

The world of internationally acclaimed author Darren Shan’s Cirque Du Freak brought to life as you’ve never seen it before!
Darren Shan was an average kid until destiny brought him to the Cirque du Freak. Now Darren’s been immersed into a shadowy world inhabited by vampires, werewolves, and strange creatures the likes of which he’s never imagined, and his life will be changed forever!
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- CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 1 | June 2009
- CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 2 | August 2009
- CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 3 | October 2009
- CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 4 | Coming January 2010
- CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 5 | Coming April 2010
- CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 6 | Coming July 2010
- CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 7 | Coming October 2010
Cirque du Freak © Darren Shan, Illustration © Takahiro ARAI / Shogakukan, Inc.
CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 1 story by Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai
June 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3041-6 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 208 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Teen
The world of internationally acclaimed author Darren Shan’s Cirque Du Freak brought to life as you’ve never seen it before!
Darren Shan was an average kid until destiny brought him to the Cirque du Freak. Now Darren’s been immersed into a shadowy world inhabited by vampires, werewolves, and strange creatures the likes of which he’s never imagined, and his life will be changed forever!
CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 2 story by Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai
August 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3038-6 | $10.99 ($11.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Teen
Darren Shan’s days as an ordinary schoolboy are over, and his life as the vampire’s assistant has begun! With his mentor, Larten Crepsley, Darren joins the Cirque du Freak and slowly begins settling into his new role there, an adjustment made simpler when he makes a couple of new friends among the Cirque’s performers. But life as a half-vampire can never be easy or ordinary — as Darren learns only too well when tragedy strikes!
CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 3 story by Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai
October 2009 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3043-0 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Teen
Accompanying his master, Mr. Crepsley, on a trip to the city, half-vampire Darren Shan is ready to enjoy a pleasant holiday away from the Cirque du Freak with his friend Evra. But when he learns of a string of grisly murders whose victims have been drained of blood, Darren begins to suspect that his mentor may be involved. Has Mr. Crepsley crossed the line, or could it be that some creature more fearsome than a vampire haunts the city’s streets?
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CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 4 story by Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai
Coming January 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3039-3 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Teen
Darren and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren’s human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain — Darren’s initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he ever could have imagined!
CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 5 story by Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai
Coming April 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3042-3 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Teen
CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 6 story by Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai
Coming July 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3040-9 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Teen
CIRQUE DU FREAK Volume 7 story by Darren Shan, art by Takahiro Arai
Coming October 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-7595-3037-9 | $10.99 ($12.99) | 192 pages | 5”x 7.5″ | Teen













