The Demonata

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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

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[edit] About the series

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] The books

[edit] Released

  1. Lord Loss - June 6, 2005
  2. Demon Thief - December 2005
  3. Slawter - June 1, 2006
  4. Bec - October 2, 2006

[edit] Unreleased

Current event marker This article or section contains information regarding scheduled, forthcoming or expected future book(s).
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available.		 Books
  1. Blood Beast - June 2007
  2. Demonata Book 6 - October 2007
  3. Demonata Book 7 - June 2008
  4. Demonata Book 8 - October 2008
  5. Demonata Book 9 - June 2009
  6. Demonata Book 10 - October 2009

[edit] Chronological order

(Note that this is only for Books 1-6 and past that is yet to be known where they'll fit in)

  1. Bec (between 350 AD and 400 AD)
  2. Demon Thief (mid 1970s)
  3. Lord Loss (early 21st century)
  4. Slawter (a year after Lord Loss)
  5. Blood Beast
  6. Demonata Book 6

[edit] 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.

[edit] Main Characters

Main article: List of characters from The Demonata

[edit] Trivia

  • Sharmila Mukherji is first noted in the book "Lord Loss", Pg.123. When Grubbs and Dervish are watching T.V.
  • Quite obviously, the MacGrigor clan are the ancestors of the Garadex's (the Grady's).
  • Lycanthropy (werewolfism) came when humans breeded with demon familiars
  • Lycanthropy got its name because werewolves were originally called "Lycans".

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

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The Demonata
Released Novels Lord Loss  · Demon Thief  · Slawter  · Bec
Upcoming Novels Blood Beast  · Demonata book 6
Protagonists Grubbs Grady  · Kernel Fleck
Other Characters Dervish Grady  · Billy 'Bill-E' Spleen  · List of characters from The Demonata
Demons Lord Loss (character)  · Artery (character)  · Vein (character)
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