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Darren Shan

1972 - Today

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Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July 1972) is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and Zom-B, published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darren Shan has received more than 587,943 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Darren Shan is the 6,124th most popular writer (down from 5,384th in 2019), the 5,065th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,380th in 2019) and the 569th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lord of the shadows
Vampires, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night....
2005
Vampire Mountain
Larten Crepsley (Fictitious character), Vampires, Darren Shan (Fictitious character)
In this fourth book in the bestselling Saga of Darren Shan, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain?the vampaneze have been there before them.Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain?Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.
2002
Cirque du Freak
Conduct of life, Vampires, Darren Shan (Fictitious character)
As Darren faces the final showdown with his archenemy, Steve Leopard, he seeks a way to trick destiny and avoid the requirement that one of them die and the other become Lord of the Shadows, fated to destroy the world.
2000
Tunnels of blood
Conduct of life, Vampires, Darren Shan (Fictitious character)
Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses, drained of blood, are discovered, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to be the end of them all...
2000
Procession of the dead
Magic realism (Literature), Fantasy, Fiction
Darren Shan, New York Times bestselling author of the Cirque du Freak and Demonata series, makes his adult fiction debut with this first book in a dark and twisted new series, The City.PROCESSION OF THE DEADWhat had I done before coming to the City? I couldn't remember. It sounded crazy but my past was a blank. I could recall every step since alighting from the train, but not a single one before. Young, quick-witted, and cocksure, Capac Raimi arrives in the City determined to make his mark in a world of sweet, sinister sin. He finds the City is a place of exotic dangers: a legendary assassin with snakes tattooed on his face who moves like smoke, blind Incan priests whom no one seems to see, a kingpin who plays with puppets, and friends who mysteriously disappear as though they never existed. Then Capac crosses paths with The Cardinal, and his life changes forever. The Cardinal is the City, and the City is The Cardinal. They are joined at the soul. Nothing moves on the streets, or below them, without The Cardinal's knowledge. His rule is absolute. When Capac discovers how deeply The Cardinal has influenced his life, he is faced with hard choices that conflict with his soaring ambition. To find his way, Capac must know himself and what he is capable of. But how can you trust yourself when you can't remember your past?
2010
The Vampire's Assistant
Larten Crepsley (Fictitious character), Vampires, Juvenile fiction
After traveling with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who made him into a half-vampire, Darren returns to the freak show known as the Cirque du Freak and continues to fight his need to drink human blood.
2000
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan #3)
Conduct of life, Vampires, Darren Shan (Fictitious character)
Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses, drained of blood, are discovered, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to be the end of them all...
2000
The Vampire Prince (Cirque Du Freak #6)
Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Conduct of life
Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan -- Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince, or is this the end of thousands of years of vampire rule? Darren's initiation on Vampire Mountain draws to a stunning, bloody conclusion -- but the Saga continues...
2002
Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak #11)
Vampires, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night....
2004
Allies of the Night
Vampires, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Darren Shan, Vampire Prince and vampaneze killer, is obliged to attend school! But homework is the least of Darren's problems. Bodies are piling up. Time is running out. And the past is catching up with the hunters fast!
2002
Vampire Mountain
Vampires, Graphic novels, Fiction
In this fourth book in the bestselling Saga of Darren Shan, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain?the vampaneze have been there before them.Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain?Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.
2001
A Living Nightmare... (Cirque Du Freak #1)
Conduct of life, Vampires, Darren Shan (Fictitious character)
As Darren faces the final showdown with his archenemy, Steve Leopard, he seeks a way to trick destiny and avoid the requirement that one of them die and the other become Lord of the Shadows, fated to destroy the world.
2000
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan #3)
Conduct of life, Vampires, Darren Shan (Fictitious character)
Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses, drained of blood, are discovered, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to be the end of them all...
2000
A Living Nightmare... (Cirque Du Freak #1)
Conduct of life, Vampires, Darren Shan (Fictitious character)
As Darren faces the final showdown with his archenemy, Steve Leopard, he seeks a way to trick destiny and avoid the requirement that one of them die and the other become Lord of the Shadows, fated to destroy the world.
2000
Allies of the Night
Vampires, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Darren Shan, Vampire Prince and vampaneze killer, is obliged to attend school! But homework is the least of Darren's problems. Bodies are piling up. Time is running out. And the past is catching up with the hunters fast!
2002
Lord of the Shadows (Cirque Du Freak #11)
Vampires, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Darren Shan is going home--and his world is going to hell. Old enemies await. Scores must be settled. Destiny looks certain to destroy him, and the world is doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night....
2004
Vampire Mountain
Vampires, Graphic novels, Fiction
In this fourth book in the bestselling Saga of Darren Shan, Darren Shan and Mr. Crepsley embark on a dangerous trek to the very heart of the vampire world. But they face more than the cold on Vampire Mountain?the vampaneze have been there before them.Will a meeting with the Vampire Princes restore Darren's human side, or turn him further toward the darkness? Only one thing is certain?Darren's initiation into the vampire clan is more deadly than he can ever have imagined.
2001
The Vampire Prince (Cirque Du Freak #6)
Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Conduct of life
Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan -- Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the odds and outwit a Vampire Prince, or is this the end of thousands of years of vampire rule? Darren's initiation on Vampire Mountain draws to a stunning, bloody conclusion -- but the Saga continues...
2002

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Darren Shan ranks 6,124 out of 7,302. Before him are Nathaniel Parker Willis, Elizabeth F. Ellet, Kathryn Stockett, Rolf Jacobsen, Louis Sachar, and Michael Lewis. After him are Dannie Abse, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Eugenie Schwarzwald, Victoria Amelina, Éva Janikovszky, and Aleksandr Volodin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Darren Shan ranks 300. Before him are Chantal Andere, Benno Fürmann, Marc Blucas, Daniela Silivaș, Carlos Checa, and Shuntaro Furukawa. After him are Michał Żebrowski, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Arkady Dvorkovich, Jang Seo-hee, Piotr Świerczewski, and Archie Panjabi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Darren Shan ranks 5,065 out of 8,785. Before him are John Connelly (1938), John Garstang (1876), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Richard Tandy (1948), Albert Oldman (1883), and George Butterworth (1885). After him are Dannie Abse (1923), Sybil Thorndike (1882), Noni Madueke (2002), Danny Kirwan (1950), Benjamin Wilson (1721), and David Abulafia (1949).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Darren Shan ranks 569. Before him are Eva Crane (1912), George Grove (1820), Ian McDonald (1960), Margaret Oliphant (1828), Roma Ryan (1950), and Lady Charlotte Guest (1812). After him are Dannie Abse (1923), Ann Cleeves (1954), Reginald Hill (1936), Bernardine Evaristo (1959), J. G. Farrell (1935), and John Addington Symonds (1840).

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