Product Description

Stunning box set of the first six novels in The Saga of Darren Shan -- the perfect gift for budding horror fans! Darren Shan is just an ordinary schoolboy -- until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque Du Freak! until he meets Madame Octa! until he comes face to face with a creature of the night! Trapped into a deadly bargain, Darren knows that his life will never be the same again and that he must learn to face the otherworldly challenges that lie in store for him as the vampire's assistant -- even perils deep within the heart of Vampire Mountain! This box set contains the following bloodcurdling novels: Cirque Du Freak The Vampire's Assistant Tunnels of Blood The Vampire Prince Trials of Death Vampire Mountain

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42656 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1 pages

Review
Praise for 'Lord Loss': "Utterly unputdownable" The Times "The master of children's horror at his bloodcurdling best" Publishing News Praise for 'Lord of the Shadows': "Stephen King for kids!Darren Shan has brought his own brand of vampire mythology into the heads and hearts of thousands of children!Once they're hooked, kids tend to rip into the flesh of these books, quickly draining them of their life blood. The covers, with images of ghouls, creeping hands and dripping fangs are terrifying alone. " Metro Life, Evening Standard Cirque Du Freak "!fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry for more." JK Rowling "I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. It's great storytelling." Roddy Doyle --various

About the Author
Born in London in 1972, Darren O'Shaughnessy [writing as Darren Shan] moved to Limerick with his parents and younger brother. He returned to London to study Sociology and English then worked for a TV cable company. His first adult novel, 'Ayuamarca', was published by Orion in 1999. In the meantime, Darren began to write 'Cirque du Freak' as a 'fun side-project'. It was published in 2000 and has since met with huge success in over 30 countries around the world. He is now a full-time writer of TV scripts and novels, and his writing has been likened to Clive Barker and Iain Banks.

Customer Reviews

darren shan
These books are the best books I have ever read in my life. I am 14 and read 7 of these books from my library in 1 and a half months. The storyline is just incredible and you soon get to love the characters and feel sympathetic for them when they die. A brilliant buy!

The saga of Darren Shan
I began reading the saga of darren shan when I was approximately 14 years old, by chance picking up the first book of the series in my school library. I am now 17 and these series of books have changed the way I look at childrens literature. The style and tempo of the books are deep, meaningful, reflective and at times extremely emotional. They tackle decisions and choices that would be impossible to make and really get the readers thinking and involved in the books. You will instantly be pulled into the life of the teenage boy and empathise with his life, I guarantee you will be unable to put any of the books down without reading as much as humanly possible. The term "unputdownable" has been bounded about a lot recently but these series of books truely are. They include a type of incredible fast paced tempo complete with humour and lovable characters which I have never come across before. Although classed as childrens books I assure you both parents have read them and enjoyed them thoroughly. I would certainly recomend each and every single book of the series to anyone with even a mild intrest in horror. Pick the set up today, you will not regret it.

Darren Shan - 1 - 12
I began reading these books about four years ago as I was trying to encourage my son, then aged 12, to read for pleasure. He started them but only read the first couple, but that is him and no reflection on the Darren Shan vampire novels. I, however, could simply not put them down once I had started one and enjoyed them all from 'Cirque du Freak' right through to 'Sons of Destiny.' (I still get chills when I notice the initials 'RV' together somewhere on a numberplate or in an advert.)

Having been brought up in the 50's/60's on a reading diet of Enid Blyton and 'The Bunty' and 'Judy' comics and having recently read all the Harry Potter books, I am amazed at the incredibly high standard of writing there is these days for youngsters - long may that continue!

Don't hesitate to buy these for your teenager - and if they don't read them, try them yourself!

Noreen (Aged, well over 50!)