Shan, D. (2004). Cirque Du Freak #1: A Living Nightmare: Book 1 in the Saga of Darren Shan Vol. 1. New York, New York: Little, Brown Young Readers.
In the tradition of Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine, this is another Vampire adventure that can appeal to both boys and girls. More gruesome and bizarre then a vampire love story, this saga is lined with the freakish nature of a circus sideshow and the loyalty of friendship and identity. The series’ main character (named after the author), after sneaking into a freak-show, becomes fascinated with a sideshow vampire’s spider and tries to steal it. Though successful at first, it becomes clear that Shan has made a terrible mistake that lands him in a position that may cost him his mortality. And it may just land him in an eternity-long place he could never imagine, with a clan of vampires.
J.K Rowling has been vocal in her approval of the series and those with a taste for the weird, macabre, and bloodthirsty will likely devour the paperbacks like a Vampaneze: until it is all gone.
The flyer from Cirque du Freak as drawn in a Manga Interpretation:
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