The Demonata
The Demonata is a series by best selling author Darren Shan. It deals with the world of demons (as opposed to his other series, The Saga of Darren Shan which deals with vampires). The series will be told by three different protagonists in three different time periods: Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck, and Bec, the first female protagonists in a Darren Shan book. It is currently planned that the series will contain ten books, of which four have been released.
About the series
Demons
Main Article:Demons (The Demonata)
The series focuses on a world of demons that exists in thousands of universes parallel to our own that are accessible only through special portals, known as windows. Demon masters like Lord Loss can create universes, but the lesser demons just hop between existing worlds. Also, the universes do not have to go by earths laws of physics. In the universes live thousands of soulless demons in many monstrous forms. Demons range in size from a few feet to the size of a star. The demons find enjoyment in death and pain and are only concerned with killing other creatures. Many of the worlds contain grotesque scenery, such as piles of organs or a waterfall of blood. One of the demons focused on especially on in the series, Lord Loss, enjoys causing pain more than death.
Different protagonists
All The Demonata books can be read separately, but an overall series plot arc clicks together throughout the books. The Demonata will change stories from time to time through three main characters, the first, Grubbs Grady (the protagonist of Lord Loss, Slawter, Blood Beast, and the sixth book), the second, Kernel Fleck (from Demon Thief), and the third character, a girl whose name is Bec (from Bec)
Grubbs Grady seems to be the main protagonist of the series, and so far is known to be narrating four of the ten books.
The books
Released
Unreleased
- Blood Beast - June 4, 2007
- Demonata Book 6 - October, 2007
- Demonata Book 7 - June, 2008
- Demonata Book 8 - October, 2008
- Demonata Book 9 - June, 2009
- Demonata Book 10 - October, 2009
Chronological order
(Note that this is only for Books 1-6 and past that is yet to be known where they'll fit in)
- Bec (Between 350 AD and 400 AD. About 1600 years before Demon Thief)
- Demon Thief (Mid 1970s. About 30 years before Lord Loss)
- Lord Loss (Early 21st century.)
- Slawter (A year after Lord Loss.)
- Blood Beast (About a year after Slawter.)
- Demonata Book 6 (Sometime after Blood Beast.)
Origins
Lord Loss was originally a poem written by Darren Shan, found in the front of Lord Loss. The story of Lord Loss and the Demonata came to Darren while he was working on The Saga. He wrote the book and left it alone until the Saga was finished. Originally, the Demonata was to just be a couple of books about various kids having encounters with the Demon Master, Lord Loss. While Darren was doing this, he found a way to make the plots for each of these separate books come together and form one whole.
Main Characters
Cartoon Network Competition
Cartoon Network also ran a Darren Shan competition in the UK which could be accessed through the UK Cartoon Network website (CartoonNetwork.co.uk), which people could earn the chance to win Darren Shan prizes. The prizes are the first three Demonata books; Lord Loss, Demon Thief and Slawter. The competition ran from June 6, 2006 until June 29, 2006.