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Cirque Du Freak #1: A Living Nightmare

Book 1 in the Saga of Darren Shan

By Darren Shan (Trade Paperback, 2002)

Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers-- Mr. Crepsley-- is a vampire!

Stever remains after the show finishes to confront the vampire-- but his motives are surprising! In the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea. As if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. Crepsley and what follows is his forrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires.

This is Darren's story.

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- Format: Trade Paperback
- Price: $8.99 US
- ISBN-13: 9780316605106
- On Sale Date: 06/01/2002
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Formats Available: Trade Paperback, Electronic Book
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Darren Shan was born in London but at an early age he moved to Limerick, Ireland, with his parents and younger brother. He grew up watching old Dracula horror movies and reading spooky comics, which were the inspirations for this book. Cirque Du Freak is Darren Shan's first novel for young readers.

Cirque Du Freak:
"Fast-paced and compelling, full of satisfying macabre touches, Cirque Du Freak explores the powerful fascination of the dangerous and unnatural and also, movingly, the obligations of friendship."
-J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series

"Book one in the Saga of Darren Shan is poised to capture a wide audience of series horror readers." -Publishers Weekly

"Will leave readers begging for more."
-Booklist

The Vampire's Assistant:
"Gross-out horror fans will devour it and clamor for the next in the series." -Kirkus Reviews

"Shan creates heart-pounding, page-turning action that will keep kids reading." -School Library Journal

Praise for Tunnels of Blood
"Described in stomach-churning detail, the story is compulsively readable. But it's not for the squeamish." -School Library Journal