Blood Beast

Blood Beast
Darren Shan

The master of horror returns with another spine-tingling adventure in the fifth title of the Demonata….Grubbs Grady has so far escaped the family curse, but when he begins to experience alarming symptoms at the onset of the full moon, he is scared that the jaws of fate are opening and about to swallow him whole.He has cheated death, defeated demons, moved on with his life. But Grubbs is torn between the world of magic and his wolfen genes. Can he fight the beast inside or will he fall victim to his tainted blood?

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Dedication

For:

Mary Barry (my gruesome Granny), who overcame a

much fiercer beast than any Grubbs Grady ever faced!

Glad to still have you with us, old 'un!!!

OBEs (Order of the Bloody Entrails) to:

Catherine “the cut-throat” Holmes

Katie McGowan — there's a new killer kid

on the block!

Mage superior:

Stella “the gouger” Paskins

Magical support:

Christopher Little's circular crew

Contents

Cover (#ua91ede51-d59c-5e10-8d3a-3e8766f9dd85)

Title Page (#ua9eb4085-3f18-5f4d-aa24-f8e19be097e0)

Copyright (#u0cbdaa03-57ed-57e6-b02b-ca931522cf25)

Dedication (#u5f2a920f-d23d-50c1-a30d-97148c9081e2)

Part One: Loch (#u27e2c762-c955-5782-9785-c3460f1f5f00)

Damn the Sandman (#u8fad8c84-4187-516a-b7de-a0fc266ae270)

Misery (#uc03c382b-c6b4-53c2-9c93-8601818c8dfd)

Nightmares (#u335bcf6e-92c6-5673-8e0e-e73be543d6c3)

Preparations (#uba41edc3-2f81-5e7e-b2d1-c65c47c1ad66)

Party Animal (#u9f7eb5c6-06a8-52c8-ba04-3425149b0c31)

Treasure Hunt (#u5b389556-9843-5423-a742-a1d26f2b1603)

Hard Work (#litres_trial_promo)

The Cave (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two: Juni (#litres_trial_promo)

The Promise (#litres_trial_promo)

Coming Clean (#litres_trial_promo)

Misery Mark II (#litres_trial_promo)

Home Visit (#litres_trial_promo)