The Children In Read book auction was extended last night, offering people an extra couple of hours to put in bids on books that they were interested in. One of those books was a signed, dated copy of Volume 1 of the Cirque Du Freak manga omnibus, and the winning bid was a whopping...

£62!!!

I was delighted to see it make so much, as all that money will now be donated to Children In Need, a wonderful charity in the UK.

The good news for those who were outbid, or who weren't in a position to lodge is a bid, is that you can often win signed Darren Shan books for FREE in competitions in my monthly online newsletter. The next one will be running in the December issue, in just a couple of weeks' time -- click on the following link to view the current issue, where you'll also be able to SUBSCRIBE if you wish, using a button on the left, which will ensure you get an email notification every time a new issue goes live.

https://darrenshan.com/news/shanville-monthly