Recommendations based on Demon Thiefby Darren Shan

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  1. Lord Loss

    by Darren Shan
    A horror story set in a supernatural realm of monsters and demons.

    Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady, the younger child of chess-obsessed parents, grows increasingly uneasy with the recent strange, nervous behavior of his parents and sister. One night, he finds the mutilated ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Slawter

    by Darren Shan
    Gruesome events unfold when a movie crew arrives in a small town to shoot a horror film. The line between reality and fiction blurs.

    Lights. Camera. Slawter! Grubbs Grady and his half-brother Bill-E are thrilled to join their uncle Dervish as onset consultants for the newest movie by cult horror producer David A Hayms. Shot in a ... (Goodreads)

  3. Bec

    by Darren Shan
    A young girl named Bec trains to become a warrior and fight against the evil forces threatening her world.

    When a "simple child" named Bran who can run incredibly fast comes to Bec's demon-besieged rath, she and a small consignment of warriors go with him, including the chief's son, Connla, who is ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The Hostile Hospital

    by Lemony Snicket
    A series of misadventures as three children investigate the mysterious V.F.D. organization.

    After escaping the Village of Fowl Devotees, Violet , Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire arrive at a store to send a telegram to Mr. Poe , explaining their situation and pleading for help. The store's ... (Wikipedia)

  5. The Faceless Ones

    by Derek Landy
    The third book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, where Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant fight against the evil Faceless Ones.

    Batu, also known as Patrick "Paddy" Hanratty, is the mysterious force behind releasing the Faceless Ones. Fletcher Renn is a 17-year-old London kid and the last teleporter. He is the last of his kind ... (Wikipedia)

  6. The Time Paradox

    by Eoin Colfer
    A time-traveling adventure to save the universe from destruction.

    Angeline Fowl, Artemis Fowl's mother contracts a debilitating disease, which Artemis worsens by trying to use magic. Artemis desperately contacts Captain Holly Short and No. 1 , in hopes that they ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Daddy-Long-Legs

    by Jean Webster
    A young girl's coming-of-age story, learning to navigate the world of adulthood.

    Jerusha Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage . The children were completely dependent on charity and had to wear other people's cast-off clothes. Jerusha's unusual ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

    by Keigo Higashino
    Three delinquent boys seek refuge in an abandoned store and receive life-changing advice from letters written 30 years ago.

    In 1980, the Namiya General Store becomes popular with citizens after its owner, Yūji Namiya, accepts peoples' advice letters to seek advice for anything troubling them, similar to an agony aunt . ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    by Agatha Christie
    Amateur detective investigates the mysterious murder of a wealthy landowner.

    In King's Abbot, wealthy widow Mrs Ferrars unexpectedly commits suicide, which distresses her fiancé, widower Roger Ackroyd. At dinner that evening in Ackroyd's home of Fernly Park, his guests ... (Wikipedia)

  10. The Alchemyst

    by Michael Scott
    Teenage twins must protect an ancient book from powerful forces, unlocking secrets of alchemy.

    Sophie and Josh Newman are 15-year-old twins who are working at their summer jobs in The Coffee Cup in San Francisco (Sophie works at The Coffee Cup, Josh works at the bookstore on the other side of ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Harry Potter Series Box Set

    by J.K. Rowling
    A young wizard's epic quest to overcome evil and protect the wizarding world.

    Over 4000 pages of Harry Potter and his world, including all 7 books. All seven eBooks in the multi-award winning, internationally bestselling Harry Potter series, available as one download with ... (Goodreads)

  12. Poirot Investigates

    by Agatha Christie
    Detective Hercule Poirot solves a series of intricate and puzzling crimes with his sharp mind and attention to detail.

    Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection of stories, "Poirot Investigates." Entries for the individual short stories can be found elsewhere. The very first collection of superb short ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Grim Grotto

    by Lemony Snicket
    A trio of orphans navigate a treacherous journey to unlock the secrets of an elusive organization.

    Klaus examined the tidal charts to estimate the location of the sugar bowl relative to the water cycle . He suspects it to be in the Gorgonian Grotto. An octopus -shaped submarine, captained by Count ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Skulduggery Pleasant

    by Derek Landy
    A mystical journey of sorcery, battling against forces of evil to save the world.

    Meet Skulduggery Pleasant Ace Detective Snappy Dresser Razor–tongued Wit Crackerjack Sorcerer and Walking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton —as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, ... (Goodreads)

  15. 172 Hours on the Moon

    by Johan Harstad
    Three teenagers win a trip to the moon, but what they find there is beyond their wildest nightmares.

    After a prologue set in 2010, the book begins in 2012, after NASA has announced its intent to hold a contest for teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18. Three winners will be selected from all over ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Stormbreaker

    by Anthony Horowitz
    An ordinary teen is thrust into an extraordinary mission to save the world.

