New Releases by Darren Shan

Darren and Harkat face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. Will they survive the savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead?

In agreeing to undergo the Trials of Initiation in order to restore Mr. Crepsley''s honor, Darren may have bitten off more than a half-vampire can chew. Each trial is taxing than the last, and despite his resolve, Darren simply may not be up to the task! In the depths of Vampire Mountain, though, a threat even deadlier than the Trials is stirring...

Accompanying his master, Mr. Crepsley, on a trip to the city, half-vampire Darren Shan is ready to enjoy a pleasant holiday away from the Cirque du Freak with his friend Evra. But when he learns of a string of grisly murders whose victims have been drained of blood, Darren begins to suspect that his mentor may be involved. Has Mr. Crepsley crossed the line, or could it be that some creature more fearsome than a vampire haunts the city''s streets?

There is a universe beyond our own, known as the Merge. A young locksmith called Archibald Lox is about to cross worlds and explore it. As he learns about these lands of wonders, he will have to face cold-blooded killers, rivers of blood, hell jackals and more... Book one of the Archibald Lox series, by Darren Shan, the New York Times bestselling YA author of Cirque Du Freak and Lord Loss. "A brisk, entertaining tale that unfolds in a wonderfully bizarre world." Kirkus. "A masterwork of atmospheric writing." Readers'' Favorite. "Shan has created an alternative world that is extraordinary and imaginative with fantastical creatures that both delight and horrify. A soon-to-be fantasy classic." The US Review of Books. "A gripping saga that will be appreciated not just by young adult audiences, but by adults who enjoy other strong YA authors who create fantasy worlds appealing to young and old alike." Midwest Book Review. "Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds is a perfect middle grade book. I couldn''t put it down and read it in almost one sitting. For grabbing my attention from the very first page and making me excited about a series for the first time in ages, I give it a superb five out of five stars." Addicted to Media. "Inventive and imaginative with plenty of jeopardy - as satisfying a read as we''ve come to expect from Darren Shan. I read quite a lot during lockdown but nothing made me smile quite as much as the Archibald Lox series." The Bookbag. "Filled with fantastic characters, true to form description, and Shan’s distinct writing style, Archibald Lox is sure to enthrall readers of all ages." The Haunted Wordsmith. "I believe that the Archibald Lox series has the potential to be the author’s best work since The Saga of Darren Shan, it has the magical, dream-like overtones of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books and the captivating, world-hopping drama of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. I can’t recommend it highly enough, perfect for fantasy fans of all ages." Books, Films & Random Lunacy. "High fantasy that allows you to step away from the real world and into a vivid space of wonder." The Reading Corner For All. "Perfect for fans of adventurous fantasy stories!" Mind of Luxe. "I loved everything about the story, and can’t wait to see how it continues!" Rajiv''s Reviews.

A British teen''s adventure following the zombie apocalypse continues in the London Underground as she searches for the means to save humanity. After learning the dark secrets hidden in Mr. Dowling''s twisted mind, B is on the run. She escapes the clown''s clutches and weaves her way through London''s abandoned Underground, only to find that Mr. Dowling has laid siege to the Angels'' base in County Hall. And when B learns of the history between Mr. Dowling and someone she trusted, she realizes that she can''t rely on anyone—B, and B alone, is the only one who can save humanity. "In comes Shan with a brand new set of wham! bam! twists and turns and revelations. . . . All you need to know about this penultimate story is that it keeps rocking on with glorious abandon." — The Bookbag

After being betrayed and captured by the most heinous survivors of the human race, B Smith lands back in the clutches of a fiend she had hoped to never see again, someone who is intent on making her suffer in the most tortuous ways. Discovering the fate of loved ones from B''s past adds to the agony and calls into question just how much B is willing to sacrifice in the name of justice.

From Master of Horror Darren Shan, an infectiously gory bind-up to sink your teeth into... B Smith doesn''t fully buy into Dad''s racism, but figures it''s easier to go along with it than risk the fights and abuse that will surely follow sticking up for Muslims, black, or immigrants. That is, until zombies attack. This bind-up of the first three novellas in Darren Shan''s Zom-B series leads B on a mad dash through the corridors of high school, a secret underground military complex, and the dangerous streets of a very changed London, making allegiances with anyone who has enough gall to fight off the deadly--and undead--attackers.

B''s first mission with the Angels --sentient, do-gooder zombies-- went horribly wrong when vicious members of the Ku Klux Klan attacked New Kirkham, a stronghold of precious human survivors. B is not about to let the racist thugs persecute innocent people, but while saving the town, one of B''s oldest friends is kidnapped by the Klan. The Angels are prepared to do what it takes to save him, but B will have to make some very hard decisions about loyalties--to old friends, to the Angels, and to new families and old.

