* The climax of ''Tunnels of Blood'', where Darren points out that real climatic epic battles....aren't. Mr. Crepsley kills Murlough in a fight lasting three seconds and containing a total of four moves.
* [[https://darrenshan.com/covers/design/the-vampire-prince-usa-pb-2nd-gen This cover]] for ''The Vampire Prince''. One is to be crowned, one is to be executed... but which one? The cover so perfectly captures the reversal concept of the novel.
* In ''Killers of the Dawn'' when Mr. Crepsley fought Steve, the Lord of the Vampaneze and Gannen.
** There's also Debbie's AdrenalineMakeover, where she's the only human hunter in the fight against the vampaneze, and she holds her own. Darren even notes what a CombatPragmatist she is - raking one enemy's eyes out!
--> "Not bad for an English teacher."
* In ''Sons of Destiny'': "Destiny...rejected."