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Lord Loss
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Lord Loss's original cover, featuring a werewolf. Lord Loss is the Demon Lord from Darren Shan 's 10 book series The Demonata.
Author Darren Shan
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series The Demonata
Genre(s) Horror novel
Publisher Harper Collins
Publication date June 12th 2005 UK
July 5th 2005 USA
Media type Print (Paperback)
Followed by Demon Thief

Lord Loss is the first novel in The facitous Demonata series book by best-selling teenage horror author Darren Shan. Darren O'Shaughnessy (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Demonata is a series of books by best selling author Darren Shan Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Demon Thief is a book in Darren Shan 's Demonata series Though it is the second book in the series it is a prequel to Lord Loss The Demonata is a series of books by best selling author Darren Shan Darren O'Shaughnessy (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish It was originally published in the UK on June 6, 2005. Soon after, it appeared in Japan and America, where Shan's previous series, The Saga of Darren Shan, had sold especially well. The Saga of Darren Shan (known as Cirque Du Freak The Saga of Darren Shan in the US is a young adult 12 book series written by Darren Shan about the struggle Set in Ireland. It is told in first person through Grubbs Grady, and in present tense. See also First person First-person narrative is a Narrative mode in which a Story is narrated by one character, who explicitly

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Lord Loss follows Grubbs Grady , a child whose family are all chess players

After his parents and sister begin to talk behind his back and treat him differently, Grubbs starts to suspect that something is wrong. Grubitsch "Grubbs" Grady is the main character in The Demonata series by Darren Shan. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. When his family decide to spend an evening at the ballet, Grubbs is dropped off at his aunt's house to stay the night, but decides to sneak out. He goes back to his own house to witness his parents and sister being murdered by the demon Lord Loss and his familiars, Artery and Vein. Lord Loss is the Demon Lord from Darren Shan 's 10 book series The Demonata. Artery is a character from Darren Shan 's Demonata series of books Vein is a character from Darren Shans Demonata series of books After fighting the demons to escape, Grubbs is admitted to a mental hospital and treated for hallucinations. A hallucination, in the broadest sense is a Perception in the absence of a stimulus. Despite the efforts of the doctors, Grubbs sticks to his story that demons killed his family. After a few months, his uncle - Dervish Grady - visits him at the institute and invites him back to his home, assuring him that what he saw was real, and that he can explain the truth of it all. Darvesh or Dervish ( Arabic and Persian: درویش) as it is known in European languages refers to members of Sufi

After being given permission by the hospital staff, Grubbs goes to live with his Uncle in Carcery Vale, where he befriends a child called Billy "Bill-E" Spleen who often spends time with Dervish. Billy "Bill-E" Spleen is a character from Darren Shan's Demonata series Bill-E (who was later found out to be Grub's brother) explains his theory that he is actually Dervish's son and Grubbs' cousin, although he has never asked Dervish about this.

After the two boys find Dervish gathering up slaughtered animals in the woods near his house, Bill-E shares his theory with Grubbs that Dervish is a werewolf. See also Lycanthropy (disambiguation Werewolves, also known as lycanthropes, are mythological or folkloric humans with the ability to He says this explains why the carcasses in the woods do not look like they have been killed by animals - they have been ripped down the middle and have human tooth marks. He speculates that lycanthropy is a disease which runs in Grubbs' family, and this is why Dervish's hall is lined with pictures of family members who died when they were quite young. At first, Grubbs doesn't believe it, but is gradually convinced as he notices Dervish leaving the house at night on multiple occasions.

While Dervish is out, Grubbs discovers a secret tunnel and room underneath the house. Inside the room, he finds a cage with a deer, books on lycanthropy, and a picture of Lord Loss that comes to life and speaks to him. Terrified, Grubbs calls Bill-E the next morning, who hypothesizes that the cage is for Dervish to lock himself up in, and agrees to stay the night with Grubbs. Once Dervish leaves for the night, Grubbs and Bill-E (who is vomiting) decide to follow him. They track Dervish to Bill-E's house, where Bill-E collapses and Grubbs realizes that the real werewolf is Bill-E, not Dervish.

Dervish takes the boys back to house, puts Bill-E (who is beginning to transform) in the cage so he can't hurt anyone else, and explains that Bill-E is actually Grubbs' brother, not his cousin. Dervish tells Grubbs that the Gradys have always been cursed with lycanthropy, and that if a child begins to change, the only one who can reverse it is the demon master Lord Loss. The only way other than this method to get rid of the up-and-coming werewolf is to kill it, or call in the Lambs, a group of family executioners, who are mentioned in this book, as well as various others in the series. Most demon masters are violent and brutal like other demons, but Lord Loss is different, because he feeds on the suffering of humans and also has an affinity for chess. Hundreds of years ago, Bartholemew Garadex - a family ancestor - struck a deal with Lord Loss: he would play chess with him on the condition that for every game Bartholemew won, Lord Loss would lift the curse from one family member. If Bartholemew lost, Lord Loss would take his soul. After a fifty-nine game winning streak, Bartholomew died. Over the following centuries, various other family members challenged Lord Loss, but the demon master was wary, and set new rules. Two family members would be chosen to face Lord Loss at a midway point between the human and demon universes. One would fight Lord Loss' familiars while the other would play five simultaneous games of chess against Lord Loss. If they failed to win three games, or if the other family member was overcome before the games were over, all three family members would be killed. If they succeeded, the chess-player would travel to the demon universe to battle Lord Loss. If Lord Loss won the battle, then he would take the chess-player's soul.

Dervish summons Lord Loss, and Grubbs agrees to fight Vein and Artery while Dervish plays chess. After a few minutes, however, Dervish sees that Grubbs is not coping, and Lord Loss allows the two to change places. Grubbs loses at first, but eventually wins by adopting a jovial, optimistic attitude, depriving Lord Loss of the sorrow he needs to concentrate. Dervish travels to the demon universe to fight Lord Loss, and Grubbs is returned to Dervish's house. With its soul gone, Dervish's body continues to function unresponsively for fourteen months before Dervish finally returns, victorious.

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Darren O'Shaughnessy (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish The Demonata is a series of books by best selling author Darren Shan
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