From the international multi-million selling author Darren Shan comes a new character, a new scenario, a new set of horrors now in paperback. "Lord Loss" will be devoured by avid Shansters and tingle the spines of many new fans. "The door feels red hot, as though a fire is burning behind it. I press an ear to the wood - but there's no crackle. No smoke. Just deep, heavy breathing! And a curious dripping sound. My hand's on the door knob. Inside the room, somebody giggles - low, throaty, sadistic. There's a ripping sound, followed by snaps and crunches. My hand turns. The door opens. Hell is revealed." When Grubbs Grady first encounters Lord Loss and his evil minions, he learns three things: the world is vicious, magic is possible, demons are real. He thinks that he will never again witness such a terrible night of death and darkness! He is wrong.
Reviews
Praise for Lord Loss "Utterly unputdownable" The Times "The master of children's horror at his blood-curdling best." Publishing News Praise for Darren Shan Lord of the Shadows 'Stephen King for kids ! Darren Shan has brought his own brand of vampire mythology into the heads and hearts of thousands of children with his vivid and compelling series The Saga of Darren Shan, about one boy's journey from ordinary lad to vampire prince. Once they're hooked, kids tend to rip into the flesh of these books, quickly draining them of their life blood. The covers, with images of ghouls, creeping hands and dripping fangs are terrifying alone. ' Metro Life, Evening Standard Cirque Du Freak "!fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry for more." JK Rowling "I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. It's great story-telling." Roddy Doyle
About the Author
Born in London in 1972, Darren O'Shaughnessy [writing as Darren Shan] moved to Limerick with his parents and younger brother. Returned to London to study Sociology and English then worked for a TV cable company. His first adult novel Ayuamarca has been published by Orion and his writing has been likened to Clive Barker and Iain Banks. He is now a full-time writer of TV scripts and novels. Cirque du Freak is his first title for children.
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/ Key title From the international multi-million selling author DARREN SHAN comes a new character, a new scenario, a new set of horrors now in paperback. LORD LOSS will be devoured by avid Shansters and tingle the spines of many new fans. / Best-selling author Darren Shan has achieved UK sales worth over GBP3.5 million with the blood-curdling 'Saga of Darren Shan' (Nielsen Bookscan TCM Chart) / Lord Loss (HB) has sold over 20,000 copies in the UK since publication in June 2005 (Nielsen Bookscan TCM Chart) / The first nightmare in Darren Shan's new 10 book 'Demonata' series / Hellish Marketing & Publicity campaign to target both exisiting Shansters and a new vein of readers
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– Customer review on 14/06/2008
I was a fan of the Saga of Darren Shan so I had to read this new series. I bought this book, and the audio version, as I couldn't be bothered reading after work (yes, I am not a kid). The book has well written, you can absolutely put yourself in Grubbs Grady's shoes, and imagine what his daily life is like, and then when the terror strikes you are captivated and on the 'edge of your seat' wondering what is going to happen next. Children and adults alike will enjoy this book, especially if they have wonderful imaginations and like something that might scare the pants of you! I have loaned my books out to 15 year old boys who have loved the series.
Being the very first book in Darren Shan's Demonata series, i opened up to the concept of reading this book. And i will have to warn you now that it has some rather shocking scenes in the book. The first few chapters are about how Grubbs Grady witnesses a tragity and becomes thrown into a mental hospital for saying it was demons and is highly drugged etc. But after this and Grubbs' uncle helps him back on his feet and into Dervish's house/mansion, the story really gets good and you finally understand why Grubbs saw the events within the first two chapters.
Overall, it is a really good book and i highly recommend it for any readers that are into Darren Shan.
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