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Darren Shan Books in Order

Find every Darren Shan book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 55 books / 9 series

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 Darren Shan Books in Chronological Order

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
2006 Bec POoTDB / 4 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 Zom-B POoZB / 1 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

Darren Shan Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2006-2012
01 Koyasan 2006 Buy
02 The Thin Executioner 2010 Buy
03 Lady of the Shades 2012 Buy
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
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
01 Hagurosan 2013 Buy
Zom-B Books in Reading Order 13 books / 2012-2015
01 Zom-B 2012 Buy
02 Zom-B Underground 2013 Buy
03 Zom-B City 2013 Buy
04 Zom-B Angels 2013 Buy
05 Zom-B Baby 2013 Buy
06 Zom-B Gladiator 2014 Buy
07 Zom-B Mission 2014 Buy
08 Zom-B Clans 2014 Buy
09 Zom-B Circus 2014 Buy
10 Zom-B Family 2014 Buy
11 Zom-B Bride 2015 Buy
12 Zom-B Fugitive 2015 Buy
13 Zom-B Goddess 2015 Buy
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
01 Procession of the Dead 1999 Buy
02 Hell's Horizon 2009 Buy
03 City of the Snakes 2010 Buy
01 Lord Loss 2005 Buy
02 Demon Thief 2005 Buy
03 Slawter 2006 Buy
04 Bec 2006 Buy
05 Blood Beast 2007 Buy
06 Demon Apocalypse 2007 Buy
07 Death's Shadow 2008 Buy
08 Wolf Island 2008 Buy
09 Dark Calling 2009 Buy
10 Hell's Heroes 2009 Buy
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

Where to start with Darren Shan

What is the best order to read Darren Shan books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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