{"product_id":"9780008829391","title":"The Vampire’s Assistant : Book 2","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Shan, Darren \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHorror \u0026amp; ghost stories, chillers (Children's\/YA)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 August 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Saga of Darren Shan' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 14 | 128g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarren Shan has been made a half-vampire by Mr Crepsley, but the Cirque Du Freak holds more unpleasant surprises for the vampire’s assistant – join him on a bloodcurdling adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Darren joins the vampire, Mr Crepsley, as his assistant and they return to the Cirque Du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) and a local boy, Sam, and RV, an eco-warrior and animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life among the Cirque performers as the youngest half-vampire in existence, but he defiantly refuses to drink human blood – the whole idea sickens him – and he tries desperately to cling on to the part of him which is human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Darren comes face to face with pure evil in the form of Mr Tiny, the leader of the Little People who join the Cirque Du Freak, and who eat anything – including human flesh. When he discovers animal bones, RV frees the wolf-man from his cage – and no-one could possibly guess how truly terrible the whole effect would be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53447538344272,"sku":"9780008829391","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9780008829391.jpg?v=1787659910","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008829391","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}