Darren Shan





Darren Shan

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July 02, 1972

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Librarian's note: Also writes under the name D.B. Shan.

Darren Shan (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) is the pen name of the Irish author Darren O'Shaughnessy, as well as the name of the protagonist of his book series The Saga of Darren Shan, also known as The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States. He is the author of The Demonata series, as well as some stand-alone books, and a series of books for adults under the alternative name of D.B. Shan.


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There were lots of posts over on my Twitter account last night, from UK fans who caught the "Cirque Du Freak" movie on ITV2. I know lots of hardcore Shansters hated the film, but I have to be honest -- I liked it. As film adaptations go (and I think a film always needs to be compared with other films, not with books) I think it worked quite well, and although you might not know it by reading bo... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.16 · 219,264 ratings · 10,125 reviews · 94 distinct works · Similar authors
A Living Nightmare (Cirque ...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 21,691 ratings — published 2000 — 52 editions
The Vampire's Assistant (Ci...
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 17,485 ratings — published 2000 — 43 editions
Tunnels of Blood (Cirque Du...
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 15,047 ratings — published 2000 — 38 editions
Vampire Mountain (Cirque Du...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 13,637 ratings — published 2001 — 28 editions
Trials of Death (Cirque Du ...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 12,643 ratings — published 2001 — 27 editions
The Vampire Prince (Cirque ...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 12,171 ratings — published 2002 — 35 editions
Hunters of the Dusk (Cirque...
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 10,994 ratings — published 2002 — 29 editions
Allies of the Night (Cirque...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 10,655 ratings — published 2002 — 28 editions
Killers of the Dawn (Cirque...
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 10,372 ratings — published 2003 — 25 editions
The Lake of Souls (Cirque D...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 9,733 ratings — published 2003 — 25 editions
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A Living Nightmare The Vampire's Assistant Tunnels of Blood Vampire Mountain Trials of Death The Vampire Prince Hunters of the Dusk
The Saga of Darren Shan (12 books)
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4.1511580497941685 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 152,066 ratings
Lord Loss Demon Thief Slawter Bec Blood Beast Demon Apocalypse Death's Shadow
The Demonata (10 books)
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4.187341716399833 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 45,409 ratings
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Cirque Du Freak: The Manga (12 books)
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4.291658639953766 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 5,191 ratings
Birth of a Killer Ocean of Blood Palace of the Damned Brothers to the Death
The Saga of Larten Crepsley (4 books)
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4.323398215733982 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 4,932 ratings
Procession of the Dead Hell's Horizon City of the Snakes
The City Trilogy (3 books)
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3.9491525423728815 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,947 ratings
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June 2011, Darren Shan
"His Favorite Horror: The master of macabre shares his favorite works of terror just in time for his new noir fantasy, City of the Snakes." ...More

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“Real life's nasty. It's cruel. It doesn't care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be. In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil often wins.”
Darren Shan

“Ever hear of the phrase, Banging you're head on a brick wall?"
Ah, but you forget, Darren, vampires can break brick walls with their heads.”
Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk

“Even a minute of dying is better than an eternity of nothingness. ”
Darren Shan, Sons of Destiny

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