Vampire Mountain Audiobook By Darren Shan cover art

Vampire Mountain

Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren, Book 4

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Vampire Mountain

By: Darren Shan
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $14.58

Buy for $14.58

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

In the fourth book of the best-selling Cirque du Freakseries, Darren Shan begins a grueling, three-part adventure....

Darren has settled into life as a vampire's assistant and feels at home in the Cirque du Freak. But now he must leave the freak show and his friends behind. With Mr. Crepsley as a traveling companion, he embarks on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain - the vampaneze have been there before them.

Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain: Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.

©2013 Darren Shan (P)2013 Blackstone Audio Action & Adventure Fantasy Growing Up Horror Literature & Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Paranormal Science Fiction & Fantasy Vampires
Engaging Worldbuilding • Character Development • Natural Banter • Intriguing Storyline • Addictive Series
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
I remember when I first started reading this series and how I was immediately drawn in! fast forward to now in 2021 and its still the same! I'll forever love these books! Well done to the Narrator as well! Fabulous.

These stories never get old!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I was not okay at first when I heard his voice for Kurda, because he sounded too old, and smug, even, at first (which is the exact opposite of Kurda’s personality), but he softened him up a bit as the book went on. By the end of book 5, he’s pretty spot-on.
I still think he would have been better off switching Kurda and Arra’s voices.

There are also some name pronunciation issues — he pronounces Mika like “Micah”, Arra like “Aura” (it should be more like “era”), and for some reason he keeps calling the eldest Prince “Paris Skylar” (it’s “Skyle”). It’s not the first - in book 3, “Murlough” should be pronounced with a k sound at the end, not an “ou” like the wine.

And I still can’t get over how smooth his voice for Harkat is. It’s supposed to be difficult for him to speak.

But other than personal protectiveness over these characters I’ve loved for 2/3 of my life, this is actually a really good recording (notice I gave it 4 stars).

As for the book itself, I *like* the fact that there’s more worldbuilding than action in this one. The worldbuilding and philosophy are what make books 4-6 such masterpieces.

This is where the story really picks up. If you’re going into the caves for the first time, I hope you enjoy — and please avoid spoilers!

Personal feelings aside…

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the story is good. but the narrator keeps me so interested to keep going. unlike other books I've purchased and just stop listening to. soooo good

love this narrator

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I could read this book over and over again if I had enough time too.

The book was great

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
My favorite so far in the series. Each book gets better and better. I love how the characters have developed from book one to now their relationship has completely flipped

Best one yet

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I have been smitten! The "to be continued" kills me! Now, onto the next one!

man ol man

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Just when I thought the series couldn’t get any better, along came this book! Highly recommended

Amazing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was a reread.

While parts annoyed me, this was overall another great oil in the series.

Enjoyable

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
this is the best book I have listened to in a long long time. the story is amazing intriguing and the narration makes it even better! I cannot wait to listen to more!

Best Story!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
It was always fun to see them portrayed as a diverse bunch of daring, unwashed, illiterate drunks.

My favorite take on vampires.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews