Blood Beast (The Demonata, Book 5) - Softcover

Shan, Darren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007231407 ISBN 13: 9780007231409

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2008

Synopsis

"Locked inside Dervish's study. Breath coming quickly, raggedly. Trembling wildly. I still feel sick and dizzy, but maybe that's fear. I force myself to breathe normally, evenly. When I'm in control, I study my reflection, looking for telltale signs. Am I turning into a werewolf? I don't know..."Grubbs Grady has so far escaped the family curse, but when he begins to experience alarming symptoms at the onset of the full moon, he is scared that the jaws of fate are opening and about to swallow him whole.He has cheated death, defeated demons, moved on with his life. But Grubbs is torn between the world of magic and his wolfen genes. Can he fight the beast inside or will he fall victim to his tainted blood?

About this title

About the Author:

Born in London in 1972, Darren O'Shaughnessy [writing as Darren Shan] moved to Limerick with his parents and younger brother. He returned to London to study Sociology and English, then worked for a TV cable company. His first adult novel, Ayuamarca, has been published by Orion and his writing has been likened to Clive Barker and Iain Banks. He is now a full-time writer of TV scripts and novels.

Review:

Praise for BLOOD BEAST `As always, he's a joy to read.. he continues to impress.' The Independent "One of his best yet." Cork Evening Echo Praise for the Demonata Series: "All the spells, severed body parts and horror you expect from Shan, with a nail-biting and shocking finish." Waterstone's Books Quarterly "Utterly unputdownable." The Times "The plot twists and turns like a sharp descent down a dark flume" TES

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0007231407
• ISBN 13: 9780007231409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262