Instead, Steve is distracted by a loud noise (Darren tripped on the floor) and Mr. Crepsley after being rejected as a vampire is omitted in the manga. In the novel he outright says he cares about being a vampire more than Darren. Crepsley asks Steve if he'll miss his friends, Steve hesitates at the though of abandoning Darren, but shrugs it off. Darren is anxious at the thought of Steve becoming a vampire and being separated from him.In the novel he just leaves without explaining anything. Crepsley will agree to make him a vampire and will never see Darren again. Before leaving he tells Darren that 'they will be friends forever', assuming that Mr. When the Cirque show ends, Steve leaves Darren to confront Mr.This doesn't happen in the novel, where the kids go straight to the Cirque. Dalton and some cops trying to irrupt inside, but they're stopped by Harkat Mulds. When Darren and Steve go to the Cirque, they see Mr.In the manga, Darren receives the flyer to the Cirque du Freak from Mr. Crepsley gives the flyer to the Cirque du Freak to Alan's older brother, who then gives it to Alan himself, who shows it to his friends at school. In the novel, he just stole cash from his mother. Steve gets enough money for the tickets by betting in soccer matches with his friends.The manga skips this and starts with Darren and his friends playing soccer. The novel starts with Darren sick in the bathroom until Steve comes during recess to play soccer together.Now Darren's been immersed into a shadowy world inhabited by vampires, werewolves and strange creatures the likes of which he's never imagined, and his life will be changed forever. »Ĭirque du Freak (奇怪なサーカス Kikaina Sakasu) is volume 1 of the The Saga of Darren Shan manga. « Darren Shan was an average kid until destiny brought him to the Cirque Du Freak.

Cirque du freak series in order