The Thin Executioner
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Shan with fans at the Surrey Libraries' 2011 Children's Book Festival
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| Born | Darren O'Shaughnessy 2 July 1972 London, England |
| Pen name | Darren Shan, D. B. Shan, Darren Dash |
| Occupation | Dark Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Period | 1999—present |
| Genre | Horror, Fantasy |
| Notable works |
The Saga of Darren Shan The Demonata |
| Spouse | Bas |
| Children | 1 |
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Darren O'Shaughnessy (/oʊˈʃɔːnəsi/; born 2 July 1972 in London, England), who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish author. Darren Shan is the main character in O'Shaughnessy's The Saga of Darren Shan young adult fiction series, also known as the Cirque Du Freak series. He followed that up with The Demonata series and the stand-alone books, Koyasan and The Thin Executioner. Then came The Saga of Larten Crepsley which is a prequel to The Saga of Darren Shan. He has most recently finished a 12 novel series "Zom-B". The first book went on sale in September 2012, with the final book, Zom-B Goddess, published in April 2016. Darren also writes for adults, and has published The City Book Trilogy and Lady Of The Shades under the name of Darren Shan, and The Evil And The Pure and Sunburn and An Other Place under the name of Darren Dash.
Shan was born on 2 July 1972 at St Thomas' Hospital, London. At the age of three, he started school at English Martyr's near the Elephant and Castle. When he was six, he moved with his parents and younger brother, to Limerick, where he has lived ever since.
He received his primary education in Askeaton, and attended secondary school at Copsewood College, Pallaskenry. He returned to London to pursue a degree in Sociology and English from Roehampton University.
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