Best-selling author Darren Shan’s career was launched with Cirque du Freak, a gruesome story that is perfect for all those who love to be scared. Full of nasty and creepy things such as a snake boy and, above all, Madam Octa, the seriously frightening giant tarantula who threatens all; this is not for the squeamish or sensitive! Instead, it is a wild and outrageous horror adventure that launches a fabulous series in the same vein.
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A brand new 25th anniversary edition of the international bestselling phenomenon!
| Reading age: | 9+ |
| Genres: |
Adventure Stories Horror & Ghost Stories |
A brand new 25th anniversary edition of the international bestselling phenomenon!Darren is just your average schoolboy - or was, at least - until he and his friend Steve buy tickets to the outlawed, magical and macabre Cirque Du Freak. Packed with wonderfully grotesque characters - including a snake-boy, a wolf-man and, most exciting of all, an enormous performing spider - the boys are enchanted, fascinated and yet terrified by the show.Darren, a total spider freak, decides to steal and train Madam Octa - an enormous tarantula owned by Mr Crepsley, so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds.
Cirque Du Freak is aimed at readers aged 9 and over.
Cirque Du Freak features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Horror & Ghost Stories
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Cirque Du Freak was written by Darren Shan and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Cirque Du Freak has 184 pages
Yes it is part of The Saga of Darren Shan series
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