Cirque du Freak, Volume 1 by Darren Shan
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- Age Range: 12 and up
- Pub. Date: June 2009
- 208pp
- Sales Rank: 7,773
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 2009
- Publisher: Orbit/Yen
- Format: Paperback, 208pp
- Sales Rank: 7,773
- Age Range: 12 and up
- Series: Cirque Du Freak: The Manga Series
- ISBN-13: 9780759530416
- ISBN: 0759530416
Synopsis
The world of internationally acclaimed author Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak brought to life as you've never seen it before!
Darren Shan was an average kid until destiny brought him to the Cirque Du Freak. Now Darren's been immersed into a shadowy world inhabited by vampires, werewolves and strange creatures the likes of which he's never imagined, and his life will be changed forever!
Biography
Darren Shan was born in London but at an early age he moved to Limerick, Ireland, with his parents and younger brother. He grew up watching old Dracula horror movies and reading spooky comics, which were the inspirations for this series. Cirque Du Freak is his first novel in The Cirque Du Freak series
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Cirque Du Freak the Managaby Dothacker16
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August 01, 2009: this is the GREATEST Book turned into a manga of all time! i mean there are a lot of other books that have been turned into mangas but none of them follow the storyline alomst exactly to detail like this Manga. i greatly encourage all Cirque Du freak fans and Anime fans to read this Manga.
I Also Recommend: Lord Loss (The Demonata Series #1), The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak Series #2).
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.comby TeensReadToo
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July 10, 2009: Relive the first novel in the most action-packed, fast-paced thriller of a series ever to rule the human and vampire world with this newly published CIRQUE DU FREAK manga.
The story surrounds Darren Shan, the infamous spider lover. On his way home one night he is given a flyer to a circus. Not just any other regular circus, however - this is the circus of freaks. Accompanied by his friend, Steve, Darren witnesses the most peculiar and amazing acts that no other circus has to offer.Among these acts are Larten Crepsley and his spider, Madam Octa. It was like love at first sight for Darren as the hypnotic and magnificent spider did her act. Little did Darren know that Madam Octa and the brash decisions Darren himself would be making shortly would change his life forever.Darren's world goes from circus of freaks to the underworld of vampires in a flash.Takahiro Arai's art is extremely mesmerizing and helps the reader picture what the characters look like, or how they should look in the upcoming Cirque du Freak movie. Each manga will mirror each novel, and the manga is read in a true right-to-left fashion and even incorporates some Japanese, such as gokuku = gulp or hena = flop.The story itself may be old, but seeing it in this new light is refreshing and brings back memories of when I first read it in 7th grade.Open up your wallet, because once you read the manga, you are going to want to read the novel itself!
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