Darren Shan's Blog, page 24

Tattoo Tuesday - Zack

TATTOO TUESDAY is back -- and I've got a sneaky feeling that it was always DESTINED to return!!! :-) :-) :-) This beautifully terrifying tattoo of Mr Tiny's heart-shaped watch was shared with me by a fan of my Cirque Du Freak books called ZACK, who is clearly trying to curry favour with the infamous meddler in the hope that he'll be spared when the world falls. Mr Tiny told me to pass on a short message to you, Zack -- "You won't!!!!" 

On show in Hungary

How lovely to see the Hungarian edition of Archibald Lox Volume 1 on such prominent display in Libri Könyvesboltok! Although I produced some extremely handsome physical editions of the Archibald Lox books in English (even if I do say so myself!), which it came to promoting and selling them, I focused mainly on the eBooks, which account for the vast majority of my sales. I just don't have the knowledge, experience or time to go through the hard work of trying to get the hardbacks or paperback...

Archie on Apple Audio - unofficial

I've been holding off making an official announcement about this, as books 2, 3 and 4 have yet to upload (even though all the other books are on there). But I'm off on holiday next week, and I'm worried someone will spot them while I'm away and word will spread before I can announce it myself. And I do like to share big news like this with you guys first. So... UNOFFICIALLY, you understand!!! The Archibald Lox series is coming out as AUDIO BOOKS exclusively on APPLE. Books 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 ...

AH Magazin review

The Hungarian edition of Archibald Lox Volume One is continuing to cause a positive stir. One of the latest reviews, which also includes a nice, lengthy summary, appeared in AH MAGAZIN. As well as rightly complimenting the lovely cover, which was designed especially for the market in Hungary, the reviewer summed up their review with: "The story of the missing princess shows that Darren Shan can still surprise readers. Archie and Inez are lovable characters who, in addition to the dark forces...

Smashwords Summer Sale - FINAL DAY

It's the FINAL DAY of the SMASHWORDS SUMMER SALE, where LOADS of eBooks are on offer, some at absolutely massive discounts! I've reduced ALL of my Archibald Lox eBooks by 50%, so if you don't already own them, this is your last chance to pick up the entire series at HALF its regular price -- but HURRY, because there are only a few hours left before the books return to full price!! My advice is to choose the trilogy Volume collections over the individual books, as it will be cheaper to buy them t...

Kaiser Chiefs

Mrs Shan and I went to see Kaiser Chiefs in the Big Top in Galway last Thursday. We've been there a few times over the years and it's a fab venue, very easy to get into and close to the front if you want to be up where the action is -- we were right at the front, near the middle, just one row of people ahead of us at the barrier. I had a panicky few moments when we arrived outside -- the gig was meant to go ahead in 2020, but was postponed a few times because of COVID and other issues. I tho...

Fan letter from Tim

As you guys know, I love interacting with my fans, and appreciate every comment, tweet, email, letter that comes my way. But sometimes one of you will send me something that puts an EXTRA big smile on my face, and this email that dropped through my inbox recently was one of those times. It's a lovely, lengthy, literate letter from a guy called TIM who has been a fan of mine a long, LONG time, and is now getting ready to hopefully pass on the freaky flame to his son. Feedback like this is a sweet...

Next Darren Dash book title reveal

Here's a nice little weekend treat for you all -- the title of my next Darren Dash book for adults!!! Yes, in a world exclusice scoop, I'm delighted to announce that the name of the book is... ...drum roll please... FATHER OF THE FUTURE I can also reveal that I've set the release date to be... OCOTBER 18TH And if all that wasn't enough, here's the book blurb as it currently stands -- this will probably be tweaked closer to publication, but here's how I'm currently pitching th...

Final time travelling edit

I finished my FINAL edit of my next Darren Dash book today, the time-travelling sci-fi novel which I've spoken about occasionally in recent months. My editor ZOE corrected the few typos that she found (not TOO many, I was pleased to note, but still enough that they would have made me look incompetent if they'd hadn't been snagged!), and also made many suggestions for little ways to improve it in certain areas. I think it's much stronger now that I've addressed some issues which were bugging Zoe,...

Rebecca Proenza article

There was an interesting interview with author REBECCA PROENZA recently, on Bold Journey. She talks in it about self care, her work, the attributes she feels a person needs in order to develop, and (the reason the interview caught my eye, and the main reason I'm sharing the link) a book that played an important role in her development. The book she highlighted? Hunters Of The Dusk, the seventh book in my Cirque Du Freak series, but the first one she read. You can check out the full interview...