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Kernel Fleck
''The Demonata'' is a young adult horror/fantasy series by author Darren Shan. Works Publishing order Cover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant #''Lord Loss'' – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US) #''Demon Thief'' – 5 October 2005 (7 June 2006 in the US) #''Slawter'' – 1 June 2006 (1 November 2006 in the US) #'' Bec'' – 2 October 2006 (1 May 2007 in the US) #''Blood Beast'' – June, 2007 (1 November 2007 in the US) #''Demon Apocalypse'' – October, 2007 (1 May 2008 in the US) #'' Death's Shadow'' – May, 2008 (1 November 2008 in the US) #'' Wolf Island'' – 1 October 2008 (1 May 2009 in the US) #''Dark Calling'' – 1 May 2009 (October 2009 in US) #'' Hell's Heroes'' – 1 October 2009 (May 2010 in the US) Storyline order * '' Bec'' (Between 351 AD and 400 AD, during ancient Ireland's conversion from Paganism to Christianity, about 1600 years before ''Demon Thief'') * ''Demon Thief'' (Mid 1970s, about 30 years before ''Lord Loss'') * ''Lord Loss'' (Early 21s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Lord Loss
''Lord Loss'' is the debut novel, first novel in the ''Demonata'' series written by best-selling teenage horror author Darren Shan. It was originally published in the UK on 6 June 2005. Soon after, it appeared in Japan and America, where Shan's previous series, ''The Saga of Darren Shan'', had sold millions. The novel is set in Ireland and is told in present tense First person narrative, first person through Grubbs Grady, a child whose family are all chess players. Plot Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady, the younger child of chess-obsessed parents, grows increasingly uneasy with the recent strange, nervous behavior of his parents and sister. One night, he finds the mutilated bodies of his family and encounters Lord Loss, a gruesome human-like demon who sets his two familiars, Vein and Artery, on Grubbs. Although Grubbs manages to escape, he is deeply traumatized and is placed in a mental institute. He refuses to respond to treatment until he is visited by his father's younger brother, Derv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |