Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit
to the Cirque Du Freak. There he
meets Madam Octa and her master, and after that nothing is ever the same again.
Last year, I worked my way through all of the books in the Saga of Darren Shan and loved them
despite hearing that they were children’s books. So when I recently saw this
copy in a local bookstore for £1.99 I just HAD to have it. This is the first
section of Cirque Du Freak, but in
manga. I don’t own many manga’s so that was another reason to have this book in
my collection, and it’s also the first “real” one I own. Meaning that the book
is flipped so you read it backwards and from right to left. I’m sure you know
the deal…
Despite the obvious need to condense the story in order to
fit in the spectacular art work by Takahiro Arai, the story was pretty
complete. As I said, the artwork itself (which is equally, if not more
important, than the text) was truly amazing. I recommend this book to any
Darren Shan fan and anyone who appreciates fine drawing. The RRP for this book
is £5.99 which is reasonable but if anyone plans on buying it then definitely
look around as it’s MUCH cheaper than that. My copy was bought from a shop
called The Works.
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