The Vampire's Assistant
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| The Vampire's Assistant | |
| Author | Darren Shan |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Saga of Darren Shan |
| Genre(s) | Young adult, Horror novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Released | October 2002 |
| Media Type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0316606847 |
| Preceded by | Cirque Du Freak |
| Followed by | Tunnels of Blood |
<< Cirque Du Freak | Tunnels of Blood >>
The Vampire's Assistant is the second book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. It is part of the Vampire Blood trilogy, which comprises of the three books Cirque du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels of Blood. The Vampire's Assistant was first published in Great Britain by Collins in 2000, and was later published in the Vampire Blood trilogy in 2003.
[edit] Plot summary
The Vampire's Assistant picks up immediately where Cirque Du Freak left off. Darren Shan has just become a half-vampire and is having trouble coping with his new powers and needs, and even more trouble coping with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who "blooded him" (turned him into a half-vampire). Darren refuses to drink human blood, and is becoming very weak. Darren and Mr. Crepsley travel with the Cirque Du Freak, an illegal freak show. Mr. Crepsley can telepathically communicate with spiders, and he and Darren perform an act at the Cirque with the poisonous spider, Madam Octa. At the Cirque, Darren quickly makes friends with the snake boy, Evra Von, as they have to work and do odd tasks around the Cirque, along with finding food for strange hooded beings called Little People. When the Cirque sets up in a town, Darren makes friends with local kid Sam Grest, and local hippie R.V, who is a firm believer in protecting the environment. Darren makes the mistake of inviting them to the Cirque to see a show, and R.V. is outraged at the inhumanity showed towards the murderous wolf-man. R.V. sets the wolfman loose, and the wolf-man ends up biting off R.V.'s hands up to his elbows, and killing Sam. Darren drinks all the blood out of Sam, and thus, Mr. Crepsley says, keeps his spirit alive within Darren.
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| The Saga of Darren Shan | |
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| Vampire Blood | Cirque du Freak · The Vampire's Assistant · Tunnels of Blood |
| Vampire Rites | Vampire Mountain · Trials of Death · The Vampire Prince |
| Vampire War | Hunters of the Dusk · Allies of the Night · Killers of the Dawn |
| Vampire Destiny | The Lake of Souls · Lord of the Shadows · Sons of Destiny |
| Main Characters | Darren Shan (character) · Larten Crepsley · Desmond Tiny |
| Other Characters | List of characters from The Saga of Darren Shan |
| Other | Darren Shan (author) · Cirque du Freak (film) |
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