Waaaaay, way back in 1999, Orion Books published Ayuamarca: Procession of the Dead by Darren O'Shaughnessy. This was one of the last books in the 1990s wave of city-centred fantasy novels that...

Darren Shan’s latest offering departs from his previous works in a number of ways. Firstly, in its format as a stand-alone novel and, secondly, as a departure from the horror genre his faithful...

What ensues is a book filled with many adventures. Shan's dialogue is quick and oftentimes witty. Tel Hesani is a character you begin to feel sympathetic with. Jebel, on the other hand, is a...

Epitaph (In a Nutshell): The start of another great series from the master of YA horror.

Dearly Departed, We are gathered here today to discuss Birth of a Killer by Darren Shan. I've been...

THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE MANGA

Cirque du Freak volume 2 by Darren Shan and Takahiro Arai. As volume 2 opens, Darren is starting to realize the true cost of becoming a “half-vampire.” He...

***THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE MANGA***

USUALLY I do not have high expectations for adaptations – they are often bland and colourless, and fail to capture the charm and spirit of the original...

When Larten Crepsley's cousin, Vur Horston, is killed by an overzealous, brash, and downright evil foreman at the silk factory where they both work, Larten makes an instant decision to kill the...

Hell’s Horizon begins a bit differently than its predecessor as a murder occurs and we get to see who had a hand in it. We are then introduced to Al Jeery who is a lowly soldier in the Cardinal’s...

After his hit vampire series, (Though not quite good enough to compete with other young adult novels of its nature) Cirque Du Freak, Darren Shan went on to write dozens of novels, all of them...

THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE MANGA

The latest manga version of the popular book series hits a big turning point for Darren. He’s defeated Kurda and been declared a vampire prince. He’s stayed on...

As a child laborer many centuries ago, Larten Crepsley did his job well and without complaint, until the day the foreman killed his brother as an example to the other children.

In that...

Birth of A Killer: The Saga of Larten Crepsley is the first book in a four-book prequel series to Cirque du Freak.

This series features a beloved CDF character, Larten Crepsley (Darren’s...