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The Demonata
Lord Loss, book 1 of the series
Lord Loss
Demon Thief
Slawter
Bec
Blood Beast
Demon Apocalypse
Death's Shadow
Wolf Island
Dark Calling
Hell's Heroes
AuthorDarren Shan
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror and fantasy
PublisherHarperCollins
Published2005–2010

The Demonata is a young adult horror/fantasy series by author Darren Shan.

Works

Publishing order

Cover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant

  1. Lord Loss – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US)
  2. Demon Thief – 5 October 2005 (7 June 2006 in the US)
  3. Slawter – 1 June 2006 (1 November 2006 in the US)
  4. Bec – 2 October 2006 (1 May 2007 in the US)
  5. Blood Beast – June, 2007 (1 November 2007 in the US)
  6. Demon Apocalypse – October, 2007 (1 May 2008 in the US)
  7. Death's Shadow – May, 2008 (1 November 2008 in the US)
  8. Wolf Island – 1 October 2008 (1 May 2009 in the US)
  9. Dark Calling – 1 May 2009 (October 2009 in US)
  10. Hell's Heroes [1] – 1 October 2009 (May 2010 in the US)

Storyline order

Narrators

The narrator of each book in the Demonata series shifts between the three protagonists of the series; Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck and Bec MacConn.

Name of Book Narrator
Lord Loss Grubbs
Demon Thief Kernel
Slawter Grubbs
Bec Bec
Blood Beast Grubbs
Demon Apocalypse Grubbs
Death's Shadow Bec
Wolf Island Grubbs
Dark Calling Kernel
Hell's Heroes Grubbs

Plot

The series centers around three protagonists from separate periods of time—Grubbs lives in the present day, Kernel in the 1970s, and Bec in around 450AD. The books detail their fight against the demon master Lord Loss, his many demon familiars, and Shadow, who promises to destroy the human universe. Together with The Disciples, the main characters attempt to thwart the Demonata from destroying the world.

Characters

Grady-MacGrigor family tree

The MacGrigor Clan
StruanAednatAideen
Bec MacConnMany Generations
The Garadex Family
Bartholomew GaradexUrszula GaradexThe Moore Family
Forty Years LaterAbraham GaradexMany Generations
Juni Swan/
Nadia Moore
Davey McKayThe Grady Family
Five ChildrenCaspar GradyAugustine Grady
Unknown Grady
Emily SpleenCal GradySharonDervish Grady
Billy "Bill-E" SpleenGretelda "Gret" GradyGrubitsch "Grubbs" Grady

Overview

Character The Demonata
Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Book 6 Book 7 Book 8 Book 9 Book 10
Main characters
Lord Loss Main Recurring Guest Voice Mentioned Guest Main
Dervish Grady Main Guest Main Does not appear Main Guest
Grubbs Grady The Trigger Main Does not appear Main Does not appear Main Guest Main
Bill-E Spleen Main Does not appear Main Does not appear Main Mentioned
Artery Art Fleck Main Guest Does not appear Old One Does not appear
Sharmila Mukherji Guest Main Guest Does not appear Guest Recurring Does not appear
Nadia Moore Juni Swan Does not appear Main Does not appear Main Mentioned
Beranabus Bran Does not appear Main Mentioned Main Guest Main Mentioned
Kernel Fleck The Eye Does not appear Main Does not appear Main Recurring Main
Davida Haym Does not appear Main Does not appear
Bec MacConn The Memory Does not appear Main Guest Main Recurring Main
Drust Does not appear Main Does not appear Skeleton
Recurring characters
Meera Flame Recurring Does not appear Recurring Does not appear Recurring Does not appear
Shark Does not appear Guest Recurring Does not appear Recurring
Cadaver Does not appear Recurring Guest Does not appear Recurring Does not appear
Raz Warlo Does not appear Recurring Does not appear Old One
Loch Gossel Does not appear Recurring Does not appear Recurring Mentioned Does not appear
Prae Athim Does not appear Guest Does not appear Recurring Does not appear Recurring
The Old Ones Does not appear Mentioned Does not appear Recurring Mentioned Recurring
Kirilli Kovacs Does not appear Recurring
Timas Brauss Does not appear Recurring

References

  1. ^ "Shanville Monthly December 2008". Retrieved 1 December 2008.

External links

Works by Darren Shan
Categories