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THE
WESTMORLAND
GAZETTE
- reviewed by
Andrew Thomas |
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Darren Shan's
gruesome stories
sell by the
millions,
testifying to
the huge
appetite that
children have
for all things
scary. His big
breakthrough
came with his
first children's
book, Cirque
du Freak,
which became the
first in the
phenomenally
successful
12-part series,
The Saga of
Darren Shan.
Now Shan, who
lives in rural
Ireland, is
enjoying massive
success with his
latest, The
Demonata.
Book four,
Bec,
features trainee
priestess Bec,
whose magic is
weak and
untrained. But
when the demons
come, she must
rise to the
challenge and
join a small
band of warriors
on a journey
through hostile
lands to
confront the
Demonata at
their source.
These books
are
blood-curdling
fun, which are
bound to appeal
to young people
with a taste for
horror stories.
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/lifestyle/newauthors/kendalbookreviews/display.var.1065629.0.bloodcurdling_fun.php
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