• Simple bookshelves

    16 December 2022

    I've featured photos of lots of different types of bookshelves over the last several months, but today I'm keeping things clean and simple -- a single shelf, with lots of Darren Shan books stacked...

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  • Shanta Claus 2022

    15 December 2022

    He's back!!

    As he does every year, SHANTA CLAUS returns to my website for a strictly limited appearance. I first wrote my "Shanta Claus" story more than 20 years ago, to tie in with the release of...

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  • Dave Jeffery’s faves

    14 December 2022

    I was absolutely delighted to see Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost get a wonderful mention from fellow author Dave Jeffery on Facebook, as one of his favourite books of 2022: ...

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  • Eyes on the prize!

    13 December 2022

    Elves on shelves are causing chaos in the Shan household!!!

     

    For those of you who might not know about the elf on the shelf phenomenon... basically, Santa sends elves out across the world to...

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  • Mr Crepsley reminder

    12 December 2022

    I still get occasional shocked messages from fans of Cirque Du Freak who weren’t aware that I wrote 4 books about Mr Crepsley and his life over the course of the two centuries before he met Darren....

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  • Chessington - the final photos

    11 December 2022

    The final set of photos taken on the Shan clan's trip to Chessington World of Adventures Resort back in the summer.

    Chessington is home to a small zoo as well as a theme park, and there's a very...

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