Cirque Du Freak - A living Nightmare - (Saga of Darren Shan, book 1)

Darren Shan

Little, Brown

2002

257 páginas

8h 34m

ISBN-13: 9780316605106

"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 stupid, it normally costs you. Real life is nasty. It's cruel. It doesn't care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be. In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil often wins.

I just wanted to make that clear before I began."

Darren han and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. in the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers - Mr. Crepsley - is a vampire!

Steve remains after the show finishes to confront the vampire - but his motives are surprising! in the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea.

In the tradition of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and Stephen King's "'Salem's Lot", the bestselling "Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare" is the beginning of the horror saga that has captivated millions.

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Amizade de infância

Qual a natureza dos elos de amizade? Interesses em comum, companherismo, amor fraternal e competitividade são possíveis respostas a esta pergunta.
Este livro introduz a história de Daren Shan, um garoto comum que tem uma grande amizade por Steven Leonard/Lepert (lebre).
Este primeiro livro apresenta os principais personagens da série e suas ligações emocionais. O companheirismo e cumplicidade entre os irmãos Shan, a inveja e competitividade entre os amigos da escola, o respeito e afeto pelos pais e professores.
A trama se desenvolve a partir de um pequeno desvio de conduta (roubar um panfleto) e outros desvios que se seguem como mentir aos adultos, roubar dinheiro para pagar os ingressos, escutar atrás da porta, roubar um animal de estimação...
Culmina em um acidente quase fatal e uma pena perpétua.