"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Debbie CartonĬopyright © American Library Association. A sneak peek at the second book in the series, Demon Thief, shows Shan continuing in the same vein but with different characters. it also packs the suspense and gore for more mature. So, to summarise, 'Lord Loss' is an easy-reading, tension laden thriller that is just tame enough to be a young readers gateway to further horror ie. The plot rolls along at high speed, but Shan is still quite adept when it comes to capturing Grubbs' roller-coaster emotions-loss and grief and, later, trust. While not the longest read, taking around three and a half hours cover-to-cover, every page leaves you wanting to keep turning. Eventually, he is taken in by his uncle Dervish, discovers a cousin he never knew, and, alas, learns that lycanthropy runs in the family. Not surprisingly, he ends up in a mental institution, completely derailed by the horror he has seen and experienced. Grubbs is attacked by Lord Loss' familiars, marvelously creepy hybrid creatures, and to his great astonishment, he manages to escape. Older fans of Shans gory, gripping Cirque du Freak series will welcome this first book in the Demonata series, which features a similar horrific spin, dark humor, and graphic detail. Grubitsch Grady ("Grubbs" for short) walks into his parents' bedroom to find his mother, father, and older sister torn to pieces by Lord Loss, a powerful demon that feeds on human pain and suffering. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Young Adult Fiction - 240 pages. Older fans of Shan's gory, gripping Cirque du Freak series will welcome this first book in the Demonata series, which features a similar horrific spin, dark humor, and graphic detail.
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