Cirque Du Freak
THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN BOOK 1 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 -...
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THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN BOOK 1 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 spi
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B004VA975Y
Publisher: HarperCollinsUK
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Paranormal,
Horror,
Action,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Manga,
Shonen,
Supernatural,
Vampires
Series: The Saga of Darren Shan 0 (#1)
This story is brilliant in its simplicity. It's clear from the beginning that this series was written for the Goosebumps graduates. The writing is simple and well paced. There isn't a lot of down time with the plot. It moves along well. That combined with the familiarity of the vampire, makes this q...
Finished it in one sitting. It had a shallow plot, something obviously meant for children or teens younger than 18. I have to press the issue again regarding books that really not scary but they are considered as horror. This book didn't scare me at all, but like I said, it was meant for children- y...
I've been getting hooked on Darren Shan via his ZOM-B series, and have come to the Vampire novels really late in the day, but what a treat! I read Cirque du Freak in one sitting this morning and adored it. Shan does a fantastic job of keeping the narrative genuinely frightening but at the same tim...
Darren Shan ist eigentlich ein ganz normaler Junge,der gerne Fußball spielt,und wohlbehütet mit seiner kleinen Schwester Annie in ihrem Elternhaus aufwächst! Seine größte Leidenschaft gilt aber den Spinnen und Horrorgeschichten! Eines Tages bringt ein Freund von Darren einen Flyer mit in die Schule,...
Really interesting concept. Definitely one to read if you like Young Adult books.
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