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'Shaughnessy, 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, which seems to be doing well. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 261 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture taken on the US Tour on Las Vegas for the Demonata series. ... A pseudonym (Greek: , pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons legal name. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about work. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... “Horror story” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... 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 the struggle of a young man who has become involved in the world of vampires. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Authorship redirects here. ... A protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. ... A book series is a sequence of books with common characteristics, typically written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their 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 the struggle of a young man who has become involved in the world of vampires. ... Lord Loss cover Demon Thief cover Slawter cover Bec cover Blood Beast 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. If it is successful, they might make 4 movies in total, each film combining a trilogy of books from the series. Lauren Shuler Donner is producing the film, Paul Weitz is directing it, and the script has been written by Brian Helgeland. The movie will most likely be called Cirque Du Freak. This article is about the American media conglomerate. ... Lauren Shuler Donner (born Cleveland, Ohio on June 23, 1949) is a movie producer who specializes in mainstream in youth and family-oriented entertainment. ... Paul Weitz may refer to: Paul J. Weitz, an astronaut Paul Weitz, a filmmaker This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 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 lives in Pallaskenry, County Limerick, in Ireland. At the age of three he started school at English Martyr's in London. 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. is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Thomas’ Hospital. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference R574572 Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 20. ... A primary school in Český Těšín, Poland Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. ... 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. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Pallaskenry (Pailís Chaonraí in Irish) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge) is an academic and applied discipline that studies society and human social interaction. ... 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., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology... 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. This article is about the year. ... The Orion Publishing Group Ltd. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

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 five books already released and five more on the way. (first in series) | The Vampires Assistant >> Cirque du Freak front cover for the UK and Ireland For the series titled The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States, see The Saga of Darren Shan. ... 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 the struggle of a young man who has become involved in the world of vampires. ...

By 2007, Shan's books were on sale on every continent, in 36 countries, and in 29 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 worldwide. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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 (he is a Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Republic of Ireland fan), listening to pop and rock music, and traveling worldwide. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... Bold text For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...

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 the struggle of a young man who has become involved in the world of 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 For the series titled The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States, see The Saga of Darren Shan. ... 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)
Vampire Mountain is the fourth book of The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan. ... 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. ... ← The Lake of Souls | Sons of Destiny → Lord Of The Shadows is book 11 in The Saga of Darren Shan, by the author 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).

The Demonata

This article or section contains information regarding scheduled, forthcoming or expected future book(s). The content may change as the book release approaches and more information becomes available.

The Demonata series currently has five books released, with a sixth confirmed for release in October 2007. The series will be made up of 10 books. The release dates listed below refer to the UK and Ireland. In America, the books will be released every spring and fall, i.e. book 5 in fall 2007, book 6 in spring 2008, etc. For release dates in other countries, visit Darren Shan's website at www.darrenshan.com and go to the LINKS section, where you will find a full list of his publishers, with links to their web sites. You should be able to find out their schedule for the books on their sites or by contacting them. Lord Loss cover Demon Thief cover Slawter cover Bec cover Blood Beast cover The Demonata is a series by best selling author Darren Shan. ... Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... 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. Demon Apocalypse (October 2007)
7. Books 7-10 (to be released every June and October until October 2009)

Ordered chronologically (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. ... Bec is a book by Darren Shan in The Demonata series. ... << Bec | Demonata Book 6 >> ← Bec | Demonata Book 5 → Blood Beast is the fifth book in Darren Shans The Demonata series and was released 4th June 2007. ... << Blood Beast | Demonata Book 7 >> Demon Apocalypse will be the sixth book in Darren Shans The Demonata series, and will be the concluding part of a two part story, which started with book five, Blood Beast. ...

(Note that this is only for Books 1-6 and past that is yet to be known where they'll fit in)

1. Bec (Between 350 AD and 400 AD. About 1600 years before Demon Thief)
2. Demon Thief (Mid 1970s. About 30 years before Lord Loss)
3. Lord Loss (Early 21st century. About a year before Slawter)
4. Slawter (A year after Lord Loss. A few months before Blood Beast)
5. Blood Beast (About a year after Slawter.Sometime before Demon Apocalypse)
6. Demon Apocalypse

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The City Trilogy

The City Trilogy was written for adult readers and was released under the name Darren O'Shaughnessy 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 City Book Trilogy was written for adult readers and was under the name Darren OShaughnessey instead of Darren Shan. ... 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.

