Palace of the Damned is the third installment in The Saga of Larten Crepsley

The Saga of Larten Crepsley

The Saga of Larten Crepsley is a series of novels written by Darren Shan, published by Harper Collins in the United Kingdom and Little Brown in the United States. It covers the first 200 years of Larten Crepsley's life...

, the prequel series to The Saga of Darren Shan

The Saga of Darren Shan

The Saga of Darren Shan is a young adult 12 part book series written by Darren Shan about the struggle of a boy who has become involved in the world of vampires. As of October 2008, the book is published in 37 countries around the world, in 30 different languages...

, written by Irish author Darren Shan

Darren Shan

Darren O'Shaughnessy , who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish author. Darren Shan is also the main character in Shan's The Saga of Darren Shan young-adult fiction series. He also wrote The Demonata series as well as the stand-alone books, Koyasan and The Thin Executioner...

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Overview

The book was released in Ireland and the UK on the 11th of October, 2011.The novel is told in present tense third person

Third person

Third person may refer to:* A grammatical person, he, she, "them" and they in the English language* Third-person narrative, a perspective in plays, storytelling, or movies...

 about Larten Crepsley, a vampire

Vampire

Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...

, as he survives Greenland, and attempts to live in Paris as a human. He falls in love, gets a job, and looks after the baby he has carried since the events at the end of Ocean of Blood, revealed to be Gavner Purl.

Critical Response

Palace of the Damned has received positive reviews from critics and readers, many saying that Shan is consistant, and continues to deliver. Some critics were unfavorable towards Ocean of Blood, but admitted to enjoying this book far more. Many stated that this book's predecessor was very slow moving or dull, but believe the series has been renewed.