Darren Shan Books in Order
Darren Shan has written 67 books, published between 1999 and 2022. The first book is Procession of the Dead (1999) and the newest is Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 67
- Published
- 1999–2022
- Pages on record
- 8,166 in 37 of 67 books
- Reading time
- 136–204 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,166 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 67 titles with a page count on record.
Darren Shan is the pseudonym of Darren O'Shaughnessy, an Irish writer born on 2 July 1972. The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata and Zom-B are the young adult series O'Shaughnessy is best known for. The Saga of Darren Shan became a manga from 2006 to 2009 and a live-action film in 2009, and a prequel, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, followed from 2010 to 2012. Koyasan and The Thin Executioner are other children's books under the Shan name, and Archibald Lox was self-published from 2020 to 2022. The catalogue lists 67 books from 1999 to 2022, with vampires, demonology, zombies and horror among the subjects.
How many Darren Shan books are there?
Darren Shan has 67 books, released between 1999 and 2022. They include 6 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Darren Shan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 67 Darren Shan books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11999–2/4
- 220002722/4
- 320002472/4
- 420002292/4
- 520011992/4
- 620012242/4
- 720022082/4
- 820022242/4
- 920022562/4
- 102003–2/4
- 1120032242/4
- 1220032722/4
- 1320042202/4
- 1420042402/4
- 1520052402/4
- 1620052562/4
- 17Koyasan2006 · 106 pages · confirmed 2/420061062/4
- 182006–2/4
- 192006–2/4
- 2020072722/4
- 2120072562/4
- 222008–2/4
- 232008–2/4
- 2420093522/4
- 252009–2/4
- 262009–2/4
- 2720092242/4
- 282009–2/4
- 292010–2/4
- 30The Thin Executioner2010 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/420105122/4
- 3120103202/4
- 322010–2/4
- 3320102082/4
- 342010–2/4
- 352010–2/4
- 3620112472/4
- 372011–2/4
- 3820111922/4
- 392011–2/4
- 402011–2/4
- 412011–2/4
- 4220121742/4
- 43Lady of the Shades2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 442012–2/4
- 4520121902/4
- 46Hagurosan2013 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42013642/4
- 472013–2/4
- 4820131662/4
- 4920131822/4
- 5020131602/4
- 5120141602/4
- 5220141752/4
- 5320141682/4
- 542014–2/4
- 5520141742/4
- 5620151752/4
- 5720151702/4
- 5820152082/4
- 592020–2/4
- 602020–2/4
- 612020–2/4
- 622021–2/4
- 632021–2/4
- 642021–2/4
- 652022–2/4
- 662022–2/4
- 672022–2/4
Darren Shan series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Zom-B books in order 13 books
- Demonata books in order 10 books
- Saga Of Darren Shan books in order 24 books
Darren Shan books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Saga Of Darren Shan books in order
12 books by Darren ShanCirque Du Freak: The Manga Graphic Novel in order
12 booksArchibald Lox in order
9 books- 1. Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds
- 2. Archibald Lox and the Empress of Suanpan
- 3. Archibald Lox and the Vote of Alignment
- 4. Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt
- 5. Archibald Lox and the Slides of Bon Repell
- 6. Archibald Lox and the Rubicon Dictate
- 7. Archibald Lox and the Sinkhole to Hell
- 8. Archibald Lox and the Pick of Loxes
- 9. Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost
Saga of Larten Crepsley in order
4 booksCity Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Darren Shan titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Darren Shan books in order?
You only need to read Darren Shan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Darren Shan
Start with the first book of the Darren Shan series you want to read: Zom-B starts with Zom-B (2012), Demonata starts with Lord Loss (2005) and Saga Of Darren Shan starts with A Living Nightmare (2000). The earliest catalogued title overall is Procession of the Dead (1999).
What is the newest Darren Shan book?
Archibald Lox and the Legion of the Lost (2022) is the newest Darren Shan book released so far.
Is there a new Darren Shan book coming?
No next Darren Shan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Darren Shan at a glance
- Paused
- No new Darren Shan title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Darren Shan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,166 pages across the 37 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 220 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Darren Shan books, 30 of 67, were published in the 2010s.
What the Darren Shan books are about
55 of the 67 Darren Shan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 38 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Horror 38 of 55 books
- Children's fiction 35 of 55 books
- Vampires 28 of 55 books
- Conduct of life 15 of 55 books
- Zombies 11 of 55 books
- Demonology 8 of 55 books
- Comics & graphic novels 7 of 55 books
- Comics & graphic novels, manga, horror 7 of 55 books