Cirque du Freak : the saga of Darren Shan

After traveling with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who made him into a half-vampire, Darren returns to the freak show known as the Cirque du Freak and continues to fight his need to drink human blood.

Mr. Crepsley leads Darren Shan on a dangerous trek to Vampire Mountain, the very heart of the vampire world, to be presented to the Council; but an encounter with the Vampaneze along the way means trouble.

Betrayed by one friend and reeling from the brutal slaying of another, the vampire's assistant, Darren Shan, finds himself branded a traitor and hunted by the vampire clan.

Algebra class, two old friends, and a creature with deadly hands test Darren's determination as he travels to Mr. Crepsley's home town to search for the murderous vampaneze.

Darren Shan, Vampire Prince, and his friend Harkat Mulds face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. There, they will confront Harkat's dark origins on the banks of the lake where Mr. Tiny fished out a dead soul to create him. Will they survive the savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead? Be careful what you fish for...

As Darren faces the final showdown with his archenemy, Steve Leopard, he seeks a way to trick destiny and avoid the requirement that one of them die and the other become Lord of the Shadows, fated to destroy the world.