Book description
The nightmare begins… Vampire Blood trilogy comprising: Cirque Du
Freak, The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels of Blood. Join Darren Shan's
descent into the darkness.
CIRQUE DU FREAK
Darren goes to a banned freak show with his best mate Steve. It's the
wonderfully gothic Cirque Du Freak where weird, frightening half
human/half animals appear who interact terrifyingly with the audience.
After he sees the amazing performing spider, Madam Octa, Darren is
determined to steal her. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong. The
spider bites Steve and Darren has to sell his soul to an evil vampire to
get the antidote.
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.
TUNNELS OF BLOOD
When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire Generals, Darren and the
snake-boy, Evra Von, leave the Cirque Du Freak and travel with him to
the city. Whilst there, Darren meets Debbie and his life as a Vampire's
Assistant fades into the background - until corpes are found. Corpses
drained of blood… Suspicious of Mr Crepsley's secretive bahaviour,
Darren and Evra shadow him across the city and confront a creature of
the night who may be the end of them all… Cirque Du Freak
“…fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry for
more.” JK Rowling
"I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you
manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the
hurt. It's
great story-telling."
Roddy Doyle Born in London in 1972, Darren O'Shaughnessy [ writing as
Darren Shan] moved to Limerick with his parents and younger brother.
Darren returned to London to study Sociology and English then worked for
a TV cable company. His first adult novel Ayumarca has been published by
Orion and his writing has been likened to Clive Barker and Iain Banks.
He is now a full-time writer of TV scripts and novels.
