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Allies of the Night
The Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan Series (Book 8)
- Author
- Darren Shan
- Narrator
- Ralph Lister
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2014
- Run Time
- 4 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 running out, and the past is catching up with the hunters fast. Darren must forge new alliances and try to unravel the mystery behind the malevolent forces that have been set in motion against him.
In this second part of the Hunters trilogy, the stakes are raised and the pace quickens to keep listeners on the edge of their seats.
Critics Review
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“Fast paced and compelling, full of satisfying macabre touches, Cirque du Freak explores the powerful fascination of the dangerous and the unnatural and also, movingly, the obligations of friendship.”
J. K. Rowling, praise for the series
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“Shan is uncannily skillful in sucking readers into his macabre world.”
Children’s Literature, praise for the series
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Details
- Author
- Darren Shan
- Narrator
- Ralph Lister
- Duration
- 4 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2014
- ISBN
- 9781482956085
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
Synopsis
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 running out, and the past is catching up with the hunters fast. Darren must forge new alliances and try to unravel the mystery behind the malevolent forces that have been set in motion against him.In this second part of the Hunters trilogy, the stakes are raised and the pace quickens to keep listeners on the edge of their seats.
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