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Darren Shan

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    (July 2, 1972- )
    Born in London, United Kingdom
    Real name: Darren O'Shaunessy
    Fantasy author best known for his Cirque Du Freak and Demonata series

Why he might be annoying:

    He used his pen name, Darren Shan as the name of the hero in his Cirque Du Freak series.
    His pen name sounds vaguely Asian.
    It has taken years to bring the first movie based on his work to the screen.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He cites a huge variety of writers as influences from Jules Verne to JK Rowling.
    He's adorably baby-faced.
    He's sold ten million books!
    He writes for the teen/young adult market.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying