Most Popular Books by Darren Shan

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...

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

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...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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.

Now in paperback--the gut-wrenching first book in The Vampire Mountain trilogy.

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.