Readers won't be disappointed by this fast-paced, gory, but strangely amiable sequel. Some of the hardest lessons of all come when he joins the traveling freak show Cirque Du Freak, the show that got him and Steve in trouble in the first place. He doesn't grow fangs, for instance, like he thought he might.

Darren has much to learn about his freshly supernatural state. The Vampire's Assistant chronicles his new lonely life as a half-vampire, pumped with the cursed blood of his vampire guardian, Mr. In order to do so, he has to fake his death, get buried alive, and head out-half-human, homeless, and friendless-into the world. In the first book, Darren becomes a vampire's assistant to save the life of his friend Steve. Thus is the dilemma of the young narrator-protagonist, Darren Shan, in this tremendously suspenseful, oft-sickening sequel to Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan. What if you were an unwilling vampire? You needed to drink human blood to stay alive, but you weren't some horror-flick villain you were you, born human-a nice person, even. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a Vampire's Assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. (Ages 10 and older) -Emilie Coulterĭarren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the Cirque Du Freak. Luckily for all, it looks as though we haven't seen the last of this appealing, well-meaning (if occasionally bumbling) half-vampire.

As fast-paced and thrilling as ever, his writing will encourage even reluctant readers to devour the series. The latest installment of Darren Shan's bestselling saga will surely satiate his legions of bloodthirsty fans. Along the way, Darren meets his first girlfriend, and winds up putting her life, as well as everyone else's, in grave danger. Soon, Crepsley, Darren, and Evra the snake-boy are embroiled in a bloody battle of wits between the vampire community and a mad, 'vampaneze,' a creature from a separate, more murderous race of vampires. Crepsley, whisks him off to the big city for a mysterious mission. But before he can get too cozy, his vampire master, Mr. Can they escape, or are they doomed to perish in the tunnels of blood?įollowing his blood-curdling adventures in A Living Nightmare and The Vampire's Assistant, half-vampire Darren Shan is settling into his day-to-day life at Cirque Du Freak, the traveling freak show he has joined. Meanwhile, beneath the streets, evil stalks Darren and Evra, and all clues point to Mr. When corpses are discovered-corpses drained of blood- Darren and Evra are compelled to hunt down whatever foul creature is committing such horrendous acts. Darren, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr.

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