The chilling Saga of Darren Shan the ordinary schoolboy plunged into the vampire world. 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. Darren
- a spider freak
- 'falls in love' with Madam Octa
- an enormous tarantala owned by Mr Crepsley. Darren determines to steal the spider so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong & Darren finds himself having to make a bargain with a creature of the night. Something out of the ordinary is set against the background of children's normal lives to chilling effect. Atmospheric funny realistic moving &...terrifying.


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The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shans international best-selling vampire saga with illustrations by Japanese artist Takahiro Arai. Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy -- until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak! until he meets Madame Octa! until he comes face-to-face with a creature of the night! Soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape with his best friends life hanging by the finest of threads. Darren must make a bargain to save Steve but the only one that can help is not human & only deals in blood! The stunning illustrations & manga format give a new dimension to this ever-popular vampire saga available for the first time in translation in the UK. This will be a must-have for Shan fans & manga aficionados alike. ...

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From the No.1 internationally bestselling author comes the third heart-stopping adventure exploring the incredible history legends & hidden secrets of Carcassonne & the Languedoc. Set during World War II in the far south of France CITADEL is a powerful action-packed mystery that reveals the secrets of the resistance under Nazi occupation. While war blazed in the trenches at the front back at home a different battle is waged full of clandestine bravery treachery & secrets. & as a cell of resistance fighters codenamed Citadelle fight for everything they hold dear their struggle will reveal an older darker combat being fought in the shadows. Combining the rugged action of LABYRINTH with the haunting mystery of SEPULCHRE CITADEL is a story of daring & courage of lives risked for beliefs & of astonishing secrets buried in time. ...

From the No.1 internationally bestselling author comes the third heart-stopping adventure exploring the incredible history legends & hidden secrets of Carcassonne & the Languedoc. Set during World War II in the far south of France CITADEL is a powerful action-packed mystery that reveals the secrets of the resistance under Nazi occupation. While war blazed in the trenches at the front back at home a different battle is waged full of clandestine bravery treachery & secrets. & as a cell of resistance fighters codenamed Citadelle fight for everything they hold dear their struggle will reveal an older darker combat being fought in the shadows. Combining the rugged action of LABYRINTH with the haunting mystery of SEPULCHRE CITADEL is a story of daring & courage of lives risked for beliefs & of astonishing secrets buried in time. Read by Finty Williams. Finty Williams is a successful stage & screen actress. Her theatre credits include Luise Miller at The Donmar Twelfth Night at The National Bedlam at Shakespeare's Globe Bedroom Farce at Rose Theatre & Duke of York's & Tons of Money at Theatre Royal Windsor. Television work

Includes:: Cranford & Born & Bred & film features include The Good Night Ladies In Lavender & Gosford Park. Finty regularly performs on radio & has read numerous audio books. She also provided the voice of Angelina in the hit children's television & audio book series Angelina Ballerina.

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Carcassonne 1942. A spirited & courageous young woman Sandrine finds herself drawn into the world of the Resistance in Carcassonne under German Occupation. Her network
- codenamed ' Citadel'
- is made up of ordinary women who risk everything to fight the sinister battles raging in the shadows around them. As the war reaches its violent & bloody conclusion Sandrine's fate is tied up with that of three very different men. But who is the real enemy? Who is the real threat? & who is the true guardian of the ancient secrets that for generations have drawn people to the foothills of the Pyrenean mountains?

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Contemporary / British English When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle? ...