Hell’s Heroes

Hell’s Heroes
Darren Shan

The final dramatic conclusion to Darren Shan’s international phenomenon, The Demonata. Expect the unexpected…Beranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholy alliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against his will. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control.The demons are crossing.The Disciples are falling.The Shadow is waiting.Welcome to the end.

Copyright

First published in hardback in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2009

First published in paperback in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2010

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HELL’S HEROES. Copyright © Darren Shan 2009. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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EBook Edition © FEBRUARY 2011 ISBN: 9780007435371

Version: 2014-10-29

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www.darrenshan.com

For:

Liam, Biddy and Bas — the Father, the Mother

and the Holy Bust!!!

OBEs (Order of the Bloody Entrails) to:

Geir, Wiedar, Jon and all the other nocturnal

Norwegian Shan crew

Road Managers:

Geraldine Stroud — the ripper skipper!

Mary Byrne — the tipsy first mate!

Editor-in-chief:

Stella Paskins — 10 rounds, not out!!

Apocalyptic agents:

the Christopher Little chorus line

And an extra special thank you to all of my demonically

delightful Shansters, especially those of you who have kept

me company on the web through the run of the series.

But take heed — if you desert me at this point,

heads will roll!!!

“What happens when you lose everything?

You just start again.

You start all over again.”

‘Apply Some Pressure’ by Maxïmo Park

Contents

Copyright

Epigraph

The Last Laugh

Clocking Off

Mr Grumpy-Puss

In Dreams I Walk With You

Executive Board

Home Sweet Home

Rock On

Shark Attack

Who’s That Girl?

Unstill Waters

Knights in Slimy Armour