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Darren Shan

Librarian's note: Also writes books for adults under the name Darren Dash. And in the past he has released books for adults under the names D.B. Shan and Darren O'Shaughnessy.

Darren Shan (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) is the pen name of the Irish author Darren O'Shaughnessy, as well as the name of the protagonist of his book series The Saga of Darren Shan, also known as The Cirque Du Freak Series in the United States. He is the author of the series The Demonata, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, and Zom-B. He has also released the stand-alone novel, The Thin Executioner, and the stand-alone short novels, Koyasan, and Hagurosan. Plus, for adults, he released The City Trilogy (originally under the name of D.B. Shan), and Lady of the Shades..


“Leave him alone!" Debbie shouted."Shut up, please, or I'll kill you," Mr Tiny replied.”
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“To be added when I get it cause I just realised I don't have it at the moment.”
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“She was a beautiful woman." Gavner sighed, tracing the outline of one of the elephants. "She just had very bad taste in underwear …""And in boyfriends," I added impishly. Mr. Crepsley burst into laughter at that”
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“You do not have to be alone. The world never inflicts loneliness upon us. That is something we choose or reject by ourselves.”
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“Who you looking at”
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“They forget that the vampaneze were once our brothers, that by destroying them, we destroy a part of ourselves. Most vampire never realize how pointless and savage war truly is. You were smart enough to see through the truth. Don't ever forget it.”
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“Stick it up your crack, you warped son of a mutant b*tch!”
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“Now sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care. ”
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“The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you. In books the heroes can make as many mistakes as they like. It doesn't matter what they do, because everything works out in the end. They'll beat the bad guys and put things right and everything ends up cool.In real life, vacuum cleaners kill spiders. If you cross a busy road without looking, you get whacked by a car. If you fall from a tree, you break some bones. Real life's nasty. It's cruel. It doesn't care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be. In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil often wins. I just wanted to make that clear before I begun.”
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“Maybe we should wait....wait for him to kill another five or six, huh?”
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“I might have to drink the blood of animals to stay alive, but I would never feast on one of my own kind, no matter what Mr.Crepsley said, or hows much my belly growled.”
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“You should take more pride in your appearance,” I tell him. “You'll never attract girls with an ugly mug like that.”
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“Your spikes have gone floppy,”
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“Then set the hounds loose, boy - it's time to kick demonic ass!”
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“Even in death may you triumphant”
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“I sucked blood from one of my best friends”
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“You stole from a member of the undead”
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“but you were a fool to bring that pider into this house”
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“It is too easy to say 'what if' and paint a picture of a perfect world.”
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“If he comes in the dark, then it's KYAG Time!"- Harkat Mulds (The Lake of Souls)”
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“Indecision is the source of chaos." - Paris Skyle(Allies of the Night)”
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“The hands of Fate keep time on a heart-shaped watch."- Harkat Mulds(The Trials of Death)”
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“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." - Harkat Mulds (Hunters of the Dusk)”
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“Cirque du Freak' is the best vampire series ever.”
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“Even a minute of dying is better than an eternity of nothingness. ”
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“Ever hear of the phrase, Banging you're head on a brick wall?"Ah, but you forget, Darren, vampires can break brick walls with their heads.”
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“A world of "if"s, but it would make no difference. If I could go back in time... but I couldn't. The past was behind me. The best thing now would be to stop looking over my shoulder. It was time to forget the past and look to the present and future.”
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