The Demonata Explained

The Demonata
Books:Lord Loss
Demon Thief
Slawter
Bec
Blood Beast
Demon Apocalypse
Death's Shadow
Wolf Island
Dark Calling
Hell's Heroes
Author:Darren Shan
Language:English
Genre:Horror and fantasy
Publisher:HarperCollins
Pub Date:2005–2010

The Demonata is a young adult horror/fantasy series by author Darren Shan.

Works

Publishing order

Cover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant

  1. Lord Loss – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US)
  2. Demon Thief – 5 October 2005 (7 June 2006 in the US)
  3. Slawter – 1 June 2006 (1 November 2006 in the US)
  4. Bec – 2 October 2006 (1 May 2007 in the US)
  5. Blood Beast – June, 2007 (1 November 2007 in the US)
  6. Demon Apocalypse – October, 2007 (1 May 2008 in the US)
  7. Death's Shadow – May, 2008 (1 November 2008 in the US)
  8. Wolf Island – 1 October 2008 (1 May 2009 in the US)
  9. Dark Calling – 1 May 2009 (October 2009 in US)
  10. Hell's Heroes [1] – 1 October 2009 (May 2010 in the US)

Storyline order

Narrators

The narrator of each book in the Demonata series shifts between the three protagonists of the series; Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck and Bec MacConn.

Name of Book Narrator
Lord Loss Grubbs
Demon Thief Kernel
Slawter Grubbs
Bec
Blood Beast Grubbs
Demon Apocalypse Grubbs
Bec
Grubbs
Dark Calling Kernel
Grubbs

Plot

The series centers around three protagonists from separate periods of time—Grubbs lives in the present day, Kernel in the 1970s, and Bec in around 450AD. The books detail their fight against the demon master Lord Loss, his many demon familiars, and Shadow, who promises to destroy the human universe. Together with The Disciples, the main characters attempt to thwart the Demonata from destroying the world.

Characters

Overview

CharacterThe Demonata
Book 1Book 2Book 3Book 4Book 5Book 6Book 7Book 8Book 9Book 10
Main characters
Lord Loss
Dervish Grady
Grubbs GradyThe Triggercolspan="3"
Bill-E Spleencolspan="4"
ArteryArt Fleck
Sharmila Mukherjicolspan="3"
Nadia MooreJuni Swan
BeranabusBrancolspan="3"
Kernel FleckThe Eyecolspan="2"
Davida Haymcolspan="7"
Bec MacConnThe Memorycolspan="2"
Drust
Recurring characters
Meera Flame
Sharkcolspan="5"
Cadavercolspan="3"
Raz Warlocolspan="2"
Loch Gosselcolspan="3"
Prae Athim
The Old Onescolspan="4"
Kirilli Kovacscolspan="4"
Timas Brauss

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shanville Monthly December 2008. 2008-12-01.