Cirque du Freak - Darren Shan

== General information about the book == Cirque du freak was written by Darren Shan and is the first book of twelve in the 'Saga of Darren Shan'. Collins, which is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Limited, first published it in Great Britain in 2000. The recommended price is £3.99, which you will probably find to be the same (or approximately the same) in most major retailers. == The basic storyline == Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy - until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak...until he meets Madam Octa...until he comes face to face with a creature of the night. Soon, Darren and his friend Steve ...

This book is amazing everything about it made me just want to keep on reading it and reading it! Darren Shan truly is a master in this genre. ____________________________________________________ STORYLINE If you are like me and into vampires, werewolves and other creatures like that then you will LOVE this book. Basicly this book is about a boy called Darren Shan (Yes the author is called Darren Shan too) who goes to a "Freak" show with his best friend Steve Leonard Aka Steve Leopard, without revealing too much things go wrong and Darren becomes a creature of the night... a ...

Cirque du freak is the first book in the Darren Shan saga, what better a place to start then! If you are not familiar with the author he specialises in tenn horror books. He knows what hes doing and delivers every time. Not as scary as some of his books this is a good introduction into the writing style. There are many unexpected twists in his books that break from the norm of this style of book. We find our protagonist is also called Darren Shan. He's a normal boy apart from being rather good at football. His life changes forever when he finds out about a new freak show in town. After aquiring tickets for the show the chapters in which the show ...