![]() ![]() It leads him to the brink of madness, all caused by the demon Lord Loss.Ĭritics claim that Lord Loss is “is not a book for young readers or anyone with a weak stomach” (Young Post UK). By the second chapter of Lord Loss, our hero has walked in to find his entire family massacred, their disembodied corpses left for him to find. ![]() Shan’s books are noted for being dark and gruesome, especially for literature aimed at young people. I was a poet when I was younger, and it just stuck with me all these years. But I had the idea of the poem that starts the book off. Lord Loss is a werewolf and there are more to come. You’ll like it there are werewolves in it. “I actually wrote Lord Loss many years ago as a stand-alone book. ![]() When asked about his inspiration for the Lord Loss, Shan had this to say: The film rights to the series were purchased by Harper, and in 2009 Cirque du Freak was premiered. His most famous series is the Darren Shan saga, a 12-book series about vampires. He has authored two children’s series, and is currently writing the third. It was also shortlisted for four other awards.ĭarren Shan, a pseudonym adopted by Darren O’Shaughnessy, is the author of many Young Adult horror books. Book one of the series, Lord Loss (2005) was a global success and in 2006 it won the Redbridge Teenage Book award. Stephanie Gallon managed to catch a quick word with Darren Shan when he was in Newcastle, and got to talk about the most Gothic and horrific of his series, The Demonata. ![]()
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