
The Vampire's Assistant
(The second book in the Saga of Darren Shan series)(2000)
A novel by
Darren Shan
Darren joins the vampire, Mr Crepsley, as his assistant and they return to the Cirque du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) and a local boy, Sam, and RV, an eco-warrior and animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers as the youngest half-vampire in existence, but he defiantly refuses to drink human blood -- the whole idea sickens him -- and he tries desperately to cling on to the part of him which is human. Darren comes face to face with pure evil in the form of Mr Tiny, the leader of the Little People who join the Cirque du Freak, and who eat anything -- including human flesh. When he discovers animal bones, RV frees the wolf-man from his cage -- and no-one could possibly guess how truly terrible the whole effect would be. The Vampire's Assistant follows some of the amazing characters from Cirque du Freak, and also introduces some more who truly blow the imagination.
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Hardback Editions
August 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak: the Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 1-4395-1831-9 / 978-1-4395-1831-1 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2007 : Library Binding
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 1-4242-0619-7 / 978-1-4242-0619-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Fitzgerald Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2002 : Library Binding
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant: Cirque Du Freak (Cirque Du Freak: Saga of Darren Shan (Turtleback)) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-613-52640-6 / 978-0-613-52640-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-7862-3734-1 / 978-0-7862-3734-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2001 : Hardback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak: Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-316-60610-3 / 978-0-316-60610-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Little Brown and Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK WorldCat More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant (The Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-00-732088-4 / 978-0-00-732088-2 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
April 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-316-04298-6 / 978-0-316-04298-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Juv Pap) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Cirque du Freak # 2: Vampire's Assistant Author(s): Shan. Darren ISBN: 1-55468-378-5 / 9781554683789 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Collins Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
April 2004 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Cirque Du Freak #2: The Vampire's Assistant: Book 2 in the Saga of Darren Shan (Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-316-90572-0 / 978-0-316-90572-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2002 : Paperback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant: The Saga of Darren Shan Book 2 Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-439-97485-2 / 978-0-439-97485-1 (USA, UK, or Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Scholastic Canada Availability: Amazon CA More details... |
October 2002 : Paperback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque du Freak, Book 2) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-316-60684-7 / 978-0-316-60684-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
January 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant Author(s): Darren Shan Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant (The Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-00-675513-5 / 978-0-00-675513-5 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant Author(s): Darren Shan Publisher: Collins Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
November 2005 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant: Complete & Unabridged (The Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-00-721416-2 / 978-0-00-721416-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Collins Audio Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
November 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant: Complete & Unabridged (The Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-00-721417-0 / 978-0-00-721417-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Collins Audio Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
November 2000 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Vampire's Assistant: Abridged (The Saga of Darren Shan) Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-00-102536-8 / 978-0-00-102536-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Collins Audio Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
December 2001 : Turtleback
| Title: Vampire's Assistant Author(s): Darren Shan ISBN: 0-606-27190-2 / 978-0-606-27190-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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