

The book has been published in over 33 countries around the world and has been translated into over 30 languages. The film starred Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson, and Willem Dafoe. The infamous series was brought to life in the 2009 movie Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant. But with super senses being able to see in the fark and track scents like a predator, Shan must adapt to his powers quickly… Everyone knows that vampires are much stronger than the average human, running at top speeds too fast to be picked up by the naked human eye.

The reader is in for a ride as they navigate Shan’s ordeals whilst dealing with being a part vampire and how he navigates his newfound and ultimately life-changing powers. The Cirque Du Freak show features many wacky and wonderful acts, such as wolf-man, snake-boy and Mr Crepsley, the ring leader and a vampire who owns a trained poisonous spider. Darren Shan enters a banned freak show with his best friend Steve and leaves transformed into a half-human, half-vampire hybrid.

The Darren Shan Cirque du Freak series is a twelve-part book collection about an ordinary schoolboy plunged into the supernatural vampire world. The Cirque du Freak collection has been hailed as “Stephen King for kids” and is sure to be a hit for horror fanatics.
