Darren Shan is the author of the monsterific ten book series known as ‘The Demonata’ and the twelve book vampire series 'The Saga of Darren Shan'. His adventures have been read by millions of people around the world in several different languages yet much of his life remains shrouded in mystery. He lives in seclusion in the depths of Ireland. And he never drinks blood. Or so he claims.
<p>Darren is just your average schoolboy – or was at least – until he and his friend Steve buy tickets to the outlawed magical and macabre Cirque Du Freak. Packed with wonderfully grotesque characters – including a snake-boy a wolf-man and most exciting of all an enormous performing spider – the boys are enchanted fascinated and yet terrified by the show.</p><p>Darren a total spider freak decides to steal and train Madam Octa – an enormous tarantula owned by Mr Crepsley so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong and soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape – and finds himself forced to make a terrible bargain with a creature of the night…</p>
