mountain where evil, murder, and betrayal lurk in the shadows. Reprint.