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:
Publication Order of Saga Of Darren Shan Books
| A Living Nightmare | (2000) |    |
| The Vampire's Assistant | (2000) | |
| Tunnels of Blood | (2000) | |
| Vampire Mountain | (2001) | |
| Trials of Death | (2001) | |
| The Vampire Prince | (2002) | |
| Hunters of the Dusk | (2002) | |
| Allies of the Night | (2002) | |
| Killers of the Dawn | (2003) | |
| The Lake of Souls | (2003) | |
| Lord of the Shadows | (2004) | |
| Sons of Destiny | (2004) | |
Publication Order of The Demonata Books
| Lord Loss | (2005) | |
| Demon Thief | (2005) | |
| Slawter | (2006) | |
| Bec | (2006) | |
| Blood Beast | (2007) | |
| Demon Apocalypse | (2007) | |
| Death's Shadow | (2008) | |
| Wolf Island | (2008) | |
| Hell's Heroes | (2009) | |
| Dark Calling | (2009) | |
Chronological Order of The Demonata Books
| Bec | (2006) | |
| Demon Thief | (2005) | |
| Lord Loss | (2005) | |
| Slawter | (2006) | |
| Blood Beast | (2007) | |
| Demon Apocalypse | (2007) | |
| Death's Shadow | (2008) | |
| Wolf Island | (2008) | |
| Dark Calling | (2009) | |
| Hell's Heroes | (2009) | |
Publication Order of City Trilogy Books
| Procession of the Dead | (1999) | |
| Hell's Horizon | (2009) | |
| City of the Snakes | (2010) | |
Publication Order of The Saga of Larten Crepsley Books
| Birth of a Killer | (2010) | |
| Ocean of Blood | (2011) | |
| Palace of the Damned | (2011) | |
| Brothers to the Death | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Zom-B Books
| Zom-B | (2012) | |
| Zom-B Underground | (2013) | |
| Zom-B City | (2013) | |
| Zom-B Angels | (2013) | |
| Zom-B Baby | (2013) | |
| Zom-B Gladiator | (2014) | |
| Zom-B Mission | (2014) | |
| Zom-B Clans | (2014) | |
| Zom-B Circus | (2014) | |
| Zom-B Family | (2014) | |
| Zom-B Bride | (2015) | |
| Zom-B Fugitive | (2015) | |
| Zom-B Goddess | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Archibald Lox Books
| Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds | (2020) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Empress of Suanpan | (2020) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Vote of Alignment | (2020) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt | (2021) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Slides of Bon Repell | (2021) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Rubicon Dictate | (2021) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Sinkhole to Hell | (2022) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Pick of Loxes | (2022) | |
| Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Koyasan | (2006) | |
| The Thin Executioner | (2010) | |
| Lady of the Shades | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Hagurosan | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Cirque Du Freak: The Manga Graphic Novel Books
| A Living Nightmare | (2003) | |
| The Vampire's Assistant | (2009) | |
| Tunnels of Blood | (2009) | |
| Vampire Mountain | (2010) | |
| Trials of Death | (2010) | |
| The Vampire Prince | (2010) | |
| Hunters of the Dusk | (2010) | |
| Allies of the Night | (2011) | |
| Killers of the Dawn | (2011) | |
| The Lake of Souls | (2011) | |
| Lord of the Shadows | (2011) | |
| Sons of Destiny | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Kids' Night In | (2005) | |
| Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror | (2006) | |
| Midnight Feast | (2007) | |
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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