The main characters in "Vampire Mountain" by Darren Shan are Darren Shan, Mr. Crepsley, Harkat Mulds, and Gavner Purl. Darren Shan is a half-vampire who embarks on a journey to the vampire council's meeting place at Vampire Mountain with his mentor Mr. Crepsley and their companions Harkat Mulds and Gavner Purl.
Tunnels of Blood-if you're talking about the original. Vampire Mountain-if you're talking about the book of the film.
The main characters in Darren Shan's "The Vampire Prince" are Darren Shan, the protagonist who becomes a half-vampire, and Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who turns Darren into a vampire's assistant and is both a mentor and a father figure to him. The book follows Darren's struggle to balance his human and vampire identities.
One popular vampire book that fits that description is "The Saga of Darren Shan" series by Darren Shan. It follows the story of a vampire boy, Darren Shan, and his human friend Steve Leonard.
Darren Shan himself (for the majority of versions). This is due to the fact that he himself becomes a vampire prince in this book
Surprisingly, the only near-death experience Darren comes to in this book is an attack by a bear gone mad. (It had been infected by vampanese blood.)
Martin Freeman was one of the characters in the book on Hitler's Mountain.
Darren becomes a vampire assistant and Steve finds out and then trys to kill Darren
The third book in the Saga of Darren Shan series is titled "Tunnels of Blood." This book follows the continuing adventures of Darren Shan as he navigates his life as a half-vampire.
The theme is how Darren becomes the vampire prince
WARNING SPOILERS. No he never becomes a full vampire, because at the end of the sons of destiny novel he and Steve fight to the death while Darren is still transforming into a full vampire, and since both he and Steve die in this fight he never becomes a full vampire. although it is implied that he gets into Paradise at the end of the novel.
The oldest vampire in Cirque du Freak Vampire Mountain is Paris Skyle, I believe he was around 700 to 800 years old.
Vampire Mountain cannot be read online for free legally. It can be purchased as an eBook. See the related links.