Cirque du Freak

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Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare

First edition
Author	Darren Shan
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	The Saga of Darren Shan
Genre	Vampire Fiction
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	January 2000
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	192
ISBN	0-00-713900-4
OCLC	42745230
Followed by	The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak (also known as Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare) is the first of twelve novels in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (real name Darren O'Shaugnessy), published in January 2000.^[1]

A feature film adaptation of the novel, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson and Willem Dafoe was released on October 23, 2009.^[2]

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