Birth of a killer /
Darren Shan.
- 1st U.S. ed.
- New York : Little Brown, c2010.
- 252 p. ; 21 cm.
- The saga of Larten Crepsley ; bk. 1 .
- Shan, Darren. Saga of Larten Crepsley ; bk.1. .
Prequel to: Cirque du Freak series.
When his cousin is murdered at the factory where they both work as child laborers, young Larten Crepsley commits a horrific act and must live on the run until he meets a vampire named Seba Nile who offers him protection and training as a vampire's assistant.