His next project, The Demonata cemented his reputation as the master of children’s horror, and the episodic Zom_B soon followed.ĭarren lives in Limerick with his girlfriend. A film of the first three books is released in October 2009. The first of twelve books in the vampiric_Saga of Darren Shan_ it attracted a huge following. His big breakthrough came in 2000 with the publication of his first children’s book, Cirque du Freak.

He began to write as a teenager, and initally had horror books for adults published. He was born in London in 1972, but has lived in Ireland since the age of six. Darren Shan is author of two best-selling horror series: The Saga of Darren Shan, and The Demonata.

Five Book Trailers I'm Loving, Plus Battle of the.Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant by Darren.You have to read The Vampire’s Assistant to find out what he did, though. I’m all for saving the environment, but this man was seriously unbalanced. But a good book with laughs in it, along with terror, death and insane eco-warrior. Can’t be coincidence), who appeared in this book, and made me wonder who – or what – they are. And then there are the Little People (teeny, carnivorous people who never speak and are somehow connected to Mr Tiny, whose full name is Mr Des Tiny. They’re just brilliant, and a really tight-knit group. Crepsley return to the freak show where they met.

After exiling himself from his family and friends, he is also lonely so he and Mr. Since he refuses to drink human blood, Darren is slowly dying. And that is only touching the surface of the group. Shan, the author/narrator of this putative true account, is now a half-vampire and the assistant to the well-meaning vampire Mr. Darren Shan was born on 2 July 1972 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. I don’t even wanna know how he happened), Cormac Limbs (he can grow all his limbs back at will: cool or what?) and Truska (a woman who can grow a beard with a single thought, and make it retract back in as well). Writer: Cirque du Freak: The Vampires Assistant.

It’s far more exciting, mainly because of all the brilliant Cirque members, including The Wolf Man (a half human, half wolf mix – and the blend of the two blood has driven him insane. The Vampire’s Assistant starts one or two months after Cirque du Freak, and is about how Darren adjusts to life in his new role at the Cirque.

The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan