Darren O'Shaughnessey

Darren Shan and Helen Basini in Killarney, Ireland, in the summer of 2005.
Born:	July 2, 1972 London, England
Occupation(s):	Novelist
Genre(s):	Horror, Fantasy
Website:	http://www.darrenshan.com

This article is about the author. For the book series, see The Saga of Darren Shan.

Darren Shan (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) is the pen name of the Irish author Darren O'Shaughnessey, as well as the name of the protagonist of his book series The Saga of Darren Shan. This series is also known as The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States. He also is currently writing The Demonata series. Image File history File linksMetadata Cropped_Shan_Killarney. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or subject matter (content). ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... The Saga of Darren Shan (The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States) is a young adult book series written by Darren Shan about vampires. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... The main character is the central figure of a story. ... A book series is a sequence of books with common characteristics, typically marketed as a group by a particular author or publisher. ... The Saga of Darren Shan (The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States) is a young adult book series written by Darren Shan about vampires. ... Lord Loss cover Demon Thief cover Slawter cover Bec cover The Demonata is a series by best selling author Darren Shan. ...

Universal Studios have bought the film rights to the first three books of The Saga and plan to combine them to make a single movie. Brian Helgeland is writing the script and Laura Donner is producing it. It will be named after the American name, The Cirque Du Freak Series as simply, Cirque Du Freak. The current Universal Studios logo Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or, officially, Universal City Studios), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American film studios that has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of... Brian Helgeland (born January 17, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a movie writer and director, who graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. ...

Biography

Darren O'Shaughnessy was born on July 2, 1972, in St Thomas' Hospital, London, England. He lived in southeast London, close to Elephant and Castle. At the age of three, he started school at English Martyr's. When he was six, he moved, with his parents and younger brother, to Limerick, Ireland, were he has been living ever since. He received his primary education in Askeaton, and went to secondary school at Copsewood College in Pallaskenry. He then traveled back to London to study Sociology and English at Roehampton University. July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Saint Thomas’ Hospital. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Elephant and Castle, commonly shortened to the Elephant, is a major road intersection in inner south London, and is also used as a name for the surrounding district. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... A large elementary school in Magome, Japan. ... Askeaton Castle viewed from the town square Askeaton (Eas Geitine in Irish) is a town located in County Limerick, Ireland on the N69 road about two miles upstream from the River Shannons Estuary. ... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... Pallaskenry (Pailís Chaonraí in Irish) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sociological inquiry. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics... An artists view of the Whitelands College, Roehampton Univeristy Roehampton University is a campus university situated on two major sites at Roehampton in south-west London, in the United Kingdom. ...

Darren worked for a cable television company in Limerick for a few years and then decided to become a full-time writer. He bought his first typewriter when he was fourteen and wrote several short stories, comic scripts, and books that he never finished. His first success came to him at age fifteen, when he was a runner-up in a TV script-writing competition for Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland, with a dark comedy story entitled A Day in the Morgue. He finished his first novel at age seventeen. Mute Pursuit was never published, but Shan loved the writing experience, so he started focusing on novels more and not on short stories. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Mechanical desktop typewriters, such as this Underwood Five, were long time standards of government agencies, newsrooms, and sales offices. ... Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ...

All of Shan's first books were oriented to adults. He thought writing children's books would be a nice idea for the future but adult books were his main focus. His first breakthrough was with his book, Ayuamarca, written under his full name instead of his pen name. It was published in February 1999 by Orion Publishing Group, and did not sell very well. The sequel, Hell's Horizon, published in February 2000, was thought to be a better book, but it sold fewer copies than did the first. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Orion Publishing Group Ltd. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Then between the two adult books, Darren published his first children's book, Cirque Du Freak, and it launched him into becoming a best selling author as he started The Saga of Darren Shan which he would finish twelve books and five years later. After The Saga, he started his new series, The Demonata with four books already released and six more on the way. (first in series) | The Vampires Assistant >> Cirque du Freak front cover for the UK and Ireland This article is about the book. ... The Saga of Darren Shan (The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States) is a young adult book series written by Darren Shan about vampires. ...

By 2006, Shan's books were on sale on every continent, in 30 countries, and in over 20 languages. He has been a children's bestseller in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and other countries and he has topped the adult bestsellers charts in Hungary, Japan and Taiwan. His books have sold over 10 million copies. 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Darren Shan always makes an appearance at the Edinburgh Book Festival. He also sits for hours afterwards signing books and talking to fans.

Darren has a collection of thousands of movies, and he also likes to collect original artwork. He enjoys reading books and comic books, taking long walks, watching football (soccer) (a Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Republic of Ireland fan), listening to pop and rock music, and traveling worldwide. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are an English football club, which play in the FA Premier League. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music with a prominent vocal melody accompanied by electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums. ...

Bibliography

The Saga of Darren Shan

The series is comprised of 12 volumes: The Saga of Darren Shan (The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States) is a young adult book series written by Darren Shan about vampires. ...

The Cirque du Freak trilogy (Vampire Blood)
Vampire Blood is the first trilogy in The Saga of Darren Shan by the author Darren Shan. ...

• 1. Cirque Du Freak
• 2. The Vampire's Assistant
• 3. Tunnels of Blood

The Vampire Mountain trilogy (Vampire Rites)
(first in series) | The Vampires Assistant >> Cirque du Freak front cover for the UK and Ireland This article is about the book. ... The Vampires Assistant is the second book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. ... << The Vampires Assistant | Vampire Mountain >> Tunnels of Blood is the third Book in the The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. ... << Vampire Blood | Vampire War >> Vampire Rites (also called the Vampire Mountain trilogy) is the second trilogy in The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. ...

• 4. Vampire Mountain
• 5. Trials of Death
• 6. The Vampire Prince

The Hunters trilogy (Vampire War)
Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Trials of Death is the fifth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by the author Darren Shan. ... << Trials of Death | Hunters of the Dusk >> The Vampire Prince is the sixth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. ... Vampire War (also called the Hunters trilogy) is the third trilogy in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. ...

• 7. Hunters of the Dusk
• 8. Allies of the Night
• 9. Killers of the Dawn

The Destiny trilogy (Vampire Destiny)
Hunters of the Dusk is the seventh book in The Saga of Darren Shan series of novels writen by Darren Shan. ... << Hunters of the Dusk | Killers of the Dawn >> Allies of the Night is the eighth book of The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. ... Killers of the Dawn is the ninth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. ... Vampire Destiny is the fourth and final trilogy in The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. ...

• 10. The Lake of Souls
• 11. Lord of the Shadows
• 12. Sons of Destiny

Short stories
The Lake of Souls is the 10th book in The Saga of Darren Shan and is also the first in the 4th and final trilogy in The Saga called The Vampire Destiny (or DesTiny) Trilogy. ... Lord Of The Shadows is book 11 in The Saga Of Darren Shan. ... << Lord of the Shadows | (last in series) Sons of Destiny is the twelfth final book in The Saga of Darren Shan. ...

• "An Essay on Vampires" "by" Steve Leopard - book 1 tie-in story .
• "Annie's Diary" - book 1 tie-in story.
• "Tiny Terrors" - book 2 tie-in story.
• "Transylvania Trek" - a short story "written" by Sam Grest.
• "Shanta Claus" (only available at Christmas)
• "Lonely Lefty" - book 3 tie-in story.
• "Bride of Sam Grest" - another short story "written" by Sam Grest.
• "An Affair of the Night" - book 5 tie-in story (should be read just before or after book 5).

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The Demonata

This article or section contains information regarding scheduled, forthcoming or expected future book(s). It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available.

The Demonata series currently has four books released, with a fifth and sixth confirmed. The series will be made up of 10 books. Lord Loss cover Demon Thief cover Slawter cover Bec cover The Demonata is a series by best selling author Darren Shan. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_bookcase. ...

