The Demonata

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The Demonata
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Lord Loss, book 1 of the series

Lord Loss
Demon Thief
Slawter
Bec
Blood Beast
Demon Apocalypse
Death's Shadow
Wolf Island
Dark Calling
Hell's Heroes

AuthorDarren Shan
LanguageEnglish
Genre Horror and fantasy
Publisher HarperCollins
Published2005–2010

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

Contents

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 BookNarrator
Lord Loss Grubbs
Demon Thief Kernel
Slawter Grubbs
Bec Bec
Blood Beast Grubbs
Demon Apocalypse Grubbs
Death's Shadow Bec
Wolf Island Grubbs
Dark Calling Kernel
Hell's Heroes 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

Grady-MacGrigor family tree

The MacGrigor Clan
StruanAednatAideen
Bec MacConn Many Generations
The Garadex Family
Bartholomew GaradexUrszula GaradexThe Moore Family
Forty Years LaterAbraham GaradexMany Generations
Juni Swan/
Nadia Moore
Davey McKayThe Grady Family
Five ChildrenCaspar GradyAugustine Grady
Unknown Grady
Emily SpleenCal GradySharon Dervish Grady
Billy "Bill-E" SpleenGretelda "Gret" Grady Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady

Overview

CharacterThe Demonata
Book 1Book 2Book 3Book 4Book 5Book 6Book 7Book 8Book 9Book 10
Main characters
Lord Loss Main Recurring Guest Voice MentionedGuestMain
Dervish GradyMainGuestMainDoes not appearMain Guest
Grubbs GradyThe TriggerMainDoes not appearMainDoes not appearMainGuestMain
Bill-E SpleenMainDoes not appearMainDoes not appearMainMentioned
ArteryArt FleckMainGuestDoes not appear Old One Does not appear
Sharmila MukherjiGuestMainGuestDoes not appearGuestRecurringDoes not appear
Nadia MooreJuni SwanDoes not appearMainDoes not appearMainMentioned
BeranabusBranDoes not appearMainMentionedMainGuestMainMentioned
Kernel FleckThe EyeDoes not appearMainDoes not appearMainRecurringMain
Davida HaymDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Bec MacConnThe MemoryDoes not appearMainGuestMainRecurringMain
DrustDoes not appearMainDoes not appear Skeleton
Recurring characters
Meera FlameRecurringDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
SharkDoes not appearGuestRecurringDoes not appearRecurring
CadaverDoes not appearRecurringGuestDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Raz WarloDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear Old One
Loch GosselDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearRecurringMentionedDoes not appear
Prae AthimDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearRecurring
The Old OnesDoes not appearMentionedDoes not appearRecurringMentionedRecurring
Kirilli KovacsDoes not appearRecurring
Timas BraussDoes not appearRecurring

References

  1. "Shanville Monthly December 2008" . Retrieved 1 December 2008.