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The Demonata

12 books in reading order by Shan, Darren

New to The Demonata? Start with book 1, Lord Loss.

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  1. Lord Loss

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    Lord Loss

    by Shan, Darren

    This is the opening to a 10-book series for young adults, and holy shit is it heavy for something supposedly aimed at young people. It's urban dark fantasy rather than...

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  2. Demon Thief

    Book 2

    Demon Thief

    by Shan, Darren

    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...

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  3. Slawter

    Book 3

    Slawter

    by Shan, Darren

    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....

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  4. Bec

    Book 4

    Bec

    by Shan, Darren

    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...

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  5. Bec

    Book 4

    Bec

    by Shan, Darren

    When a powerful relic goes missing from a secret society that dabbles in the occult, Miss Ianthe Martin must find it. The only sorcerer she knows that can't possibly be...

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  6. Blood Beast

    Book 5

    Blood Beast

    by Shan, Darren

    Grubbs Grady has so far escaped the family curse, but when he begins to experience alarming symptoms at the onset of the full moon, he is scared that the jaws...

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  7. Demon Apocalypse

    Book 6

    Demon Apocalypse

    by Shan, Darren

    Fire! It's all around me, fierce, intense, out of control. I feel the hair on my arms singe and know I have only seconds before I burst into flames. Total...

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  8. Death's Shadow

    Book 7

    Death's Shadow

    by Shan, Darren

    Introduces unconventional clergyman Sidney Chambers, who teams up with roguish Inspector Harry Keating to investigate a suspicious suicide, a jewelry theft, the unexplained demise of a jazz promoter, and a...

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  9. Death's Shadow

    Book 7

    Death's Shadow

    by Shan, Darren

    Shadow of Death is a murder mystery involving estranged identical twins, Liz Crandall and Piper DeVries. Liz's murder brings Piper to Crandall, North Carolina, where she finds no shortage of...

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  10. Wolf Island

    Book 8

    Wolf Island

    by Shan, Darren

    When a family of wolves is removed from the food chain on a small island, the impact on the island's ecology is felt by the other animals living there.

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  11. Dark Calling

    Book 9

    Dark Calling

    by Shan, Darren

    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,...

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  12. Hell's Heroes

    Book 10

    Hell's Heroes

    by Shan, Darren

    Bec, Kernel, and Grubbs gear up for the fight of their lives as the final battle between Earth and the hoardes of the Demonata draws near.

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