Vampire Rites is the second trilogy in 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...

 by 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...

. It contains the books Vampire Mountain

Vampire Mountain

Vampire Mountain is the fourth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan . It is part of the Vampire Rites Trilogy, which consists of books four to six in the 12 book saga. It was first puplished by Collins in 2001 in the Great Britain in 2001.-Summary:Eight years have passed since Darren...

, Trials of Death

Trials of Death

Trials of Death is the fifth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan . It is part of the Vampire Rites Trilogy, which consists of books four to six in the 12 book saga...

and The Vampire Prince

The Vampire Prince

The Vampire Prince is the sixth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. It is also the third and final book of the Vampire Rites trilogy.-Plot summary:...

. This trilogy involves more of the various vampires characters, and their beliefs and customs (such as their views on death, life and their views of right and wrong). This trilogy's main theme is religion, compared to the previous one, it brings a whole new take on the vampire way of life and shows the kinder, better side of the vampires involved.