- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks (7 Jan 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007358806
- ISBN-13: 978-0007358809
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
The Demonata (9) - Dark Calling
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"All the spells, severed body parts and horror you expect from Shan, with a nail-biting and shocking finish." Waterstone's Books Quarterly
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Events take an unexpected turn in this ninth awesome foray into the worlds of the Demonata…
“I know it's ridiculous. Lights can't whisper. But I swear I heard a voice calling to me. It sounded like static to begin with, but then it came into focus, a single word repeated over and over. Softly, slyly, seductively, insistently.
Come…"
The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. Only Kernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the grip of a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voices are calling to him from the darkness and he's powerless to resist.
Kernel has already been to hell and back. Now he's about to go further…
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the book that was supposed to answer all the mysteries!! With thinking that, it would seem obvious that it would be rather difficult to understand this book!
The author Darren Shan has cleverly written this book and made it easy to understand the going's on.
The ending leaves it on a very large cliffhanger! I wont go any further has it will spoil it for everyone else!!!!
The book goes very quickly through the events of the going back in time in Demon Apacolypse!!
It also goes through the going's on at the hospital for a third time from a third person narrative!
It is very well written!
The stories and plots have been well written and the pieces fit together!
Darren Shan has shown a range of skills in writing this book!
Just thought that i'd mention that theres a mistake at the end of the book and has been resolved with an loose page added to the book!
It also say's at the end of the book that Hell's Heroes will come out in October 2010! Upon reading this i was devastated that i would have to wait for over a year for the climax of a series that i have so closely followed!!!
But on the loose page it corrects the mistake that Hells Heroes will be released in October 2009!
This i can manage with!
HAHA
The author Darren Shan has cleverly written this book and made it easy to understand the going's on.
The ending leaves it on a very large cliffhanger! I wont go any further has it will spoil it for everyone else!!!!
The book goes very quickly through the events of the going back in time in Demon Apacolypse!!
It also goes through the going's on at the hospital for a third time from a third person narrative!
It is very well written!
The stories and plots have been well written and the pieces fit together!
Darren Shan has shown a range of skills in writing this book!
Just thought that i'd mention that theres a mistake at the end of the book and has been resolved with an loose page added to the book!
It also say's at the end of the book that Hell's Heroes will come out in October 2010! Upon reading this i was devastated that i would have to wait for over a year for the climax of a series that i have so closely followed!!!
But on the loose page it corrects the mistake that Hells Heroes will be released in October 2009!
This i can manage with!
HAHA
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Everything I could have wanted from the next installment in this series. I live in the U.S. and ordered it from the UK because I was not going to wait the the American publishers, and I prefer it in its original form without the UK English spellings, references, and idioms cut out. I can't wait for the final book!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"Dark Calling" is the 9th book in Darren Shan's Demonata series. Once again Shan has delivered a spectacle of horror, showing off his superb writing skills and imagination.
This book delivers some much needed answers and explains some of the mysteries from the previous books.
Although maybe not his best this book is still a great one full of action and gore.
This book is told from the perspective of Kernel Fleck and introduces new and amazing aspects to the world of magic that are truly brilliant.
Re capping on the events from Demon Apocalypse, the boat and the hospital from yet another perspective but once again this is delivered faultlessly with all the parts slotting together like one of Kernels windows.
There is yet another fantastic cliff hanger at the end which I'm sure will be resolved in the penultimate book (released October 09).
This book is the well anticipated 9th book of the Demonata and I would strongly recommend it to any loyal Darren Shan fan and would recommend the first book of the series "lord loss" to any new comers to the spectacular writer that is of Darren Shan.
This book delivers some much needed answers and explains some of the mysteries from the previous books.
Although maybe not his best this book is still a great one full of action and gore.
This book is told from the perspective of Kernel Fleck and introduces new and amazing aspects to the world of magic that are truly brilliant.
Re capping on the events from Demon Apocalypse, the boat and the hospital from yet another perspective but once again this is delivered faultlessly with all the parts slotting together like one of Kernels windows.
There is yet another fantastic cliff hanger at the end which I'm sure will be resolved in the penultimate book (released October 09).
This book is the well anticipated 9th book of the Demonata and I would strongly recommend it to any loyal Darren Shan fan and would recommend the first book of the series "lord loss" to any new comers to the spectacular writer that is of Darren Shan.
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darren shan dark calling
Brought for an avid reader and they love this book have not been able to put it down until it was finished - 12 year old boy
Published 4 months ago by lucythomas
The latest Demonata
Not read it yet but looking forward to it and waiting for the next to become available in paperback soon.
Published on 21 April 2010 by royandgaz
another great installment
Well, I wasn't sure about this when I started reading it, although I was desperate to find out what happened to Kernel after he 'exploded' along with the zombie. Read more
Published on 4 April 2010 by Larewen Evenstar
Dark Calling (Darren Shan)
Although I would expect no less from a Darren Shan novel, Dark Calling took the Demonata series to a new height. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by D. Wyld
Great books
My son loves this series of books. This was a crimbo present and the price was great and delivered in time!
Published on 29 Dec 2009 by Stephen Mathis
not the best one
Compared to some of the other Darren Shan books this is pretty poor. Instead of answering all the questions it just makes more. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2009
Good, but not his best.
Dark Calling has been, so far, my least favourite book of the series. Unfortunately, this instalment of the series doesn't see as much action as the others but rather falls back on... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by Master L. Ryan
Insane
This book was really good, as are most of his books in the Demonata series. However, it did feel like it spent too long getting into the swing of it in the beginning as it just... Read more
Published on 26 July 2009 by Harry Shepherd
dark Calling
This is another brilliant book within the Demonator collection from darren Shan, i can't wait for the final book t coe out.
Published on 28 Jun 2009 by M. Tredgett Ruggles
Value for money
This book is a must for any Darren Shan fan.
I enjoyed this book, however I regret having to say it is not as great and as exciting as previous books. Read more
I enjoyed this book, however I regret having to say it is not as great and as exciting as previous books. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2009 by R. Grech
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