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horror/

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series by author

Darren Shan Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July 1972) is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series '' The Saga of Darren Shan'', '' The Demonata'', and '' Zom-B'', published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The forme ...

Works

Publishing order

Cover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant #'' Lord Loss'' – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US) #''

Demon Thief Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July 1972) is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series ''The Saga of Darren Shan'', ''The Demonata'', and ''Zom-B'', published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The former wa ...

'' – 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

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to Christianity, about 1600 years before ''Demon Thief'') * ''

'' (Mid 1970s, about 30 years before ''Lord Loss'') * '' Lord Loss'' (Early 21st century) * '' Slawter'' (Fourteen months after the end of ''Lord Loss'') * '' Blood Beast'' (About a year after ''Slawter'') * '' Demon Apocalypse'' (Directly following ''Blood Beast'') * '' Death's Shadow'' (Six months after ''Demon Apocalypse'' and roughly parallel to ''Wolf Island'' and ''Dark Calling'') * '' Wolf Island'' (Roughly parallel to ''Dark Calling'') * '' Dark Calling'' (Roughly parallel to ''Wolf Island'') * '' Hell's Heroes'' (Directly following ''Dark Calling'')

Narrators

The narrator of each book in the Demonata series shifts between the three protagonists of the series; Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck and Bec MacConn.

Plot

The series centers around three protagonists from separate periods of time—Grubbs lives in the present day, Kernel in the 1970s, and Bec in around 450AD. The books detail their fight against the demon master Lord Loss, his many

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familiars, and Shadow, who promises to destroy the human universe. Together with The Disciples, the main characters attempt to thwart the Demonata from destroying the world.

Characters

Grady-MacGrigor family tree

Overview

References

External links

Author's official website
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