Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare

Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 031604184X

From the Master of Horror comes the first gripping book in the twelve book New York Times bestselling Saga of Darren Shan. Start the tale from the beginning in the book that inspired the feature film The Vampire's Assistant and petrified devoted fans worldwide. A young boy named Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers-- Mr. Crepsley-- is a vampire! Stever remains after the show finishes to confront the vampire-- but his motives are surprising! In the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea. As if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. Crepsley and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires. This is the beginning of Darren's story.

Vampire Mountain

Vampire Mountain
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2001
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 0007114419

Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, is forced to march to Vampire Mountain where he will be judged by the vampire princes. Darren Shan and Mr Crepsley make a long and dangerous trek to the vampire's stronghold in the mountains. The trek is a test of skill and endurance - one which sees Darren's vampire nature develop, and a new understanding of the mysterious blue-robed servants of the sinister Mr Tiny. Gavner Purl makes a welcome return when he joins Darren and Mr Crepsley, but they face more than the cold on their way to the vampire princes - the vampaneze have been there before them... Will Darren's meeting with the Vampire Princes restore his human nature, or turn him further towards the darkness...

Lord of the Shadows

Lord of the Shadows
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2004
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 000715920X

One boy's terrifying journey from human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince. Where he will rule the night and destroy the world.

Trials of Death

Trials of Death
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2014-05-21
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 9780316146616

Darren begins the Trials of Initiation to prove himself worthy of being a half-vampire, even as the clan's blood foes, the vampaneze, gather near Vampire Mountain.

Killers of the Dawn (The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 9)

Killers of the Dawn (The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 9)
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2011-03-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0007435347

The allies of the night prepare for the final, deadly confrontation. Darren and Mr Crepsley will get more than they bargained for when they come face to face with the Vampaneze Lord.

Hell's Horizon

Hell's Horizon
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2011-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0446574376

New York Times bestselling novelist Darren Shan returns with the second book in his series The City. In the City, The Cardinal rules, and Al Jeery is a loyal member of his personal guard. But when Al is pulled from his duties at Party Central to investigate a murder, an unexpected discovery leads him in a new direction, where his loyalties and beliefs will be severely tested. Soon he is involved in a terrifying mystery that draws in the dead, the City's Incan forefathers, the imposing figure of The Cardinal, and the near-mythical assassin Paucar Wami. Wami is a law unto himself, a shadowy, enigmatic figure who can apparently kill anyone he chooses without fear of punishment or retribution. And Al is about to find out that he has a lot more in common with Wami than he could ever have imagined...

The Vampire's Assistant

The Vampire's Assistant
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: Cirque Du Freak: Saga of Darre
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780613526401

For use in schools and libraries only. The Vampire's Assistant chronicles Darren Shan's new lonely life as a half-vampire, pumped with the cursed blood of his vampire guardian, Mr. Crepsley. Darren has much to learn about his freshly supernatural state.

Thirsty

Thirsty
Author: M. T. Anderson
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2010-03-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0763651540

"Entertaining, disturbing, memorable, and sophisticated, this mortality tale will continue to haunt after the last pages are turned." – School Library Journal All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that keeps Tch’muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another world, Chris desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric fate. He needs help, but whom can he trust? A savagely funny tale of terror, teen angst, suspense, and satire from National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson.