It was titled ‘Birth of a Killer’ and introduced the main protagonist Larten Crepsley. The first novel of the Saga of Larten Crepsley series was published in the year 2010 by the Little Brown Books for the Young readers publishing house. Larten Crepsley served as the deuteragonist in the Cirque Du Freak series and the protagonist in the Saga of Larten Crepsley series. Darren Shan was the Vampire Prince and because of having Larten Crepsley as his mentor, he formed a father-son bond between Larten Crepsley and himself. After blooding Darren Shan, he became his mentor. He is described as a vampire who is the same person who blooded Darren Shan in the other series called as Cirque Du Freak. In the novels of the series, Larten Crepsley is known by the name Mr. Author Darren Shan began writing the novels of the series in the year 2010 when he wrote and released the first novel Birth of a Killer. Over the course of the series, author Daren Shan has tried to depict the life story of Larten Crepsley spanning over a number of continents and multiple centuries. The series is set in a period long before Darren Shah from the sequel series went on to become Larten Crepsley’s assistant. Each novel in the series revolves around the life of the main character named Larten Crepsley, who is depicted as a vampire, and give a description of the first 200 years of his life.

All the novels of the series serve prequels to another series written by the author called as ‘The Saga of Darren Shan’ or the ‘Cirque Du Freak’ series. There is a total of 4 novels published in the series between the years 20. The Saga of Larten Crepsley series is a series of fantasy and horror novels written by the well known Irish author Darren Shan.

Cirque du freak series in order