    The book begins with Alex Rider learning that his uncle and legal guardian, Ian Rider, has been killed in a car crash. Unbeknownst to Alex and his housekeeper Jack Starbright, Ian's job as a banker ... (Wikipedia)

  17. The Phantom of the Opera

    by Gaston Leroux
    A tragic love story between a mysterious masked figure and the woman he loves.

    In the 1880s, in Paris , the Palais Garnier Opera House is believed to be haunted by an entity known as the Phantom of the Opera, or simply the Opera Ghost. A stagehand named Joseph Buquet is found ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Immortal Beloved

    by Cate Tiernan
    Nastasya, a 450-year-old immortal, confronts her past and discovers the true meaning of love and friendship.

    Nastasya has spent the last century living as a spoiled, drugged-out party girl. She feels nothing and cares for no one. But when she witnesses her best friend, a Dark Immortal, torture a human, she ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. Mister B. Gone

    by Clive Barker
    A demon trapped in a book begs the reader to burn it, revealing its tragic past and sinister intentions.

    A narrator attempts to convince the reader to burn the book they’re currently reading, but eventually reluctantly agrees to tell his story, and introduces himself as a lesser demon named Jakabok ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Naruto, Vol. 06: Predator

    by Masashi Kishimoto
    Naruto and his team face off against Orochimaru's henchmen, who are after Sasuke's body. The battle intensifies as secrets are revealed.

    Through Naruto's pluck and a healthy dose of luck, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura passed the written portion of their Chūnin Exam—but that was only the beginning. They're now in the thick of the exam's ... (Goodreads)

  21. When Nietzsche Wept

    by Irvin D. Yalom
    Exploration of the relationship between a doctor and his patient, a tormented philosopher.

    From the acclaimed author of Love's Executioner and Schopenhauer’s Couch , comes a “fascinating…shrewd intellectual thriller” ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ) about pioneering Viennese psychoanalyst ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. The Secret of Platform 13

    by Eva Ibbotson
    A rescue mission to bring back a prince from a magical island through a secret portal at King's Cross Station.

    A forgotten door on an abandoned railway platform is the entrance to a magical kingdom–an island where humans live happily with feys, mermaids, ogres, and other wonderful creatures. Carefully hidden ... (Goodreads)

  23. You Have to Stop This

    by Pseudonymous Bosch
    The fourth book in the "Secret" series, where Cass and Max-Ernest must stop the Midnight Sun from taking over the world.

    The story begins with a picture of The Oath of Terces. There is a quick preface concerning an ibis bird that stands for a quick moment, but then crosses the River Nile. Then the story moves to an ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Eternity Code

    by Eoin Colfer
    An exciting adventure story of a young genius trying to outwit a powerful criminal organization.

    Artemis Fowl II , the 13-year-old criminal mastermind, has created a supercomputer which he calls the "C Cube", from the stolen fairy LEPrecon helmets confiscated by Butler in the siege of Fowl ... (Wikipedia)

  25. The Dark Tower

    by Stephen King
    Epic fantasy quest to save the world by reaching the mysterious Dark Tower.

    The seventh and final installment of Stephen King's The Dark Tower saga is perhaps the most anticipated book in the author's long career. King began this epic tale about the last gunslinger in the ... (Goodreads)

  26. Superior Saturday

    by Garth Nix
    The seventh book in the Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur Penhaligon must defeat Superior Saturday to save the universe.

    The book begins with Saturday discussing with her new Dusk (who was younger brother to Saturday's former Dusk) her plan to invade Sunday's realm, the Incomparable Gardens, which she has been trying ... (Wikipedia)

  27. This Book Is Not Good for You

    by Pseudonymous Bosch
    A warning to readers to put down the book and walk away. A mysterious and dangerous adventure awaits those who continue reading.

    The novel starts out with an African girl named Simone, who tastes a piece of chocolate for the Midnight Sun (as the book centers around the sense of taste , like the first novel, which centers ... (Wikipedia)

  28. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

    by Italo Calvino
    An exploration of the nature of storytelling, as two readers attempt to uncover the lost story of the novel's title.

    If on a Winter's Night a Traveler is a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingly back to the great age of narration—"when time no longer seemed stopped and did not yet seem to ... (Goodreads)

  29. Gideon's Corpse

    by Douglas Preston
    FBI agent Gideon Crew races against time to stop a deadly virus from being unleashed on the world.

    A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff. A plume of radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse where, it ... (Goodreads)

  30. Outcast

    by Michelle Paver
    A young boy is abandoned on a desolate island and must survive alone, facing the harsh realities of nature and his own fears.

    We find out at the start of the novel that in the previous book the Soul Eaters marked Torak with the Soul Eater symbol. This is discovered and Torak is set to be cast out from the clans, unless his ... (Wikipedia)