Demon Apocalypse (The Demonata)

by Darren Shan

Paperback, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Publication

HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks (2007), 240 pages

Description

Grubbs Grady tries to resist his werewolf urges and evade the eight-armed grasp of the demonic Lord Loss.

User reviews

LibraryThing member ToucanSinger
Demon Apocalypse was a spectacular continuation of the demonata series. Packed with action and twists, this book never had a dull or slow moment. I was amazed to find myself turning the last page after what seemed like only a half hour of entranced reading. I was even more surprised when I looked
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at the clock and found that two hours had passed. Now I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
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LibraryThing member Clurb
The latest, appreciably gory, book in the Demonata series works to finally bring all the previous disperate plot lines together as Grubbs meets , amongst others, Kernal and Bec.
LibraryThing member SamuelW
Demonata fans, strap yourselves in. Demon Apocalypse, the sixth instalment in Darren Shan's latest children's horror saga, is a fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride that will not disappoint. There may be four books still to come, but Demon Apocalypse still reads like the last book in a series.
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Shan has pulled out all the stops to deliver a novel filled with everything that fans have come to love about his writing. Newcomers will be absorbed by the frenetic pace and blood-and-guts mayhem, while veterans will appreciate Shan's familiar emotional themes, and the drawing together of his surprising and many-stranded plot.

Demon Apocalypse is perhaps Shan's fastest book yet. It seems to jump straight from one riveting action scene to another – and yet, its storyline works remarkably well. The realism is brutal – Shan is not one for rescuing his characters when death seems inevitable! – but the setting and premises are utterly fantastic. Add Shan's punchy, fluid writing into the mix, and you've got a frenetic, high-stakes roller coaster where readers are never quite sure what will happen next.

Parents who flip through the first few pages are likely to be shocked at the blood and gore they find there – but those who read more thoroughly will realise that it is not the physical guts, but the emotional guts that distinguish Demon Apocalypse from its peers. Heroism, Shan insists, has a terrible price, and no hero walks away from battle unscathed. His latest instalment focuses on difficult choices – situations where life seems brutally unfair, and the right thing to do is also the hardest thing. Even as the plot rushes towards its climax, the true focus of the novel becomes more and more introspective; a technique reminiscent of the tragedies of Shakespeare. Forget charming princes or teenage wizards – Shan's tortured protagonists are infinitely more engrossing, and demonstrate a powerful maturity that most children's books steer well clear of.

Demon Apocalypse is a rarity among fiction – a children's horror story that will entice reluctant readers without sacrificing depth and quality. In this, it is matched only by its prequels. Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member DF1A_ChristieR
Demons are running the city. Some one opened a portal to the Demon world without the disciples knowing. Grubbs finally meets some disciples. They sort of help him with his power. But they won't help him fight the demons in Carcery Vale. Dervish and Bill-E might be dead. On top of that Grubbs killed
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Bill-E's grandparents. Now what will he do? This was a very interesting book. So much twisting in the book it's like a roller coaster.
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Awards

Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee — 2010)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2007-10

Physical description

240 p.; 5.05 inches

ISBN

0007231377 / 9780007231379

Barcode

1420
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