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Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan Book 1: A Living Nightmare

AuthorDarren Shan

NarratorRalph Lister

SeriesCirque Du Freak, The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 1

Duration5h 34m

CategoriesChildren's Fiction

Key StageKS3

PublisherBlackstone Audiobooks

VersionUnabridged

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In the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Stephen King's Salem's Lot, New York Times bestseller Cirque du Freak is the first title in the popular Saga of Darren Shan series. 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! Steve confronts the vampire after the show finishes-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 Darren's story.

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