Cirque Du Freak Series by Darren Shan

Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare

"Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy who loves to ride bikes and hand out with his three best friends. Then one day Darren and his friends stumble across an invitation to visit the "Cirque Du Freak", a strange and mysterious freak show. They boys can only buy two tickets, so they draw straws to see who will go. Almost as if by destiny, Darren wins one of the tickets, and what follows is a horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires." (book cover)

Hardcover Info: ISBN 0316603406, Little Brown & Company, 2001

The Vampire's Assistant

"Darren was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the Cirque du Freak. Then Darren joins the powerful vampire Mr. Crepsley, as his assistant, and they return to the mysterious freak show. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von. As he struggles with his new life as a vampire's assistant, Darren tries desperately to resist the temptation that sickens him... the one thing that can keep him alive. But destiny is calling... The wolf-man is waiting..." (book cover)

Hardcover Info: ISBN 0316606103, Little Brown & Company, 2001

Tunnels of Blood

"Now Darren, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses are discovered--corpses drained of blood--Darren and Evra are compelled to hunt down whatever foul creature is committing such horrendous acts. Then beneath the streets, evil stalks Darren and Evra, and all clues point to Mr. Crepsley. Can they escape, or are they doomed to perish in the tunnels of blood?" (book jacket)

Hardcover Info: ISBN 0316607630, Little, Brown and Company, 2002

Vampire Mountain

"Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain--the vampaneze have been there before them.

Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain--if Darren is initiated into the vampire clan, it will be more deadly than he can ever have imagined." (book jacket)

Hardcover Info: ISBN 0316608068, Little, Brown and Company

Trials of Death

"Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, agrees to prove his worthiness to the vampire clan by undertaking a series of trials. Failure means death. During the trials, the vampaneze have infiltrated their mountain stronghold. Will Darren survive the trials to oust the vampire's greatest foes?" (from Amazon.co.uk)

Hardcover Info: ISBN 0316603678, Little, Brown & Co

The Vampire Prince

"Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan-Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince? Darren's initiation on Vampire Mountain draws to a stunning, bloody conclusion-but the Saga continues ..." (from Amazon.com)

Hardcover Info: ISBN 0316607096, Little, Brown & Co, 2003

Hunters of the Dusk

"The pursuit begins....Darren Shan, the Vampire Prince, leaves Vampire Mountain on a life or death mission. As part of an elite force, Darren searches the world for the Vampaneze Lord. But the road ahead is long and dangerous-and lined with the bodies of the damned." (from Amazon.com)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0316602116, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005

Allies of the Night

"Darren Shan, Vampire Prince and vampaneze killer, is obliged to attend school! But homework is the least of Darren's problems. Bodies are piling up. Time is running out. And the past is catching up with the hunters fast!" (from Amazon.com)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0316114375, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2005

Killers of the Dawn

"Outnumbered, outsmarted and desperate, the hunters are on the run, pursued by the vampaneze, the police, and an angry mob. With their enemies clamoring for blood, the vampires prepare for a deadly battle. Is this the end for Darren and his allies?" (from Amazon.com)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0316106542, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006

The Lake of Souls

"'If you step through after Harkat, you might never come back. Is your friend worth such an enormous risk?' Darren and Harkat face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. Will they survive the savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead? Be careful what you fish for..." (from Amazon.com)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0316016659, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006

Lord of the Shadows

"Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night...." (from Amazon.com)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0316016616, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2007

Sons of Destiny

"Time seemed to collapse... There was a sharp stabbing sensation in my stomach... Steve crowed, "Now I have you! Now you're gonna die!" Dead if he loses - damned if he wins. The time has finally come for Darren to face his archenemy, Steve Leopard. One of them will die. The other will become the Lord of the Shadows - and destroy the world. Is the future written, or can Darren trick destiny?" (from Amazon.com)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0316016632, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2008

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