Darren, Mr. Crepsley, and Vancha, on the run from the townspeople and the vampaneze, prepare to take a stand when they realize they cannot evade their pursuers, haunted by Lady Evanna''s prediction that only one of them would live if they failed to ki

Endeavoring to learn more about who Harkat truly is, Darren and Harkat journey to the Lake of Souls.

How do you know if you''re working for a lunatic? Where do you go when you''ve run out of people to trust? Have you ever heard an undead baby scream? B Smith is out of her comfort zone . . . "Will make readers think as well as gag... a lean, punchy tale" SFX

After spending the last few months wandering around London--a city filled with the dead--B Smith has given up hope for any sign of normal human existence. But then B finds strange signs all over the city--a "Z" plus red arrows. Following them, B finds The Angels-- a group gathered in the hopes of combating the evil dead and the forces that introduced them. But all is not as it seems and it''s up to B to find out: what battle are they truly waging?

Beranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholy alliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against his will. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control. The demons are crossing. The Disciples are falling. The Shadow is waiting. Welcome to the end. Steel your stomachs and grit your teeth--the tenth book in the saga of the battle between Earth and the hoardes of the Demonata waiting to destroy our world will be blood-curdling, bone-rending, and truly terrible. Bec, Kernel, and Grubbs are prepared for the fight of their lives. Are you?

Before Larten Crepsley was a vampire general... Before he was Darren Shan''s master... Before the War of Scars... Larten Crepsley was a teenager. And he was sick of the pomp and circumstance of fusty old vampires telling him what to do. Taking off on his own with his blood brother, Wester, Larten takes off into the world to see what his newly blooded vampire status can get him in the human world. Sucking all he can out of humanity, Larten stumbles into a violent, hedonistic lifestyle, where cheats beckon, power corrupts, and enemies are waiting. This is his story.

New York Times bestselling novelist Darren Shan returns with the second book in his series The City. In the City, The Cardinal rules, and Al Jeery is a loyal member of his personal guard. But when Al is pulled from his duties at Party Central to investigate a murder, an unexpected discovery leads him in a new direction, where his loyalties and beliefs will be severely tested. Soon he is involved in a terrifying mystery that draws in the dead, the City''s Incan forefathers, the imposing figure of The Cardinal, and the near-mythical assassin Paucar Wami. Wami is a law unto himself, a shadowy, enigmatic figure who can apparently kill anyone he chooses without fear of punishment or retribution. And Al is about to find out that he has a lot more in common with Wami than he could ever have imagined...

Darren Shan, the vampire’s assistant, is forced to march to Vampire Mountain where he will be judged by the vampire princes.

The eleventh part of the Saga of Darren Shan – one boy’s terrifying journey from human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince.

The king of horror''s demonic symphony in ten volumes, now available in omnibus editions -- each containing two titles in the spine-chilling Demonata series.

The highly anticipated prequel to the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series! Before Cirque Du Freak... Before the war with the vampaneze... Before he was a vampire. Larten Crepsley was a boy. As a child laborer many centuries ago, Larten Crepsley did his job well and without complaint, until the day the foreman killed his brother as an example to the other children. In that moment, young Larten flies into a rage that the foreman wouldn''t survive. Forced on the run, he sleeps in crypts and eats cobwebs to get by. And when a vampire named Seba offers him protection and training as a vampire''s assistant, Larten takes it. This is his story.

"Shan leaves . . . no head unsevered" in this coming of age fantasy. . . . "a gripping, enveloping adventure about, of all things, the power of kindness" (Booklist). In a kingdom of merciless tyrants, Jebel Rum''s family is honored as royalty because his father is the executioner. But Rashed Rum is near retirement. And when he goes, there will be a contest to determine his successor. It is a contest that thin, puny Jebel has no chance of winning. Humiliated and ashamed, Jebel sets out on a quest to the faraway home of a legendary fire god to beg for inhuman powers so that he can become the most lethal of men. He must take with him a slave, named Tel Hesani, to be sacrificed to the god. It will be a dark and brutal journey filled with lynch mobs, suicide cults, terrible monsters, and worse, monstrous men. But to Jebel, the risk is worth it. To retrieve his honor . . . To wield unimaginable power . . . To become . . . The thin executioner Inspired by the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, international bestselling master of horror Darren Shan takes readers on a thrilling, fast-paced journey into a nightmarish world where compassion and kindness are the greatest crimes of all.

