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...

Darren Shan, the vampire''s assistant, faces certain death. Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan - can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince and scores of murderous vampanese, or is this the end of thousands of years of vampire rule?

New York Times bestselling novelist Darren Shan presents the final book in his The City series. For ten years Capac Raimi has ruled the City. Created by the first Cardinal to continue his legacy, Capac cannot be killed. Then Capac disappears. His trusted lieutenant, Ford Tasso, suspects the mysterious villacs, ancient and powerful Incan priests. To Ford, only one man has the cunning to outwit such adversaries-Al Jeery, who has taken the guise of his father, the terrifying assassin Paucar Wami. Al has no love for Capac and no wish to tangle with the villacs. Until Ford promises him the one thing he truly craves-retribution against the man who killed those he loved most and destroyed his life. Lured into the twisted, nightmarish world of the Incan priests, Al will learn more about the City than he ever imagined, and be offered more power than he ever desired. But in the City, everything comes at a cost...

"New York Times"-bestselling YA author Shan (the Cirque Du Freak series) makes his adult fiction debut with this first book in a new series set in a darkly imagined world called the City.

How many survived the zombie apocalypse? Where do the living hide in a city of the dead? Who controls the streets of London? B Smith is setting out to explore...

A British teen adapts to the new reality following a zombie outbreak in this second entry of a gripping series by a New York Times– bestselling author. Waking up in a military complex, months after zombies attacked school, B has no memory of the last few months. Life in the UK has turned tough since the outbreak, and B is woven into life—and battle—in the new military regime quickly. But as B learns more about the zombies held in the complex and the scientists keeping them captive, unease settles in. Why exactly was B saved? And is there anyone left in the world to trust? "Once the action starts, it doesn''t let up. . . . The story should leave readers eager for the next book and the continuation of B''s journey." — School Library Journal

The origin saga of Larten Crepsley continues in this creepy third installment as the young vampire learns about love and loss in the dark streets of Paris. Before Madame Octa . . . Before the Cirque . . . Before Darren Shan . . . Larten Crepsley was a young man. This is his story. Larten Crepsley is beset with guilt. He has failed his mentor and the entire vampire clan. He no longer has the drive to live the vampiric life. Larten assumes the persona of a human, scraping together as normal a life as he can. He gets a job, falls in love with a girl. But the darkness inside him is too great for the human world, and he is forced to make a choice: Hide in the shadows of humanity, or take his place among the vampire clan and protect those weaker than himself. But enemies are waiting, traps are laid, and Larten''s path is bound to be strewn with bodies. A superb addition to the mesmerizing and terrifying world of Darren Shan and Cirque du Freak.

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 battle for the world comes to its terrifying climax in the final novel of the New York Times bestselling author''s YA supernatural horror series. 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. The tenth and final novel in the chilling Demonata series by Darren Shan, author of the Cirque Du Freak series, will bring the epic struggle against demon kind to a truly cataclysmic conclusion.

When Larten escapes the terrible workhouse in which he toils, he doesn''t know that he is running from an early death ... into another kind of transformation. After meeting the mysterious vampire Seba Nile, Larten finds himself drawn into the shadowy world of the vampire Clan ...

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

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...

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.

Outnumbered, outsmarted and desperate, the hunters are on the run, pursued by the vampaneze, the police, and an angry mob. With their enemies clamoring for blood, the vampires prepare for a deadly battle. Is this the end for Darren and his allies?

Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend and hunted by the vampire clan. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince?

As demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and a band of warrior companions leave their devastated rath to answer a plea for help. An orphaned priestess-in-training, Bec hopes the journey will help her solve the mysteries of her birth. But fighting demons has a steep price...

In the tradition of Stephen King''s Salem''s Lot, Cirque Du Freak is the frightening saga of a young boy whose visit to a mysterious freak show leads him on a journey into a dark world of vampires. Filled with grotesque creatures, murderous vampires, and a petrifying ending, Cirque Du Freak chills, thrills, and leaves readers begging for more.

Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night....

The pursuit begins... Darren Shan, the Vampire Prince, leaves Vampire Mountain on a life or death mission. As part of an elite force, Darren searches the world for the Vampaneze Lord. But the road ahead is long and dangerous - and lined with the bodies of the damned.

''ANNIHILATION BECKONS THE VAMPIRE''S ASSISTANT'' The Trials: seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampire is with you. Darren Shan, the Vampire''s Assistant, must prove himself to the vampire clan or breathe his last in the world of the undead. But extermination comes in many guises. Sinister and potent forces are gathering in the darkness - bloodshed and betrayal will rule the night. Let the battle commence... Look out for the next dramatic episode... The Vampire Prince.

After failing to kill the lord of the vampaneze, Darren faces his worst nightmare yet--school! But homework takes a back seat as the bloodless bodies being piling up.

As a vampireżs assistant, Darren struggles to resist the one temptation that sickens himżthe one thing that can keep him alive. Includes a book preview, book descriptions and an author profile.

When Darren Shan returns home, he is met by old enemies and scores to be settled, and with destiny certain to destroy him, the world seems doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night.

Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan-Darren Shan, the Vampire''s Assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince? Darren''s initiation on Vampire Mountain draws to a stunning, bloody conclusion-but the Saga continues ...

Darren, Evra, and Mr. Crepsley leave the Cirque Du Freak and get a taste of the city, but when corpses drained of blood are discovered, Darren and Evra must confront a dangerous creature of the night.

The trials: seventeen ways to die unless the luck of the vampire is with you. Darren Shan must pass five fearsome Trials to prove himself to the vampires clan - or face the stakes of the Hall of Death. But Vampire Mountain holds hidden threats. Sinister, potent forces are gathering in the darkness. In this nightmarish world of bloodshed and betrayal, death may be a blessing...

Darren Shan leaves Vampire Mountain as part of an elite force on a life-and-death mission to find the newly-risen Vampaneze Lord, who is set to lead the vampaneze into war against the vampires.

If you step through after Harkat, you might never come back. Is your friend worth such an enormous risk? A terrifying new world, a deadly new challenge for Darren Shan, the Vampire Prince. Darren and Harkat face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. Will they survive their savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead? Be careful what you fish for.