These books are due to be reprinted in the UK, by HarperCollins, with the first, renamed Procession of the Dead, being released in Spring 2008. The first two books will be re-edited, and they will be released under a different name (Revealed on his own website as: D B Shan which is probably after Holden's writer brother D B in The Catcher in the Rye). This was first announced by Darren at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway city during the 22nd Cúirt International Festival of Literature on the 28th of April, 2007, a few days before officially releasing the statement on his website. This article is about the year. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J. D. Salinger. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Connacht County: Dáil Éireann: Galway West European Parliament: North-West Dialling Code: 091 Postal District(s): G Area: 50. ...

Other books

1. Koyasan - A special book released for World Book Day 2006. Darren Shan confirmed at the Edinburgh Book Festival 2007 that he has also worked on writing a 4-book mini-series that explains how Larten Crepsley came to meet Darren Shan ^{[citation needed]}.

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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. There has also been rumors that The Contender is the same book as The Cannibal King, as Darren himself has stated that The Contender is based in a fantasy world, as the last chapter in The Saga Of Darren Shan was supposed to be. However, on March 8, 2007, Darren denied this statement on his blog.
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. There has also been rumors that Cannibal King is one and the same as The Contender. However, on March 8, 2007, Darren denied this statement on his blog.

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Darren Shan Manga

Darren Shan is being adapted into a manga. Darren Shan is a very popular writer around the world, especially in Japan. *[1] *[2] Thus far "The Cirque du Freak trilogy" (the first three books) has been completed in the 2007 Shonen Sunday Issue #11 with Chapter 24, running since Issue 36-37 (2006). The fourth book has begun in Issue #12 with Chapter 25. Three manga volumes have currently been published.*[3] This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ...

Awards

The Saga of Darren Shan

In 2001, Cirque Du Freak (Book 1) won 2nd prize at the Sheffield Children's Book Award. 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 the struggle of a young man who has become involved in the world of vampires. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2001, Cirque Du Freak (Book 1) was shortlisted for the WHSmith Children's Book Of The Year in the UK. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2002, Cirque Du Freak (Book 1) won the IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award, in the USA. (IRA = International Reading Association, and CBC = Children's Book Council). Also see: 2002 (number). ...

In 2002, Cirque Du Freak (Book 1) received a certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Books from the Parent's Guide to Children's Media Inc, in the USA. Also see: 2002 (number). ...

In 2004, Cirque Du Freak (Book 1) won the Wyoming Soaring Eagle book award. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2005, The Vampire's Assistant was shortlisted for the Wyoming Soaring Eagle book award. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Demonata

In 2006, Lord Loss won the Redbridge Teenage Book award, in the UK. Lord Loss cover Demon Thief cover Slawter cover Bec cover Blood Beast cover The Demonata is a series by best selling author Darren Shan. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, Lord Loss was shortlisted for the Berkshire Book award, in the UK. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, Lord Loss was shortlisted for the Doncaster Book award, in the UK. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, Lord Loss was shortlisted for the Lancashire Children's Book Of The Year award, in the UK. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2007, Lord Loss was shortlisted for the Leeds Children's Book award, in the UK. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

In 2007, Demon Thief was shortlisted for the Doncaster Book award, in the UK. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

In 2007, Demon Thief was shortlisted for the Irish Children's Book Of The Year award, in Ireland. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

In 2007, Demon Thief was shortlisted for the Lancashire Children's Book Of The Year award, in the UK. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

In 2007, Slawter was shortlisted for the Staffordshire Young Teen Fiction book award, in the UK. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

In 2007, Blood Beast was shortlisted for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award, in the UK. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

In 2008, Lord Loss was shortlisted for the Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice award, in the USA. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Darren Shan website
• Darren Shan blog