{"product_id":"the-vampires-assistant-9780006755135","title":"The Vampires Assistant","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.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.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Vampire’s Assistant blazes a thrilling, gruesome trail through a fascinating plot.”\u003cbr\u003eThe Good Book Guide\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48863796920663,"sku":"9780006755135","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780006755135.jpg?v=1722269064","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-vampires-assistant-9780006755135","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}