Darren Shan
Darren Shan
Darren O'Shaughnessy, who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish author. Darren Shan is the main character in Shan's The Saga of Darren Shan young-adult fiction series, also known as the Cirque Du Freak series. He followed that up with The Demonata series and the stand-alone books, Koyasan and The Thin Executioner. Then came The Saga of Larten Crepsley which is a prequel to The Saga of Darren Shan. He has most recently finished a 12...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth2 July 1972
CountryIreland
So easy to take it for granted, but this is something no normal human was made to see. The world of magic has blessed me with wonders and it's only right to stop every now and then to appreciate it.
The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you.
Man wasn't made to share the universe with gods. Their ways are not meant for the humble likes of us. But we've decoded some of their secrets regardless. Like worms, we've grabbed on to the talons of eagles and learned some small truths and means of flight. But we can never really fly. We try, and succeed to a certain extent, but the fall is always - will always be - there.
I'd like to do something to help the worst afflicted, but I can't. It's not possible to save everybody. Even heroes have their all-too-human limits.
I'm starting to understand that fear is like cancer - you can beat it back, but if it returns, it can be worse than ever.
One of the things is that in times of severe disorder, you can't worry about the dead, only the living.
But I don't think Art's an Einstein - he likes tugging ears, biting people and burping too much to be a genius.
If mankind's destined to bite the bullet, let's bite it and be damned.
Destiny is a tower of cards - nudge one just an inch and everything stacked on top comes crashing down. P116
The pair smiled desperately at one another. And for the first time ever, despite the fact that everyone he knew - even the gods themselves - would condemn him for it, Jebel didn't think of Tel Hesani as a slave, but as an equal.
For an hour or more he was neither human nor vampire, just a howling, hungry creature of dark delights.
When it comes to impending, unavoidable extinction, ignorance is bliss.
I won't die. I won't give those ghouls the pleasure. I'll live and grow strong. I'll escape, then hunt them down and make them suffer.
Lovely Arra Sails, nectar to all males, how I'd like to spear you like a whaler spears a whale!