The Saga of Darren Shan

Story

This is a twelve book series (made up of four trilogies) following the life (or afterlife) of Darren Shan. Darren is a normal human boy coerced into a vampire life by Larten Crepsley and forced to be his assistant. Throughout the series Darren comes to terms with his vampirism and learns that he has a role to play in the fate of vampires and the world.

Why we chose it

Chilling stories that are very popular with horror fans.

Where it came from

Darren O'Shaughnessy, under the pen name Darren Shan, wrote the first of The Saga of Darren Shan between writing two of his adult works. Darren Shan has always loved telling stories, he wanted to be a writer from 5 years old. He finds inspiration in many places, TV, books, things he sees around him - or sometimes he just lets his mind wander…

Where it went next

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant feature length film was release in 2009. The film received mixed reviews and although a sequel was planned it was never filmed.

Associated stories

The Saga of Larten Crepsley is a prequel to these books, covering the 200 year life of Larten Crepsley. The first of this series was published in 2010.

Darren Shan has written a great many young adult fantasy novels and sagas, some dealing with the Darren Shan universe while others feature in other fantasy universes.