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''The Saga of Darren Shan'' is a 12-part Fantasy Horror series by Irish author... Darren Shan (his real surname is ''O' Shaughnessy'', but [[Pen Name|that's not quite as marketable]]). It's very popular across the world and was made into [[Film of the Book|a movie]]. There is also
The Saga follows a perfectly normal Teenager in a [[No Name Given|perfectly normal town]] who after an unfortunate chain of events winds up ''[[Faking the Dead|faking his own death]]'' and living his life as a half-vampire [[The Apprentice (trope)||assistant]] to the vampire Mr. Crepsley. [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity]] and [[Nightmare Fuel]] ensues. The story starts off with the appearance of a Goosebumps-esque non-serial horror series, but then (intentionally) [[Plot Tumor|grows]] into a war involving the [[Dark Is Not Evil|good Vampires]] and the evil [[Our Vampires Are Different|Vampaneze]]. Cue violence, character development, [[Time Travel]], and plot twists. Lots and lots of plot twists.
The books in the Saga are:
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There is currently one movie, ''Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'', which combines the first three books. It has many spoilers for later books put in and a rushed feeling - [[Compressed Adaptation|dropping a lot of minor plots in favor of plots that weren't in the book and speeding through everything]].
The Author also wrote a second series, ''[[The Demonata]]'', which could be considered a [[Spiritual Successor]] of sorts.
The Saga also has a prequel series that started in 2010, concerning the life of Mr. Crepsely.
The ''[[City Trilogy]]'' is his first -and so far only- [[Out of Character|adult]] [[Your Mileage May Vary|series]]
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* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: The sewers in the city Mr Crepsley grew up in are very large, spacious and labyrnthine. They are seen in Tunnels in Blood (where they are the eponymous Tunnels) and in a later book {{spoiler|where Steve Leopard, the Fake Vampaneze Lord and Mr Crepsley fight in a large arena built by Steve located entirely in the sewer. This is lampshaded in that book as being because Steve likes things to be a spectacle.}}
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