• Freaky fan art

    02 January 2020

    I feature a lot of fan art over the course of any given year, and I thought it would be nice to kick off the 2020 collection with a drawing that didn't focus on one particular character, but on...

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  • Shanville Monthly

    01 January 2020

    Twenty years ago this month, in January 2000, a little book called Cirque Du Freak went on sale in the UK and Ireland. To celebrate the anniversary, as well as rounding up all the latest Darren...

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  • A Darren Shan vlog?!?

    31 December 2019

    I thought I'd close out 2019 with a short "address to the nation" -- well, an address to the Shan nation anyway! So here's a very rare Darren Shan vlog.

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  • What makes Darren Shan cry?!?

    30 December 2019

    It's almost the end of the year, a time for looking back and reflecting, so I felt this would be the perfect day to share these photos that a fan called Haley sent to me a while ago. Here's what...

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  • Center Parcs photos

    29 December 2019

    In the run-up to Christmas, the Shan clan decamped to the brand new Center Parcs in Longford, Ireland for a few days. We've stayed at the park in Elveden in the UK a few times over the years and...

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  • Mr Crepsley fan art

    28 December 2019

    I love how readers interpret my characters in their own individual way. I've always said that's one of the main advantages that books have over other story-telling platforms, e.g. movies, TV shows,...

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