Order of Darren Shan Books
Darren Shan is the pen name of Irish author Darren O’Shaughnessy, who writes YA fantasy and horror fiction. He mostly writes for young adults, but has also written The City Book Trilogy for adults. He is the author of The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, Saga of Larten Crepsley and Zom-B series.
Darren Shan wrote his first novel when he was 17, which was entitled Mute Pursuit. The novel was not published, but it caused Shan to move onto novels completely because he loved the experience so much. Below is a list of Darren Shan’s books in order of when they were first released:
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Publication Order of Saga Of Darren Shan Books
| A Living Nightmare | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vampire's Assistant | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tunnels of Blood | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vampire Mountain | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trials of Death | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vampire Prince | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunters of the Dusk | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Allies of the Night | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killers of the Dawn | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lake of Souls | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lord of the Shadows | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sons of Destiny | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Demonata Books
| Lord Loss | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Demon Thief | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slawter | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bec | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood Beast | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Demon Apocalypse | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death's Shadow | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wolf Island | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dark Calling | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hell's Heroes | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Chronological Order of The Demonata Books
| Bec | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Demon Thief | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lord Loss | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slawter | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood Beast | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Demon Apocalypse | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death's Shadow | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wolf Island | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dark Calling | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hell's Heroes | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of City Trilogy Books
| Procession of the Dead | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hell's Horizon | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| City of the Snakes | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Saga of Larten Crepsley Books
| Birth of a Killer | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ocean of Blood | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Palace of the Damned | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Brothers to the Death | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Zom-B Books
| Zom-B | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Underground | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B City | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Angels | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Baby | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Gladiator | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Mission | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Clans | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Circus | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Family | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Bride | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Fugitive | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zom-B Goddess | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Archibald Lox Books
| Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Empress of Suanpan | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Vote of Alignment | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Slides of Bon Repell | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Rubicon Dictate | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Sinkhole to Hell | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Pick of Loxes | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Koyasan | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Thin Executioner | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lady of the Shades | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Hagurosan | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Cirque Du Freak: The Manga Graphic Novel Books
| A Living Nightmare | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vampire's Assistant | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tunnels of Blood | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vampire Mountain | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trials of Death | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vampire Prince | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunters of the Dusk | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Allies of the Night | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killers of the Dawn | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lake of Souls | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lord of the Shadows | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sons of Destiny | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Ayuamarca was originally published under his real name of Darren O’Shaughnessy and re-published under the title of Procession of the Dead (as D.B. Shan). Kids’ Night In also contains stories by Eoin Colfer, Annie Dalton, Michael Morpurgo, Garth Nix and Jacqueline Wilson. Midnight Feast also contains stories by Meg Cabot, Eoin Colfer, Anthony Horowitz, Garth Nix, Louise Rennison.
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Darren Shan Synopses: Hagurosan is a fantasy novella by Darren Shan, written for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic children (8+) to read. The title character must take a cake as an offering up a mountain to a shrine, but ends up eating it. Now Hagurosan must deal with the problem he created.
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