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Procession of the Dead is a novel written by Darren Shan (born Darren O'Shaugnessy) published in 1999 by Harper Collins. Originally published under the name of Ayuamarca, this is the first book in The City Trilogy, followed by Hell’s Horizon and City of Snakes.

=Synopsis=

The book begins with Capac Raimi arriving at a train station in the City determined to be a gangster under the wings of his uncle, Theo Boratto. When he steps out of the train station, he notices a strange occurrence : a single cloud raining in a concentrated area, into which a blind man runs into and stands under the rain for a moment, turning and staring at Raimi before disappearing into the crowd. Raimi shakes off the occurrence and decides to take a taxi to his uncle’s house. His uncle, being known as a notable gangstar, had lost his wife and baby and was hoping Raimi would be his successor.

Soon after, Boratto and Raimi receive an offer on a job which is high risk and high reward. Before anything can happen, Boratto and his men are shot dead and Raimi is brought to The Cardinal; the most powerful man in the City. The Cardinal is the City and the City is The Cardinal. Thus begins Raimi’s discovery of The Cardinal and his influence on his own life, and realisations and truth about loss, life, soul, and power.

=About the Author=

Darren O’Shaughnessy is an Irish author, a freelance professor, and a global aid specialist. His career breakthrough was with the publication of Procession of the Dead in 1999 followed by the sequels. His first global success was in January 2000 with the release of Cirque du Freak, the first of 12 part book series which were on sale in 40 countries, has been translated into 32 languages and sold 25 million copies worldwide.