The Saga of Darren Shan. Follow on one boy's terrifying journey from human, to half-vampire to vampire prince.
Darren Shan is back where it all started
- telling the life story of the vampire Larten Crepsley.
Spanning centuries
The nightmare begins... Vampire Blood trilogy comprising: Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant & 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 & 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 & they return to the Cirque Du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) & a local boy, Sam, & RV, an eco-warrior & 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
- & 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 & the snake-boy, Evra Von, leave the Cirque Du Freak & travel with him to the city. Whilst there, Darren meets Debbie & 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 & Evra shadow him across the city & confront a creature of the night who may be the end of them all...