Cirque du Freak - The Saga of Darren Shan 1 Special Ed

Darren is just your average schoolboy - or was, at least - until he and his friend Steve buy tickets to the outlawed, magical and macabre Cirque Du Freak. Packed with wonderfully grotesque characters - including a snake-boy, a wolf-man and, most exciting of all, an enormous performing spider - the boys are enchanted, fascinated and yet terrified by the show. Darren, a total spider freak, decides to steal and train Madam Octa - an enormous tarantala owned by Mr Crepsley, so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong, and soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape - and finds himself forced to make a terrible bargain with a creature of the night... Atmospheric, funny, realistic, moving and terrifying, Cirque du Freak has been thrilling readers for twenty five years, and is now available in this stunning anniversary edition.

Product details

• Authors: Darren Shan, Shan Darren
• Publisher: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.01.2025
• EAN: 9780008660659
• ISBN: 978-0-00-866065-9
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Series: The Saga of Darren Shan
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Horror, JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories, Darren Shan;vampire;vampaneze;blood;tarantula