He and his friend Steve wrangle tickets to the dead-of-night show and soon find themselves in a nightmare that does not have any end. And, like all the other kids, he is both excited and repelled when he finds out a freak show has come to town. From the introduction to the cliffhanger ending of each chapter, you will be hooked.ĭarren Shan (the character in the book) is a pretty normal kid who just happens to have a strange fascination with spiders. Darren Shan (real name Darren OShaughnessy) has launched readers on a ride they will not soon forget.
"Fast paced and compelling, full of satisfying macabre touchesCirque du Freak explores the powerful fascination of the dangerous and unnatural and also, movingly, the obligations of friendship." Younger readers aren't the only ones to enjoy this book. Their enthusiasm is sure to be shared with US readers when the first book is released in April 2001. Lucky readers in the UK got first dibs on Darren Shan's series.
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