Demon Apocalypse
The Demonata book #6
by Darren Shan
In the bleak world of The Demonata, demons struggle constantly to break into human existence. Sometimes they
manage it and humans die horribly. Demon Apocalypse opens with just such a breaking through, and a plane full
of men, women and children are torn apart in grisly detail. The demon lord is really only after one passenger - a boy
who may be able to stop the demon apocalypse, a time when demons pour into the human world and finally eradicate
humans forever. Like the previous Demonata novels, Demon Apocalypse drips with graphic gore. Though
fast-paced and ultimately fascinating, the level of graphic violence may be a little much for many readers (and
their parents) - though it's probably in line with the gorier movies today. I enjoyed the main character's
reluctance to embrace the horrendous fate to which he is called, and although the scene of his most difficult life
decision stretched out to the brink of tedium, ultimately, it felt emotionally true. Though not the best horror
novel I've read this year, this one has all the thrills, chills, and spatter that today's horror-loving teen could
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The Book |
Little, Brown and Company |
May 2008 |
Hardcover |
0316003794 / 978-0316003797 |
Young Adult Fantasy |
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The Reviewer |
Jan Fields |
Reviewed 2008 |
NOTE: Reviewer Jan
Fields is the editor of Kid Magazine Writers emagazine and has written dozens of
stories and articles for the children's magazine market. |
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