{"product_id":"9780008660659","title":"Cirque Du Freak : Book 1","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Shan, Darren \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 January 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Saga of Darren Shan' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 17 | 136g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brand new 25th anniversary edition of the international bestselling phenomenon!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Atmospheric, funny, realistic, moving and terrifying, Cirque du Freak has been thrilling readers for twenty-five years, and is now available in this stunning anniversary edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58303381504381,"sku":"9780008660659","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780008660659.jpg?v=1781966162","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9780008660659","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}