The Vampire's Assistant


 * For the movie, see Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant



The Vampire's Assistant is the second book in The Saga of Darren Shan and the second book of the Vampire Blood trilogy.

Plot Summary
In Vampire’s Assistant, Darren and Mr Crepsley join up with The Cirque Du Freak after a few months of traveling around. Darren shares a tent with anther performer; a snake boy called Evra Von who he befriends instantly (after a small incident with Evra’s Snake). Darren and Evra soon befriend Sam Grest who they find wondering round the camp site, all three of them go to an abandoned railway station where they meet R.V.(Short for Reggie Veggie) who is an eco-warrior. Darren then invites Sam and R.V. to the Cirque’s next performance. During all of these events Darren is still refusing to drink blood and is becoming weak and suffering dizzy spells. R.V. sees the Wolfman locked up in the cage and after the show he tries to release him; Darren sees R.V. doing this and tries to stop him but the Wolfman escapes and bites R.V.’s arms off (which R.V. blames on Darren) and the Wolfman runs off into the forest where Sam is hiding. Darren follows Sam and the Wolfman to the railway station where Sam is hiding. Darren and Sam try to run to a safer hiding space but the Wolfman attacks them. Darren could have bested the wolf man but he was very weak due to lack of human blood. Darren is knocked unconscious and wakes up to find the Wolfman eating Sam who is dead; Mr Crepsley comes and knocks the Wolfman unconscious (twisting the head of the Wolf Man to one side) and some Little People come to take the Wolfman back to his cage. Mr Crepsley then tells Darren of how he can preserve some of Sam’s memories by draining his blood and Darren reluctantly drinks Sam’s Blood. They then travel around with the Cirque for a few months before the events of Tunnels of Blood.

First Appearances

 * Cormac Limbs
 * Sam Grest
 * R.V.