Book description
Darren Shan has been made a half-vampire by Mr Crepsley, but the Cirque
Du Freak holds more unpleasant surprises for the vampire's assistant.
Darren joins the vampire, Mr Crepsley, as his assistant and they return
to the Cirque Du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy,
Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) and a local boy, Sam, and RV, an
eco-warrior and animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his
life among the Cirque performers as the youngest half-vampire in
existence, but he defiantly refuses to drink human blood - the whole
idea sickens him - and he tries desperately to cling on to the part of
him which is human.
Darren comes face to face with pure evil in the form of Mr Tiny, the
leader of the Little People who join the Cirque Du Freak, and who eat
anything - including human flesh. When he discovers animal bones, RV
frees the wolf-man from his cage - and no-one could possibly guess how
truly terrible the whole effect would be. “The Vampire's Assistant
blazes a thrilling, gruesome trail through a fascinating plot.”
The Good Book Guide Darren Shan is the number-one best-selling author
of the series THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN, the DEMONATA and more recently
the SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY and ZOM-B. His books have been read by
millions of people around the world and translated into more than 25
languages. Darren lives in seclusion in the depths of Ireland. He is a
big film buff, and also loves theatre, comics and books, and collecting
art. He loves dreaming up new ways to terrify his readers, but never
drinks blood. Or so he claims.
