

A sneak peek at the second book in the series, Demon Thief, shows Shan continuing in the same vein but with different characters. The plot rolls along at high speed, but Shan is still quite adept when it comes to capturing Grubbs' roller-coaster emotions-loss and grief and, later, trust. Eventually, he is taken in by his uncle Dervish, discovers a cousin he never knew, and, alas, learns that lycanthropy runs in the family. Lord Loss is the first novel in the fictional Demonata series book by best-selling teenage horror author Darren Shan. Lord Loss is described as having pale red, lumpy skin, and eight arms (which are frequently described as being mangled. Lord Loss is the only character to definitely have appeared in all ten books. Not surprisingly, he ends up in a mental institution, completely derailed by the horror he has seen and experienced. Lord Loss is a Demon Master and main antagonist from Darren Shan's ten-book series, The Demonata. Grubbs is attacked by Lord Loss' familiars, marvelously creepy hybrid creatures, and to his great astonishment, he manages to escape. Grubitsch Grady ("Grubbs" for short) walks into his parents' bedroom to find his mother, father, and older sister torn to pieces by Lord Loss, a powerful demon that feeds on human pain and suffering. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Older fans of Shan's gory, gripping Cirque du Freak series will welcome this first book in the Demonata series, which features a similar horrific spin, dark humor, and graphic detail. Debbie CartonĬopyright © American Library Association.

Eventually, he is taken in by his uncle Dervish, discovers a cousin he never knew, and, alas, learns that lycanthropy runs in the family. Not surprisingly, he ends up in a mental institution, completely derailed by the horror he has seen and experienced.

When Grubbs Grady first encounters Lord Loss and his evil minions, he learns three things: the world is vicious, magic is possible, demons are real. Grubbs is attacked by Lord Loss' familiars, marvelously creepy hybrid creatures, and to his great astonishment, he manages to escape. The first book in the Demonata, the demonic symphony in ten parts by multi-million-copy bestselling horror writer Darren Shan. Older fans of Shan's gory, gripping Cirque du Freak series will welcome this first book in the Demonata series, which features a similar horrific spin, dark humor, and graphic detail.
