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Birth of a Killer

By Darren Shan (Trade Paperback, 2011)

Before Cirque Du Freak...Before the war with the vampaneze... Before he was a vampire... Larten Crepsley was a boy.

As a child laborer many centuries ago, Larten Crepsley did his job well and without complaint, until the day the foreman killed his cousin as an example to the other children.

In that moment, young Larten flew into a rage that the foreman wouldn't survive. Forced to live on the run, Larten now sleeps in crypts and eats cobwebs to get by. And when a vampire named Seba offers him protection and training as a vampire's assistant, Larten agrees.

This is his story.

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- Format: Trade Paperback
- Price: $8.99 US
- ISBN-13: 9780316078627
- On Sale Date: 09/05/2011
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Formats Available: Hardcover Book, Trade Paperback, Electronic Book
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Darren Shan is the New York Times bestselling author of Cirque Du Freak and The Demonata, whose novels have sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Darren lives in Ireland, where he writes and collects art, comics, and film.

Priase for Cirque Du Freak:

"Shan gives masters like Poe and King a run for their money with unexpected plot twists and vile descriptions that surpass the gross and rival the grisly." (VOYA).