
Grubbs takes his body into the open air and begins the slow, painful process of digging his uncle's grave. Grubbs reflects on how Dervish has always been there for him and begins to recall memories of his time with his uncle. Dervish is dying and only has a short amount time left to live, but he and Grubbs take it in their normal humorous stride. Grubbs and Dervish are talking in the cave. ( December 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. Together with The Disciples, the main characters attempt to thwart the Demonata from destroying the world.This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. The books detail their fight against the demon master Lord Loss, his many demon familiars and the mysterious Shadow, who promises to destroy the human universe and to even stop death. Although they meet each other at various points, they are from separate times Grubbs lives in the present day, Kernel in the 1970s and Bec in around 450AD. The series centers around three protagonists: Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady, Cornelius "Kernel" Fleck and Bec MacConn. The narrator of each book in the Demonata series shifts between the three protagonists of the series Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck and Bec MacConn. Hell's Heroes (Directly following Dark Calling).Dark Calling (Roughly parallel to Wolf Island).Wolf Island (Roughly parallel to Dark Calling).Death's Shadow (Six months after Demon Apocalypse and roughly parallel to Wolf Island and Dark Calling).Demon Apocalypse (Directly following Blood Beast).Blood Beast (About a year after Slawter).Slawter (Fourteen months after the end of Lord Loss).Demon Thief (Mid 1970s, about 30 years before Lord Loss).Bec (Between 351 AD and 400 AD, during ancient Ireland's conversion from Paganism to Christianity, about 1600 years before Demon Thief).Hell's Heroes – 1 October 2009 (May 2010 in the US).Wolf Island – 1 October 2008 ( in the US).Death's Shadow – May, 2008 (1 November 2008 in the US).Demon Apocalypse – October, 2007 ( in the US).Blood Beast – June, 2007 (1 November 2007 in the US).Slawter – 1 June 2006 (1 November 2006 in the US).Demon Thief – 5 October 2005 (7 June 2006 in the US).Lord Loss – 6 June 2005 (5 October 2005 in the US).Author Darren Shan being praised for his more mature approach to his writing, and his ability to reflect the children's mental growth with each iteration in the series.Ĭover illustration copyright Melvyn Grant This has caused the series some controversy, but ultimately aided in its popularity. The series is notable for its extensive graphic violence, despite being aimed towards children. The series is told by three different protagonists: Grubbs Grady, Kernel Fleck, and Bec MacConn. The Demonata is a young adult horror/ fantasy series by author Darren Shan.
