THE SUNDAY
BUSINESS POST
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Irish author
Shan - the pen
name of Darren
O'Shaughnessy
- is a hugely
prolific writer
of horror novels
for children,
most of them
revolving around
vampires
(his
'Cirque
du Freak' series)
and demons.
This, book four
in the Demonata
series, takes
place in Ireland
1,600 years
ago.The
protagonist, Bee
Mac-Grigor,
is a young
trainee
priestess
struggling to
realise
her full
capabilities
until she
joins in the
fight of the
Druids
against invading
demons from
another world.
Violent and
dark, younger
readers may
wish to approach
with caution. |
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