Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare

· Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Ralph Lister
4.9
31 reviews
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5 hr 34 min
Unabridged
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About this audiobook

In the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Stephen King's Salem's Lot, New York Times bestseller Cirque du Freak is the first title in the popular Saga of Darren Shan.

Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human / half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers—Mr. Crepsley—is a vampire!

Steve confronts the vampire after the show finishes—but his motives are surprising! In the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea. As if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. Crepsley, and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires.

This is Darren's story.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
31 reviews
Anastasia Chilakos
June 22, 2022
This was my husbands favorite series growing up, he finally wore me down to give it a try. I’m actually quite pleased with it. The narrators voice is sometimes extreme but generally I have enjoyed the series
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Lee Dowell
April 4, 2023
great read!
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Shannon Hall
August 22, 2023
Wowee!
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About the author

Darren Shan is the bestselling author of the young adult series Cirque Du Freak, The Demonata, and the Saga of Larten Crepsley series, as well as the stand-alone book The Thin Executioner. His books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Shan divides his time between his homes in Ireland and London.

Ralph Lister is an experienced actor and voice artist who trained at LAMDA. He spent fifteen years in mainstage theatre in London, Madrid, Hong Kong, and Edinburgh before moving to America, where he focuses on film, television, and audiobook narration.

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