Cirque du Freak book 1 · 2000
Cirque du Freak
Darren Shan, a boy who loves spiders, sneaks with his best friend Steve into a travelling freak show, the Cirque du Freak. There he sees a vampire, Mr Crepsley, and a deadly spider, and makes a decision that will change his life.
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Book facts
- Author
- Darren Shan
- Series
- Cirque du Freak, book 1 of 12
- Published
- 2000
- Setting
- Set in the Cirque du Freak
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Cirque du Freak
4 recurring or key characters from Darren Shan’s chart. Introduces Darren Shan, Larten Crepsley, Steve Leopard and Mr Tiny.
Lead 1
- Darren ShanFirst appearanceBoy who becomes a half-vampire
Major 2
- Larten CrepsleyFirst appearanceVampire who blooded Darren
- Steve LeopardFirst appearanceDarren's best friend
Minor and cameo 1
- Mr TinyFirst appearanceSinister meddler
Also featuring these characters
Other Darren Shan books that share the most characters with Cirque du Freak.
- Tunnels of Blood2000 · Cirque du Freak · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Allies of the Night2002 · Cirque du Freak · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Killers of the Dawn2003 · Cirque du Freak · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Lake of Souls2003 · Cirque du Freak · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon