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Birth of a Killer

(2010)
(The first book in the Saga of Larten Crepsley series)
A novel by Darren Shan

The highly anticipated prequel to the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series!

Before Cirque Du Freak...

Before the war with the vampaneze...

Before he was a vampire.

Larten Crepsley was a boy.

As a child laborer many centuries ago, Larten Crepsley did his job well and without complaint, until the day the foreman killed his brother as an example to the other children.

In that moment, young Larten flies into a rage that the foreman wouldn't survive. Forced on the run, he sleeps in crypts and eats cobwebs to get by. And when a vampire named Seba offers him protection and training as a vampire's assistant, Larten takes it.

This is his story.

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Used availability for Darren Shan's Birth of a Killer

Hardback Editions

September 2011 : USA Library Binding

Title: Birth Of A Killer (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Saga of Larten Crepsley (Pb))
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 0-606-23454-3 / 978-0-606-23454-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
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October 2010 : USA Hardback

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley)
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 0-316-07863-8 / 978-0-316-07863-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK

September 2010 : UK Hardback

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley, Book 1)
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 0-00-731585-6 / 978-0-00-731585-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

Paperback Editions

April 2011 : Canada Mass Market Paperback

Title: Birth Of A Killer: The Saga Of Larten Crepsley Book One
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 1-55468-687-3 / 978-1-55468-687-2 (Canada edition)
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

September 2011 : USA Paperback

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley)
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 0-316-07862-X / 978-0-316-07862-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

April 2011 : UK Paperback

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley, Book 1)
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 0-00-731587-2 / 978-0-00-731587-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU

2010 : Australia Paperback

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley)
Author(s):
ISBN: 0-7322-9110-0 / 978-0-7322-9110-5 (Australia edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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1657 : Canada Paperback

Title: Birth Of A Killer: The Saga Of Larten Crepsley Book One
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 1-55468-686-5 / 978-1-55468-686-5 (Canada edition)
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

1997 : UK Paperback

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley, Book 1)
Author(s): Darren Shan
ISBN: 0-00-731586-4 / 978-0-00-731586-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA

Kindle Editions

March 2011 : UK Kindle edition

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley, Book 1)
Author(s): Darren Shan
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
Availability: Amazon UK

October 2010 : USA Kindle edition

Title: Birth of a Killer (The Saga of Larten Crepsley Book 1)
Author(s): Darren Shan
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Availability: Amazon