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October 12, 2023
Darren Dash website update
After a few quiet years, I've updated my Darren Dash website, adding in the cover for the new book (Father of the Future, in case you hadn't heard!) and tidying things up a bit. I know a few of you are very patiently waiting for me to add author notes for the last couple of books, but we'll have to wait a bit longer for those -- all my diaries and notes for them are currently in storage after my house fire last year. I simplified the mobile site too, so it should look a lot tidier if you're ...
October 11, 2023
Father of the Future - hardback and paperback on sale
The Future is now!! Literally!!!! Although the offical release date for Father Of The Future (my latest Darren Dash book for adult readers) is next Wednesday, October 18th, I've decided to release the PAPERBACK edition a week early, to allow time for shipping, so that fans who prefer a physical book don't have to wait too long for it. Indeed, they might end up getting it a few days earlier than the eBook! I've also released the HARDBACK edition as well today. "WHOAH!!!" I hear you al...
October 10, 2023
Tatto Tuesday - Sheila and Mr Dowling
Tattoo Tuesday is making a welcome return, with perhaps the most chilling Darren Shan-inspired tattoo EVER!!!! While most tattooed Shansters opt for quotes or images taken from Cirque Du Freak or The Demonata, SHEILA has gone for Mr Dowling from my Zom-B series -- and in incredibly gory detail too, on a scale much larger than most Shan tattoos! If you haven't read the Zom-B books, Mr Dowling is the world's scariest clown. (Pennywise dosn't count, because he was a fanastical demon/alien. ...
October 8, 2023
Shans in Ballybunion, March 2023
More photos of the Shans in Ballybunion, our nearest (and favourite) beach in Ireland. These date back to a clear, crisp day in March. The first is a shot of me and the kids on one of the cliffs above the beach, with the ruins of an old castle behind us. (Building a castle on the edge of a cliff is proof that dodgy planners are nothing unique to the 21st century!!) The second is a sweet photo of Mrs Shan and me. You can see a lot of bruising around my eye, from when I fainted a fell a fe...
October 6, 2023
Kobo Archie Vol 1 sale
A quick heads-up for bargain hunters!! To tie in with a Kobo promo, I have reduced the price of the eBook omnibus edition of Archibald Lox Volume 1: The Missing Princess for a few days only. During the sale, it will cost JUST $0.99!!! That's a 67% discount!!! The book is also on sale at that price through every other eBook store -- Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, Smashwords, etc. -- and it's been reduced to a similar low price in all global markets. I'll provide the link for Kobo below, as well ...
October 5, 2023
The Family Fright Night Podcast
I've been fairly quiet on the promotional front since the final Archibald Lox went on sale last summer, but with a new book just around the corner -- Father of the Future, my next Darren Dash book for adult readers -- I'm breaking cover!! Last night I recorded a half hour interview with CHASE WILL, fellow author and head honcho of the fabulous Family Fright Night Horror Podcast, and it went live this morning. Chase is a long-time supporter of mine, who has reviewed a few of my Darren Dash bo...
October 4, 2023
Two weeks until the Future hits!
Just two more weeks until FATHER OF THE FUTURE, my next Darren Dash book for adult readers, goes on sale on October 18th!! It's a satirical, time-travelling tale that looks at the dangers of putting too much power into the hands of a super-computer, and what happens to humanity if we cede too much control over our lives to the artificially intelligent machines that we create. The book has been picking up great reviews in the run-up to publication -- here are some snippets from the reviews to dat...
October 3, 2023
Shanville Monthly - October 2023
The Halloween edition of my online monthly newsletter is now live. All the latest Darren Shan news and updates, including the cover and pre-order links for Father Of The Future (my next book for adults, which goes on sale this month)... news of how you can pick up all 9 eBooks in my Archibald Lox series for less than $8 (if you hurry!)... the Cirque Du Freak movie is back playing on Peacock in the USA... I give a major new interview in Phantasmagoria magazine... and I provide an update on the li...
Armfield Academy Library
The librarians in Armfield Academy in the UK clearly have excellent taste in books -- they've made me their author of the month, as you can see from this Twitter post of theirs. Hurrah!!! Hopefully the students will enjoy my books as much as the librarians hope they will... https://x.com/ArmfieldLibrary/status/...
October 2, 2023
Phoenix Project Lord Loss
I've read out lots of different scenes from mine at events over the years, but the two I've done WAY more than any other are the scene in Cirque Du Freak when the wolf man bites off a woman's hand (I usually get kids up to help me act it out) and chapter 2 of Lord Loss. The CDF scene is absolutely brilliant for the inclusivity factor -- it makes everyone else at the event feel like they're at a show -- but in terms of a straight-up reading, the Lord Loss chapter knocks everything else out of the...
