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- The Demon Road Trilogy, originally simply Demon Road, is a trilogy series of horror-adventure-road trip novels released in the years 2015 and 2016, consisting of the books Hell and Highway (originally Demon Road), Desolation, and Infernal Finale (originally American Monsters), all by author Derek Landy, with cover illustrations from Alan Clarke. The books follow 16-year-old cursed demon girl Amber Lamont and her amnesiac guide Milo Sebastian, fleeing a family who wishes her dead, as they travel the titular "demon road", on which exists all manner of supernatural beings from whom all horror fiction antagonist creators were subconsciously inspired by to create (primarily the villains of the works of Stephen King and 1980s slasher film villains in the first novel, from which Milo depicted as having been the "real" driver of Christine, and the "real" Scooby-Doo gang in the latter two novels, from which the "real" Daphne Blake, Kelly, is depicted as a lesbian and Amber's love interest). Originally receiving a nine-book order from HarperCollins, Landy elected to conclude the series after its first trilogy in 2016, deciding to use the remaining six-book order to launch a sequel series to his previous book series, Skulduggery Pleasant, established to be set in the same shared fictional multiverse as Demon Road via Easter eggs throughout the trilogy. The trilogy has received a mixed to positive critical reception. (en)
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- The Demon Road Trilogy, originally simply Demon Road, is a trilogy series of horror-adventure-road trip novels released in the years 2015 and 2016, consisting of the books Hell and Highway (originally Demon Road), Desolation, and Infernal Finale (originally American Monsters), all by author Derek Landy, with cover illustrations from Alan Clarke. The books follow 16-year-old cursed demon girl Amber Lamont and her amnesiac guide Milo Sebastian, fleeing a family who wishes her dead, as they travel the titular "demon road", on which exists all manner of supernatural beings from whom all horror fiction antagonist creators were subconsciously inspired by to create (primarily the villains of the works of Stephen King and 1980s slasher film villains in the first novel, from which Milo depicted as (en)
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