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I 'm really a big fan of Darren Shan. I read  the Cirque du Freak a few years ago and discovered that it was actually the first true vampire series that I 've...

After author Ed Sieveking meets Deleena Menderes, the wife of a vicious crime lord, his life spins rapidly out of control. In a whirlwind of secret assignations and haunted by ghots of the past,...

This review was in German. I am including a rough translation below, with the full German version below that.

Darren Shan actually developed with the adventure by Ed breathtaking thriller...

I know this popular author of zombie adventures is much loved by a huge quantity of teenage fans but I’ve never read him. However, many devoted fans do claim this is his best book. I was...

I chose this book way back at the beginning of the year because my daughter and I had recently gone to hear the author talk about his new Zom-B series. Gaby loves his books which are mainly for...

The hardback made this look like a zombie caper novel, as his teen books are, and I almost gave it to my reader in that area, but something made me keep it for myself. The sticker helped: "3...

Darren Shan's previous book saga 'The Saga Of Darren Shan' written for children and young adults was an excellent read, and a personal favorite of mine. That is why I was so excited to read his...

American horror writer Ed travels to London to try and seek inspiration for his newest novel. While there, he meets the mysterious Andeanna, and it is only after falling for her that he discovers...

Ed, an American author tormented by ghosts, travels to London in the hope of sourcing fresh ideas for his next horror novel. An avid fan, Joe, offers to support him in his search for answers.

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Shan is a successful writer of children's horror stories. His first books for adults didn't do particularly well although he acquired an adult following with The City Trilogy and then Lady as he...

Whilst I’ve had this book for a while, its been one of those ones that been sat on a backburner for a while for a number of reasons, firstly because I was hoping to be highly entertained when I...

I’ve always been a fan of Mr. Shan; I say fan, more like obsessive hoarder of his works. In fact, Lord Loss was the first book I ever bought for myself, so he is close to my heart. I also got to...

What. A. Weird. Read. And yet I loved every second of it.

Darren Shan is one of my favorite authors, of all time! I’ve read two of his series’ of books. Which I have reviewed and if I...

Lady of the Shades has been a long time coming. In a pointed postscript tacked on to the short horror novel we’re going to talk about today, bestselling young adult author Darren Shan...

This is one of Darren Shan's adult books and it feels very different to the children's work. It revolves around Ed, a horror writer who comes to London to work on a new book, with his own...

Lady of the Shades begins with horror writer Ed travelling to London from America to source inspiration for a new book. A stranger in a strange city, Ed is haunted (literally) by a supernatural...

FIRST, the admission: I had never heard of Darren Shan before I picked up Lady of the Shades. Considering he has written 31 books and managed to sell 15 million worldwide, that’s possibly more an...

If you go to the author's website you might notice that UK writer Darren Shan is a guy who really isn't a crime novelist at all, but instead specializes in Urban Fantasy and horror, mostly for...

I first came across Darren Shan’s writing when I worked as a bookseller in Edinburgh nearly ten years ago. ‘The Saga of Darren Shan’ books were incredibly popular with Edinburgh’s kids and I’m...

Lady of the Shades is Darren Shan’s return to writing for adults. Shan is more well known for his children's series Cirque Du Freak and Demonata, but has previously written The City trilogy for...

Are we ever truly free of our past, from ourselves?

That question seems to be an underlying theme in this novel.

Ed Sieveking is an author of the supernatural, the macabre. And his is haunted...

Irish author Darren Shan -- real name Darren O'Shaughnessy -- has had great success with a string of fantasy horror books aimed at the young teen market, starting with the launch in the year 2000...

Lady of the Shades is the first foray into the exciting world of adult fiction by the acclaimed teenage horror writer Darren Shan.

Those familiar with Shan’s style will notice some fairly...

Darren Shan is best known for his taut books for older teenagers, but he is rapidly proving he has the adult market sewn up too. In Lady of the Shades he brings an American minor thriller author...

You’ve got to take your hat off to Darren Shan. His horror/fantasy books for teens are getting boys to read books, even in this age of Xbox, Facebook and Lethal Bizzle. Lady of the Shades,...

Ghosts haunt American writer, Ed Sieveking’s every waking moment. They pursue him mercilessly, striking out at him in his weakest moments. They have driven him to his life of writing ghost...