A Living Nightmare
  • Length:
    12 Books
  • First Book:
    April 2001
  • Latest Book:
    September 2006
  • Genres:
    Horror
  • Age Level:
    Middle Grade (Ages 8-12), Young Adult (12-17)
  • Rating:

Cirque Du Freak Series in Order (12 Books)

Order Book Date Rating
1 5
2 5
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 5
7 5
8 5
9 5


10 5
11 5
12 5

Book Descriptions for series: Cirque Du Freak


  • Book - 1

    THIS IS A TRUE STORY. I don't expect you to believe me -- I wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't lived it -- but it is. Everything I describe in this book happened, just as I tell it. The thing about real life is, when you do something stupi...



  • Book - 2

    The Vampire's Assistant is the compelling sequel to the frightening and horrifically imaginative Cirque Du Freak. Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until he visited a mysterious freak show that led him on a journey into the dark world of vam...



  • Book - 3

    Tunnels of Blood is the compelling sequel to the horrifically imaginative and bestselling Cirque Du Freak and The Vampire's Assistant. Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to a mysterious freak show led him on a journey into the...



  • Book - 4

    Vampire Mountain is the fourth book in the bestselling Cirque Du Freak series. Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the heart of the vampire world. Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him...



  • Book - 5

    Trials of Death is the fifth book in the bestselling Cirque Du Freak series. Darren, the vampire's assistant, must pass five fearsome Trials to prove himself to the vampire clan -- or face the stakes in the Hall of Death. Author Darren Shan's vivid...



  • Book - 6

    Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan -- Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince, or is this the end of thousands of years of vampire rule? Darre...



  • Book - 7

    Hunters of the Dusk is the seventh book in the bestselling Cirque Du Freak series. As part of an elite force, Darren searches the world in a life or death mission to find the Vampaneze Lord. Author Darren Shan's vivid detail and original voice will c...



  • Book - 8

    Allies of the Night is the eighth book in the bestselling Cirque Du Freak series. Darren Shan, Vampire Prince and vampaneze killer, faces his worst nightmare yet -- school! But homework is the least of Darren's problems. Bodies are piling up. Time is...



  • Book - 9

    NOWHERE TO RUN Outnumbered, outsmarted and desperate, the hunters are on the run. Pursued by the vampaneze, vigilante mobs and the police, Darren Shan, the Vampire Prince, is public enemy Number One! With their enemies baying for blood, the vampire...






  • Book - 10

    Darren and Harkat face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. Will they survive the savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead? Be careful what you fish for......



  • Book - 11

    Darren Shan is going home -- to old ghosts and new nightmares. Enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night. . . . Author Darren Shan's vivid detail and origina...



  • Book - 12

    Time seemed to collapse... There was a sharp stabbing sensation in my stomach... Steve crowed, "Now I have you! Now you're gonna die!" Dead if he loses - damned if he wins. The time has finally come for Darren to face his archenemy, Steve Leopard...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 12 books in the Cirque Du Freak series.

The Cirque Du Freak series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Sons of Destiny (Book 12), was published in September 2006.

The first book in the Cirque Du Freak series, A Living Nightmare, was published in April 2001.

The Cirque Du Freak series primarily falls into the Horror genre. This middle grade series was written for ages 8-12, but can be enjoyed by older readers as well.
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