Customer Reviews
Courtesy of Teens Read Too - By: TeensReadToo.com, 05 Aug 2008 
Grubbs Grady is back, & he wishes he wasn't.
There are two things that Grubbs regrets the most: letting his transformation take away the lives of the ones he loved, & trusting Juni. When we last left him, Grubbs was on a plane ride with Juni, who promised to take care of him & love him. But while on board, Juni's true colors appeared, & they weren't so pretty.
Turns out she had been working for Lord Loss & had used Grubbs' secrets & trust against him, lying to not only him but also to Dervish, who had fallen for her as well.
Now Grubbs is trying to fend for himself, which isn't looking so bright since Lord Loss' little helpers are happily feeding on the passengers on the plane, while Lord Loss himself is trying to take Grubbs into his realm. Of course, Grubbs would rather die than to have to go with Lord Loss. But there isn't much he can do since no one is there to help him fight off all of the demons.
Then an unlikely hero comes & saves Grubbs. Yet Grubbs knows that this isn't the end of Lord Loss, who is furious at him for ruining his game of chess. He knows that Lord Loss will not let anything standin his way while trying to take revenge, but Grubbs isn't giving up without a fight. He survived more than once. He can surely survive again, right?
Edgy, intense, & more gruesome than the other novelsin THE DEMONATA series, Darren Shan does it again with DEMON APOCALYPSE, creating a captivating novel that will leave you speechless. Darker than ever, we are just glad to see Grubbs be the one to save the world, because without him, who can?
Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
Another shining success for Darren Shan - By: L. Green, 12 Mar 2008 Barcode: 9780007231331
The Demonata series is fantastic, truly gripping & every novel is fascinating from start to end. Demon Apocalypse, the 6th bookin the series is no exception - while i think i still prefer the previous one, Blood Beast, Demon Apocalypse is epicin it's scale & was immensely enjoyable. In essence it is a coming together of the three main characters - Grubbs, Kernel & Bec all meeting for the first time.
This is also one of the darkest of the series so far. Following staright on from where Blood Beast left off, we rejoin Grubbsin the plane, confronting Lord Loss. As things progress we meet Beranabus, a fascinating, immensely powerful character. His duty above all is to protect the human race, always making decisions for the greater good, something he often comes to odds with Grubbs with & the dynamics between the two are fantastic.
Beranabusin many ways takes over from Dervish as Grubbs tutor-esque character but represents a far stricter, serious approach & is determined for Grubbs to embrace his magical powers, something he is reluctant to do. Some of the themes dealt with & represented here are extremely powerful & movingin their depth & maturity - i'd recommend this book to someone of any age, as with all of Shan's work it is extremely inspiringin its vision.
Amidst all this, the demon threat becomes greater than ever before. I don't want to spoil things but what follows is a truly epic confrontation against seemingly impossible odds. It represents an extremely bleak scenario & the bravery & selflessness of the characters is admirable. Darren Shan has always been a master at allowing us to associate with his characters & Demon Apocalypse is no exception.
This is an amazing book & yet more proof to me that Darren Shan is one of the finest authors of modern times. Bring on book seven! I can't wait!
Fantastic - By: marky77, 04 Feb 2008 This book was amazing, probably the bestin the series so far, & thats saying a lot considering how great all the other books were! I thought that "Bec" & "Blood Beast" were a little dissapointing after the brilliance of the first three books (although the ending of Blood Beast was excellent) but this was GREAT!
DEFFINATLY the goriestin the series so far, some of the more graphic scenes are sickeningly gory! And it FINALLY brings together Grubbs, Kernel & Bec (although this book is told entirely from Grubbs' viewpoint, continuing directly from the aeroplane scene at the end of the previous book).
Brilliant book & with a good ending that leaves you desperate to get your hands on Book 7, which will be publishedin May. A great read, highly reccomended.
Perfect Destruction - By: Alex Lee, 03 Feb 2008 An amazing & incredible vivid story interlocking all the previous book into one amazing & thrilling book which encorporates everything of importance from Lord Loss to Bill-E to Bec to basically everything. The previous books were so subtle as to not give away too much information for the big finish & that's what makes Darren Shan such an excellent writer. If you have read the other books then this is the ultimate onein the collection.
The book is just simply packed with action starting from the cliffhanger at the end of Blood Beast (which is also brilliant is you haven't read it). The book's warning does not lie when it says 'seriously scary'. The book goes into to huge bloody details from being burnt to being sucked alive to have maggots eating your brain!!! The sheer horror that Darren writes is just simply amazing (or simply twisted).
The brilliant ending (not the very very ending...if you've read it you know what I mean) is so very sad (like all the other books) but this one inparticular really does make you care & feel really sorry for Grubbs Grady & also Dervish who also suffers a great deal. Darren also just puts saltin the raw wounds when he does what he always does... the idea of false hope.Although sickening it is also extremely effective.
A simply must read book that just perfectly finishes off the perfect series.
awsome - By: Darren shan, 10 Jan 2008 this seiries is by far the best.i started reading shan at an early age & ive grown up with the dementor but i moved to china so cant get this book ive tried to get my sister to get me it but she didnt aw well,the last book was one hell of a clif hanger who would have thought that juni had turend evil!its really awsome.cant wait to get this book