Ninth in the New York Times– bestselling series "guaranteed to gross out anyone" from the YA master of horror and author of the Cirque Du Freak novels ( School Library Journal ). I know it''s ridiculous. Lights can''t whisper. But I swear I heard a voice calling to me. It sounded like static to begin with, but then it came into focus, a single word repeated over and over. Softly, slyly, seductively, insistently. "Come . . ." The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. Only Kernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the grip of a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voices are calling to him from the darkness and he''s powerless to resist. Kernel has already been to hell and back. Now he''s about to go further . . . Praise for the Demonata series "Readers who devour Shan''s Cirque Du Freak books will be snapping like werewolves themselves to get this book." — VOYA "The pace is non-stop, keeping the reader turning pages at a breathtaking rate." — Kirkus Reviews "Gross as well as engrossing . . . Horror fans will eat it up." — Kliatt

Eighth in the New York Times– bestselling series that takes YA readers "through alternate worlds of demons and other creepy creatures" ( School Library Journal ). As the mysterious Shadow builds an army of demons, Grubbs Grady and his team search desperately for answers. But when they follow up a new lead, it takes them to an old, unexpected foe—the Lambs. "We spot the werewolves as we skim the treetops. Mutated, vicious, hairy monstrosities, all fangs, claws and muscles. The beast within me tries to force its way to the surface, howling silently at its warped brethren. I''ve never rid myself of the wolf . . ." Praise for the Demonata series "Readers who devour Shan''s Cirque Du Freak books will be snapping like werewolves themselves to get this book." — VOYA "The pace is non-stop, keeping the reader turning pages at a breathtaking rate." — Kirkus Reviews "Gross as well as engrossing . . . Horror fans will eat it up." — Kliatt

An ancient warrior returns to face a post-apocalyptic enemy in the 7th installment of this YA horror series. The apocalypse came and the world burned. But it wasn''t the end, and out of the destruction, new life has emerged. Bec is back to face the Demonata. After centuries of imprisonment, she''s more powerful than ever, but the demons no longer stand alone. Something has crawled out of the darkness with her. Lord Loss is no longer humanity''s greatest threat...

The second novel in this bonechilling series by Darren Shan, author of the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series is sure to give you goosebumps. Kernel Fleck has always known he''s weird. He sees lights. Strange, multi-colored patches of light, swirling through the air. But it''s not until a window opens into a demon world, with horrific consequences, that Kernel discovers his powers. As a Disciple, his mission is to hunt vicious, powerful demons to the death...

Book 3 in a compelling series about a boy who visits a mysterious freak show that leads him on a journey into a dark world of vampires. Darren Shan, the Vampire''s Assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses, drained of blood, are discovered, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to be the end of them all...

Lights. Camera. Slawter! Grubbs Grady and his half-brother Bill-E are thrilled to join their uncle Dervish as onset consultants for the newest movie by cult horror producer David A Hayms. Shot in a deserted town renamed Slawter, the demon-themed movie is to be Hayms''s masterpiece. But as strange incidents disrupt the set, Grubbs begins to wonder whether more than filming is afoot.

In this fourth book in the bestselling Saga of Darren Shan, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain? The vampaneze have been there before them. Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren''s human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain? Darren''s initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.

From the Master of Horror comes the first gripping book in the twelve book New York Times bestselling Saga of Darren Shan. Start the tale from the beginning in the book that inspired the feature film The Vampire''s Assistant and petrified devoted fans worldwide. A young boy named Darren Shan and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a wonderfully gothic freak show featuring weird, frightening half human/half animals who interact terrifyingly with the audience. In the midst of the excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers-- Mr. Crepsley-- is a vampire! Stever remains after the show finishes to confront the vampire-- but his motives are surprising! In the shadows of a crumbling theater, a horrified Darren eavesdrops on his friend and the vampire, and is witness to a monstrous, disturbing plea. As if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. Crepsley and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires. This is the beginning of Darren''s story.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Cirque Du Freak comes a chilling new series about one teen’s terrifying journey to the depths of darkness. Grubbs Grady has stiff red hair and is a little big for his age, which means he can get into R-rated movies. He hates history and loves bacon, rats, and playing tricks on his squeamish older sister. And he’s about to learn three mind-blowing things: The world is vicious. Magic is possible. Demons are real. When Grady opts out of a family weekend trip, he never guesses that he’s about to head on his own adventure—one that’s horrify and dangerous. Hungry demons and howling werewolves haunt his waking nightmares... and threaten his life.

Grubbs Grady tries to resist his werewolf urges and evade the eight-armed grasp of the demonic Lord Loss.