an existential, minimalist crime fantasy.

[Written in a] literary mode is Procession of the Dead, Darren Shan’s first book for adults. Written in 1999, it has been extensively revised and, although it can stand on its own, it is the first volume of his City Trilogy.
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Darren Shan has for a few years now been a favourite of Tara’s. So when this title, his first book written for adults, became available, I had to read it in order to find out what all the fuss was about.
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This is the trade paperback edition (i.e. the larger format) of Hell’s Horizon, the second book of The City, which will be released in the UK and Ireland in March 2009. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

This is the paperback edition of Hell’s Horizon, the second book of The City, which will be released in the UK and Ireland in September 2009. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

This is the Dutch cover for Procession of the Dead, which will be released in 2008. Click on the thumbnail for larger image.