Publishing Company Blog: Darren Shan: the joy of a great cliffhanger

Horror and fantasy writer Darren Shan loves a good cliffhanger. So much so, he set himself the challenge of ending almost every book in his new series, Zom-B, on a giant cliffhanger. What’s the appeal?

I’ve always loved a good cliffhanger. I grew up watching old TV serials, like Flash Gordon and Batman, which regularly ended on a cliffhanger, inviting you to tune in at the “same time next week… on the same bat channel…”