Volume 5 of the Cirque Du Freak manga omnibus was due to be released today -- it contains books 9 and 10 of the series. I was very excited when my author copies arrived early in the post, and took a photo of me holding up a finished copy, to use in my blog post to promote it.

Luckily, before I hit the GO button, I checked online, where I discovered that the releae date has actually been pushed back to the 22nd of February. That's a bit disappointing for those of you who have been waiting patiently for it, I know, but in these COVID-hit times, publication dates have to be fluid.

Still, it's not all bad news, as Volume 5 is now available to pre-order through a variety of stores, so if you want to ensue you're among the first to receive it when it finally does go on sale, read on...

If you live in the USA, there are direct links to several stores on the Yen Press site: https://yenpress.com/9781975321581/cirque-du-freak-the-manga-vol-5/

If you live in the UK, this is the link for Volume 5 on AMAZON UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cirque-Du-Freak-Manga-Omnibus/dp/1975321588/

and on WATERSTONES: https://www.waterstones.com/book/cirque-du-freak-the-manga-vol-5/darren-shan/takahiro-arai/9781975321581

and on WHSMITH: https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/cirque-du-freak-the-manga-vol-5/darren-shan/takahiro-arai/paperback/9781975321581.html

(If you prefer to buy from a local independent store, they should be able to pre-order a copy for you too.)

If you prefer to buy the manga as eBooks, they ARE being republished digitally, but NOT as omnibus editions -- the first eight are currently on sale, with Books 9 and 10 going on sale on Feburary 22nd at the same time as the physical omnibus edition. You can buy them through COMIXOLOGY: https://www.comixology.com/Cirque-Du-Freak-The-Manga/comics-series/153309