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Home / Authors / Darren Shan Darren Shan Irish author Darren Shan is best known for his bestselling *Cirque du Freak* and *The Demonata* series. His books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Darren Shan books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1999 Procession of the Dead POoCTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 A Living Nightmare POoSODSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 Vampire Mountain POoSODSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2001 Trials of Death POoSODSB · 5 Buy ↗ 2002 Hunters of the Dusk POoSODSB · 7 Buy ↗ 2002 Allies of the Night POoSODSB · 8 Buy ↗ 2003 The Lake of Souls POoSODSB · 10 Buy ↗ 2004 Lord of the Shadows POoSODSB · 11 Buy ↗ 2004 Sons of Destiny POoSODSB · 12 Buy ↗ 2005 Lord Loss POoTDB · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 Demon Thief POoTDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2006 Koyasan POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 Slawter POoTDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 Blood Beast POoTDB · 5 Buy ↗ 2007 Demon Apocalypse POoTDB · 6 Buy ↗ 2008 Death's Shadow POoTDB · 7 Buy ↗ 2008 Wolf Island POoTDB · 8 Buy ↗ 2009 Hell's Horizon POoCTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 The Vampire's Assistant POoCDFTMGNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 Tunnels of Blood POoCDFTMGNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2009 Dark Calling POoTDB · 9 Buy ↗ 2009 Hell's Heroes POoTDB · 10 Buy ↗ 2010 Birth of a Killer POoTSoLCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 The Thin Executioner POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 City of the Snakes POoCTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2010 The Vampire Prince POoCDFTMGNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2011 Ocean of Blood POoTSoLCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Palace of the Damned POoTSoLCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2011 Killers of the Dawn POoCDFTMGNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2012 Lady of the Shades POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Brothers to the Death POoTSoLCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 Hagurosan POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Zom-B Underground POoZB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Zom-B City POoZB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Zom-B Angels POoZB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 Zom-B Baby POoZB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 Zom-B Gladiator POoZB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Zom-B Mission POoZB · 7 Buy ↗ 2014 Zom-B Clans POoZB · 8 Buy ↗ 2014 Zom-B Circus POoZB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 Zom-B Family POoZB · 10 Buy ↗ 2015 Zom-B Bride POoZB · 11 Buy ↗ 2015 Zom-B Fugitive POoZB · 12 Buy ↗ 2015 Zom-B Goddess POoZB · 13 Buy ↗ 2020 Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds POoALB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 Archibald Lox and the Empress of Suanpan POoALB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Archibald Lox and the Vote of Alignment POoALB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt POoALB · 4 Buy ↗ 2021 Archibald Lox and the Slides of Bon Repell POoALB · 5 Buy ↗ 2021 Archibald Lox and the Rubicon Dictate POoALB · 6 Buy ↗ 2022 Archibald Lox and the Sinkhole to Hell POoALB · 7 Buy ↗ 2022 Archibald Lox and the Pick of Loxes POoALB · 8 Buy ↗ 2022 Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost POoALB · 9 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 3 books · 2006–2012
02 The Thin Executioner 2010 Buy ↗ 03 Lady of the Shades 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Saga Of Darren Shan Books 8 books · 2000–2004
01 A Living Nightmare 2000 Buy ↗ 04 Vampire Mountain 2001 Buy ↗ 05 Trials of Death 2001 Buy ↗ 07 Hunters of the Dusk 2002 Buy ↗ 08 Allies of the Night 2002 Buy ↗ 10 The Lake of Souls 2003 Buy ↗ 11 Lord of the Shadows 2004 Buy ↗ 12 Sons of Destiny 2004 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Archibald Lox Books 9 books · 2020–2022
01 Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds 2020 Buy ↗ 02 Archibald Lox and the Empress of Suanpan 2020 Buy ↗ 03 Archibald Lox and the Vote of Alignment 2020 Buy ↗ 04 Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt 2021 Buy ↗ 05 Archibald Lox and the Slides of Bon Repell 2021 Buy ↗ 06 Archibald Lox and the Rubicon Dictate 2021 Buy ↗ 07 Archibald Lox and the Sinkhole to Hell 2022 Buy ↗ 08 Archibald Lox and the Pick of Loxes 2022 Buy ↗ 09 Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2013
Publication Order of Zom-B Books 13 books · 2012–2015
02 Zom-B Underground 2013 Buy ↗ 06 Zom-B Gladiator 2014 Buy ↗ 12 Zom-B Fugitive 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Cirque Du Freak: The Manga Graphic Novel Books 4 books · 2009–2011
02 The Vampire's Assistant 2009 Buy ↗ 03 Tunnels of Blood 2009 Buy ↗ 06 The Vampire Prince 2010 Buy ↗ 09 Killers of the Dawn 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of City Trilogy Books 3 books · 1999–2010
01 Procession of the Dead 1999 Buy ↗ 02 Hell's Horizon 2009 Buy ↗ 03 City of the Snakes 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Demonata Books 10 books · 2005–2009
06 Demon Apocalypse 2007 Buy ↗ 07 Death's Shadow 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Saga of Larten Crepsley Books 4 books · 2010–2012
01 Birth of a Killer 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Ocean of Blood 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Palace of the Damned 2011 Buy ↗ 04 Brothers to the Death 2012 Buy ↗