Ordered by spot in the series and by publication date

1. Lord Loss
2. Demon Thief
3. Slawter
4. Bec
5. Blood Beast(June 2007)
6. Demonata Book 6(October 2007)
7. Books 7-10 (to be released every June and October until October 2009)

Ordered chronologically (Note that this is only for books 1-6 and past that is yet to be known where they'll fit in) (first in series) | Demon Thief >> This article is about the book. ... << Lord Loss | Slawter >> Demon Thief is a book in Darren Shans Demonata series. ... << Demon Thief | Bec >> Slawter is the third book in the series of The Demonata (4th chronologically) written by Darren Shan. ... << Slawter | Blood Beast >> For other uses, see BEC. Bec is a book by Darren Shan in The Demonata series. ... << Bec | Demonata Book 6 >> Blood Beast will be the fifth book in Darren Shans The Demonata series and is to be released on 6th June 2007. ... << Blood Beast | Demonata Book 7 >> The Demonata Book 6 will be the sixth book in Darren Shans The Demonata series. ...

1. Bec (1600ish years before...)
2. Demon Thief (30ish years before...)
3. Lord Loss (a few months before...)
4. Slawter (sometime before...)
5. Blood Beast (sometime before Demonata Book 6)
6. Demonata Book 6 (sometime before Demonata Book 7)

<< Slawter | Blood Beast >> For other uses, see BEC. Bec is a book by Darren Shan in The Demonata series. ... << Lord Loss | Slawter >> Demon Thief is a book in Darren Shans Demonata series. ... (first in series) | Demon Thief >> This article is about the book. ... << Demon Thief | Bec >> Slawter is the third book in the series of The Demonata (4th chronologically) written by Darren Shan. ... << Bec | Demonata Book 6 >> Blood Beast will be the fifth book in Darren Shans The Demonata series and is to be released on 6th June 2007. ... << Blood Beast | Demonata Book 7 >> The Demonata Book 6 will be the sixth book in Darren Shans The Demonata series. ...

The City Book Trilogy

The City Book Trilogy was written for adult readers and was under the name Darren O'Shaughnessey instead of Darren Shan. The third book was never published and they are now out of print. They were published by Orion Publishing Group. The Orion Publishing Group Ltd. ...

1. Ayuamarca - First published in the United Kingdom in February 1999 and then in Russia.
2. Hell's Horizon - Sequel to Ayuamarca. First published in the United Kingdom in February 2000.
3. City of the Snakes - Never Published

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Other books

1. Koyasan - A special book released for World Book Day 2006
2. Saga of the Vile Thing

Koyasan is a book by Darren Shan which was released in the UK and Ireland for World Book Day 2006. ... World Book and Copyright Day is a yearly event organised by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Short stories

1. "Hagurosan" - Originally written for Kids' Night In.
2. "Young Alan Moore" - Originally written for Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman, a book written to celebrate the 50th birthday of Alan Moore.
3. "The Good Ship Tree" - Originally written for the Times Educational Supplement, and accepted.
4. "Life's a Beach" - Originally written for the Times Educational Supplement, but rejected.
5. "Guyifesto–Who We Are" - Originally written for Guys Write For Guys Read. (Play on words of "manifesto")
6. The Saga of Darren Shan tie-in short stories - See above

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Unpublished books

1. The Contender - Code name for a book that Darren wrote before The Demonata and plans to release after it is finished.
2. Mute Pursuit - A futuristic cross between The Terminator and Stephen King's The Dark Tower; Darren's first complete book
3. City of the Snakes - See above
4. The Cannibal King - The planned 12th book of The Saga of Darren Shan. Never published because it was originally part of the planned 24-book Saga. Darren had planned to write 18–24 books for The Saga, with half of them taking place in the future wasteworld shown in Book 10, The Lake of Souls. This book was never published because Darren decided to end the series with Sons of Destiny, which was to be the 11th book if the series went the way originally intended.

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Darren Shan Manga

Darren Shan is being adapted into a manga, Darren shan is a very populer series around the world, specially in Japan. *[1] *[2] Manga )   is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. ...

External links

• Darren Shan website
• Vampire Mountain - A Darren Shan fansite