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Darren Shan



A pseudonym used by Darren O'Shaughnessy

Darren is a massively successful author of numerous fantasy and horror books for both young people and adults.His most famous works include the 12 books of The Saga of Darren Shan; the 10 books of The Demonata, The City Trilogy; The Thin Executioner and his most recent series of 4 books, The Saga of Larten Crepsley. A movie of Cirque Du Freak was completed in 2009.

By the start of 2010, Darren's books were on sale in every continent, in 39 countries, in 31 languages, and have been children's bestsellers in America, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and other countries. The books have topped adult bestseller charts in Hungary, Japan and Taiwan. In total, his books have sold close to 15 million copies worldwide.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
Saga of Darren Shan
   1. Cirque Du Freak (2000)
     aka A Living Nightmare
   2. The Vampire's Assistant (2000)
   3. Tunnels of Blood (2000)
   4. The Vampire Mountain (2001)
   5. Trials of Death (2001)
   6. The Vampire Prince (2003)
   7. Hunters of the Dusk (2001)
   8. Allies of the Night (2001)
   9. Killers of the Dawn (2003)
   10. The Lake of Souls (2005)
   11. Lord of the Shadows (2006)
   12. Sons of Destiny (2004)
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Demonata
   1. Lord Loss (2005)
   2. Demon Thief (2005)
   3. Slawter (2006)
   4. Bec (2006)
   5. Blood Beast (2007)
   6. Demon Apocalypse (2007)
   7. Death's Shadow (2008)
   8. Wolf Island (2008)
   9. Dark Calling (2009)
   10. Hell's Heroes (2009)
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City Trilogy
   1. Procession of the Dead (2008)
   2. Hell's Horizon (2010)
   3. City of the Snakes (2010)
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Saga of Larten Crepsley
   1. Birth of a Killer (2010)
   2. Ocean of Blood (2011)
   3. Palace of the Damned (2011)
   4. Brothers to the Death (2012)
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Zom-B
   1. Zom-B (2012)
   2. Underground (2013)
   3. City (2013)
   4. Angels (2013)
   5. Baby (2013)
   6. Gladiator (2014)
   7. Mission (2014)
   7.5. Circus (2014)
   8. Clans (2014)
   9. Family (2014)
   10. Bride (2015)
   11. Fugitive (2015)
   12. Goddess (2016)
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Archibald Lox volumes
   1. The Missing Princess (omnibus) (2020)
   2. The Kidnapped Prince (omnibus) (2021)
   3. The Exiled King (omnibus) (2022)
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Novels
   Koyasan (2006)
   The Thin Executioner (2010)
   Lady of the Shades (2012)
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Collections
   Kids' Night In (2003) (with others)
   Midnight Feast (2011) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Hagurosan (2013)
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Darren Shan recommends
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Harry Hardman vs. Halloween (2023)
Alexander Gordon Smith
"A delightfully delicious helping of Halloween mayhem!."
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Hunger of the Yeti (2011)
(Scream Street, book 11)
Tommy Donbavand
"Lightning-paced, bloodcurdling fun. I wish I'd been able to visit Scream Street as a kid!"
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Lord Oda's Revenge (2010)
(Blood Ninja, book 2)
Nick Lake
"The night has a new hero."

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