The Saga of Darren Shan #1: Cirque du Freak Award-winning author by Darren Shan (author) (UK edition)

“I was an ordinary boy, until I visited the Cirque Du Freak… until I met Madam Octa… until I came face to face with a creature of the night. That’s when my life changed completely. I don’t expect you to believe me, but everything I describe in this book happened just as I tell it…”

When Darren Shan goes into the Cirque Du Freak, he has no idea that he’ll leave his humanity behind there. It’s a bizarre freak show of arcane performers such as Hans Hands, Gertha Teeth, the Wolf Man and Rhamus Twobellies. But in the midst of the ghoulish excitement, true terror raises its head. The vampire Mr Crepsley is not faking it... From the internationally best-selling author of The Demonata, this is the chilling, thrilling vampire story that started it all.

“A plot full of twists that leaves the reader hungry for more.” J K Rowling

Product Details

Series

The Saga of Darren Shan (book 1)

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780006754169

Publisher

HarperCollins Children's Books

Date published

January 4th, 2000

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.8; Upper years; 7.0 points

Condition

New

UK edition

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The Saga of Darren Shan

Author/Illustrator

Darren Shan

Darren Shan is author of two best-selling horror series: The Saga of Darren Shan, and The Demonata. He was born in London in 1972, but has lived in Ireland since the age of six. He began to write as a teenager, and initally had horror books for adults published.

His big breakthrough came in 2000 with the publication of his first children’s book, Cirque du Freak. The first of twelve books in the vampiric_Saga of Darren Shan_ it attracted a huge following. A film of the first three books is released in October 2009. His next project, The Demonata cemented his reputation as the master of children’s horror, and the episodic Zom_B soon followed.

Darren lives in Limerick with his girlfriend. He’s a huge film buff, loves to collect comic-art, supports Tottenham Hotspur – and is always thinking up new ways to terrify his readers!

Darren’s books have now been published in 31 languages, and have been best-sellers in countries as diverse as America, Hugnary and Taiwan, selling over 20 million copies worldwide!!!!

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Reviews

greig10
on 2 December 2009

the book

the book is fab because of the circus and spider the famous book is Darren Shans first ever book

5out of 5

What kids think

Nashdasher
on 7 March 2013

this book is great scary but with lots of action.
CookieM
on 4 March 2013

One of my favourite Darren Shan books and i think it’s better than the film. Reading it makes you feel like you are there, i like books that can make you feel that way.

5out of 5
lemonhoneysss10
on 6 March 2012

Darren Shan is the master of horror books! And he starts this one of with a bang! Spiders, vampires, a circus full of strange people and the Little people…! What more could you ask for?
dashernasher
on 1 March 2012

this book contains vipires, killer spiders and slayers it’s an all out action packed book.
xxisabellatrixx
on 27 February 2011

i completely agree with j k rowling, the book is always surprising, whicj is perfect because it is written in first person and the main character isnt going to know what is going to happen in his life so why should the reader. i love seeing the world through the eyes of someone else. i thought the book ws so briliantly indescriably good! *not for the faint hearted
PrincessDona
on 18 January 2010

I have read all the book series of Darren Shan and I loved it!!!

5out of 5
loonylol96
on 3 December 2009

This book is amazing the movie is so differant and not as good but once you finish the book you need to read the next stright away.

5out of 5

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The Saga of Darren Shan #1: Cirque du Freak Award-winning author by Darren Shan (author) (UK edition)