Found dead on the outskirts of the rath's walls, Bec's mother has struggled desperately to get her baby to safety. When the villagers find them, they take the child in as one of their own....

Darren Shan has magical ways of writing tales for those who are not faint of heart. Whether it be the Demonata or Cirque Du Freak, the gut-wrenching tales will have you turning pages faster than...

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'...

Life in a demon-besieged fort is far from easy for Bec; a young priestess-in-training. Her mentor and mother have long since died, and her magic is weak and raw from lack of instruction. She sees...

Bec is the 4th book in the Demonata series. The story follows Bec, a trainee priestess, back in time time of the Picts and the Celts. Bec remembers her birth, she remembers her mother - that is...

Simple, Fast, Horrible.Why I read it: Since this book was published I've been moaning about the linking of my name to an evil ugly monster/demon/thing. It was time I stopped 'judging a book by...

Well, I finally read Bec. My first Friday off to study for the final exams (yes, huzzah, from now on no more Fridays at school, which effectively cuts out the worst day of the week, Thursday...

Darren Shan deserves to be knighted for his services in getting boys to read, but, as his books tend to be about people having their guts torn out by ravening demons, it's unlikely he ever...

If you know someone who enjoys the feeling of fear and terror whilst reading then there is no one doing it better than Darren Shan. Bec continues the successful Demonata series but the book also...

Darren Shan's real name is Darren O'Shaughnessy. He was brought up in Co. Limerick and originally wrote for adults. He is the author of the phenomenally successful horror series for children,...

This is Darren Shan's fourth book in his Demonata series, following on his hugely successful twelve-volume Saga of Darren Shan. Each of his books is eagerly awaited by his avid fans,...