Darren shan author biography for book

Irish novelist

Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July )^[1] is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series The Saga of Darren Shan, The Demonata, and Zom-B, published under the pseudonym Darren Shan.^[2] The former was adapted into a manga series from to as well as a live-action film in , with a prequel series, The Saga of Larten Crepsley, being released from to ^[3]

O'Shaughnessy has published other children's books as Darren Shan, including Koyasan, and The Thin Executioner. From to , he self-published his latest young adult series Archibald Lox.^[4]

In the past, O'Shaughnessy has also published novels for adults under the Darren Shan pseudonym, but since he has released his work for older readers under the name of Darren Dash.^[5][6]

Early life and education

O'Shaughnessy was born in St Thomas’ Hospital in London, opposite the Houses of Parl