In the sixth book, The Vampire Prince, Darren finds out about a traitor among them and tries to stop plans to destroy the vampire clan.In the fifth book, Trials of Death, Darren faces the Trials of Initiation, nicknamed Trials of Death, to gain the recognition of other vampires as one of the youngest vampires to be recruited in decades.Crepsley and Darren make their ascent up Vampire Mountain and learn about the rites of the vampires. In the fourth book, Vampire Mountain, Mr.In the second trilogy, known as Vampire Rites, Darren learns about the vampire clan and seeks their acceptance.In the third book, Tunnels of Blood, Crepsley brings Darren Shan and Evra Von to his hometown, where one of the vampires' enemies, a Vampaneze named Murlough, is murdering innocent people.In the second book, The Vampire's Assistant, Crepsley notes that Darren is quite lonely and brings him back to the freak show, where he befriends a snake-boy, Evra Von, and a human, Sam Grest.Crepsley makes Darren a half-vampire in return for saving the life of one of Darren's best friends, Steve Leonard. In the first book, Cirque du Freak (also known as Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare), Mr.In the first trilogy, known as Vampire Blood or The Vampire's Assistant, Darren learns about and comes to accept his vampirism.The Saga of Darren Shan follows the story of Darren Shan, a normal human boy who is coerced by the vampire Larten Crepsley into becoming his assistant and a half-vampire.

Later, Universal Pictures acquired the film rights and a feature film was released in theatres on 23 October 2009. bought the movie rights prior to publication, though the film was never made and the film rights returned to Shan after three years. Cirque du Freak received good reviews and Warner Bros. Blackstone Audio has also released CD recordings of all 12 books in the series, read by Ralph Lïster.ĭarren O'Shaughnessy wrote and published the first book of the series, Cirque du Freak, under the pen name Darren Shan as a side project between two adult books. A film based on the first three books in the series was released in theatres on 23 October 2009.

As of October 2008, the book has been published in 33 countries around the world, in 30 different languages. The Saga of Darren Shan (known as Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan in the United States) is a young adult 12-part book series written by Darren O'Shaughnessy about the struggle of Darren Shan, a boy who has become involved in the world of vampires. Boxset of books 1-6 of the Saga, published by HarperCollins.

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