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Blood Beast
''Blood Beast'' is the fifth book in Darren Shan's ''The Demonata'' series and was released 4 June 2007. It is narrated by Grubbs Grady, the narrator of ''Lord Loss'' and ''Slawter''. The plot is part of a two-part story, which continues in book six. Though the previous four books have not been in chronological order, this book is the furthest book into the future. It mainly deals with whether or not Grubbs Grady will be struck with lycanthropy and how he will deal with it. This book has been nominated for several prizes. The title was originally announced at the Edinburgh Book Festival. In 2007, Blood Beast was nominated for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award in the UK, but lost to ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' by J.K. Rowling. Plot summary ''Blood Beast'' takes place about a year after the events recounted in ''Slawter''. Grubbs Grady is back in Carcery Vale. His life seems to have settled down at last. He's getting on well with Dervish. Grubbs has been struggling to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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Grubbs Grady
''The Demonata'' is a young adult horror/fantasy series by author Darren Shan. It deals with the world of demons. The series is told by three different protagonists: Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck, and Bec MacConn. The series is notable for its extensive graphic violence, despite being aimed towards children. This has caused the series some controversy, but ultimately aided in its popularity, author Darren Shan being praised for his more mature approach to his writing, and his ability to reflect the children's mental growth with each iteration in the series. Works Publishing order Cover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant #''Lord Loss'' – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US) #'' Demon Thief'' – 5 October 2005 (7 June 2006 in the US) #''Slawter'' – 1 June 2006 (1 November 2006 in the US) #'' Bec'' – 2 October 2006 (1 May 2007 in the US) #'' Blood Beast'' – June, 2007 (1 November 2007 in the US) #''Demon Apocalypse'' – October, 2007 (1 May 2008 in the US) #'' Death' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Novels
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The Demonata Novels
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2007 Irish Novels
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
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Edinburgh Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) is a book festival that takes place in the last three weeks of August every year in Charlotte Square in the centre of Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh. Billed as ''The largest festival of its kind in the world'', the festival hosts a concentrated flurry of cultural and political talks and debates, along with its well-established children's events programme. It coincides with the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as well as the other events that comprise the Edinburgh Festival. Nick Barley is the Director. History The first Book Festival took place in a tent in Edinburgh in 1983. Initially a biennial event, it began to be held annually in 1997. It is a large (225,000 visitors in 2015) and growing international event, central to Edinburgh's acclaimed August arts celebrations. Perhaps partly as a result of this, Edinburgh was named the first UNESCO City of Literature in 2004. The Festival in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slawter
Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July 1972), is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series ''The Saga of Darren Shan'', ''The Demonata'', and ''Zom-B'', published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The former was adapted into a manga series from 2006 to 2009 as well as a live-action film in 2009, with a prequel series, ''The Saga of Larten Crepsley'', being released from 2010 to 2012. O'Shaughnessy has published other children's books as Darren Shan, including '' Koyasan'', and ''The Thin Executioner'', and his newest series is called '' Archibald Lox''. In the past, O'Shaughnessy has also published novels for adults under the Darren Shan pseudonym, but since 2014 he has released his work for older readers under the name of Darren Dash. Early life and education O'Shaughnessy was born in St Thomas’ Hospital in London, opposite the Houses of Parliament. At the age of three, he started school at English Martyrs' near the Elephant and Castle w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Loss
''Lord Loss'' is the first novel in the '' Demonata'' series written by best-selling teenage horror author Darren Shan. It was originally published in the UK on 6 June 2005. Soon after, it appeared in Japan and America, where Shan's previous series, ''The Saga of Darren Shan'', had sold millions. The novel is set in Ireland and is told in present tense first person through Grubbs Grady, a child whose family are all chess players. Plot Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady, the younger child of chess-obsessed parents, grows increasingly uneasy with the recent strange, nervous behavior of his parents and sister. One night, he finds the mutilated bodies of his family and encounters Lord Loss, a gruesome human-like demon who sets his two familiars, Vein and Artery, on Grubbs. Although Grubbs manages to escape, he is deeply traumatized and is placed in a mental institute. He refuses to respond to treatment until he is visited by his father's younger brother, Dervish Grady, who tells Grubbs that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon Apocalypse
''Demon Apocalypse'' is the sixth book in Darren Shan's ''The Demonata'' series. Darren Shan released the title of the book September 29, 2007 at the Baeth Festival of Children's Literature. Darren Shan wished that nothing about this book, not even the title, be known to the public until late September, close to the book's release. Accessed September 19, 2007. This is the first time this has happened with any of the Darren Shan books, possibly initiated by the recent popularity increase in the author's works. It is published in the United Kingdom and the United States. Plot Picking up where ''Blood Beast
''Blood Beast'' is the fifth book in Darren ...
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WikiProject Books
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Bec (novel)
''Bec'' is a book by Darren Shan in ''The Demonata'' series. It is the fourth book of the series released but it is the first chronologically. The protagonist of the book is the central character Bec. It is set in Ireland around 1600 years ago. The last line of the book, "Screams in the dark," is also the first line of the book, as well as the tagline for the novel. Bec is the end of the first part of the Demonata books, where the three protagonists are introduced. Plot When a "simple child" named Bran who can run incredibly fast comes to Bec's demon-besieged rath, she and a small consignment of warriors go with him, including the chief's son, Connla, who is "largely untested" in battle; Goll, an old warrior; Lorcan and Ronan, two teenage twins; Fiachna the blacksmith; and Orna, a female warrior. During the journey, the group is attacked by demons, but luckily manage to hide near some ancient lodestones which protect them with powerful Old Magic. Eventually, Bran leads them to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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