by Darren Shan · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006754169
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«Cirque Du Freak» is the young adult fantasy and horror novel by Darren Shan, published by HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Darren Shan is an ordinary schoolboy until, along with his best friend Steve, he attends a forbidden freak show: the Cirque Du Freak. There he meets Madam Octa, a huge tarantula, and a creature of the night; a series of risky decisions forces him to make a pact that will change his life.
First instalment of the saga The Saga of Darren Shan; the cover subtitle is «A Living Nightmare...». The work was originally published in 2000.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 11, with a mix of horror, fantasy and young adventure.
Darren O'Shaughnessy is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and Zom-B, published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The former was adapted into a manga series from 2006 to 2009 as well as a live-action film in 2009, with a prequel series, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, being released from 2010 to 2012.
