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Dark Man Reading Books
Interest age Teenage to Young Adult | Reading age 5 – 8 years
There are currently 24 reading books in the Dark Man series, which divide down into four sets of six books. There is also a set of six Dark Man plays.
Sets 1 and 2 offer stories of 200 – 400 words over 32 pages. Within each set there are two slightly different levels of difficulty. The (L) next to the titles below indicates the simplest books in Sets 1 & 2 – i.e. those books with the lowest word counts.
Sets 3 and 4 increase in difficulty, with texts of approx 800 words over 48 pages.
Each self-contained story features Dark Man, a shadowy, brooding loner who has been recruited to play a part in a secret, cataclysmic struggle between good and evil.
The Dark Words
Author: Peter Lancett |
ISBN: 9781841676029 |
Price: £5.99 |
No. of Pages: 48 |
Set: 3 |
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The Dark Man must once again pit his powers against the evil forces of the Shadow Masters. A document has been found: it has magical powers. In the forest, the Dark Man meets a boy. Can he help find the document?
The Dark River
Author: Peter Lancett |
ISBN: 9781841677453 |
Price: £5.99 |
No. of Pages: 48 |
Set: 4 |
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The Dark Man must seek the gold coins. The Old Man said they will help him in his search for the Golden Cup. As Josie sleeps, she shows Dark Man the way to the river. The savage current of the water fights him and ghostly creatures grab at him beneath the water. Can the Dark Man defeat the dark river and recover the coins?
The Bridge of Dark Tears
Author: Peter Lancett |
ISBN: 9781841677460 |
Price: £5.99 |
No. of Pages: 48 |
Set: 4 |
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A black crumbling bridge is guarded by a fire-breathing demon. The bridge is invisible to most, but Josie can see things others cannot. She guides the Dark Man to the bridge. They see children being drawn accross it. They are slaves to the shadow masters. Can Dark Man fight this terrible evil and destroy the bridge of dark tears?
The Past is Dark
Author: Peter Lancett |
ISBN: 9781841677477 |
Price: £5.99 |
No. of Pages: 48 |
Set: 4 |
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A memory comes to the Dark Man. It is a painful memory, of a time before the Shadow Masters. The Dark Man remembers Astrid – the girl he loved – and the night in the forest when the Shadow Masters took her from him. Now, it is Dark Man's duty to stop the Shadow Masters, but can he forget Astrid?
Playing the Dark Game
Author: Peter Lancett |
ISBN: 9781841677484 |
Price: £5.99 |
No. of Pages: 48 |
Set: 4 |
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The Dark Man is sent to a ruined old mansion far outside the city. He is to rescue two children who have a mystical power when they are together. But in the mansion, his destiny is controlled by the fall of the dice, as the Old Man and a Shadow Master play a deadly board game where the wrong turn can spell death for the Dark Man and the two children.
The Dark Music
Author: Peter Lancett |
ISBN: 9781841677491 |
Price: £5.99 |
No. of Pages: 48 |
Set: 4 |
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A piano is playing. The music is fast and chilling, and it never stops. It's driving Angela mad. The music is coming from a tall, rotten buidling in the bad part of the city. Dark Man is drawn towards the music. As he climbs the stairs he sees children shuffling towards the music, their eyes staring. Can Dark Man defeat the terrible dark that lives inside the piano?
The Dark Garden
Author: Peter Lancett |
ISBN: 9781841677507 |
Price: £5.99 |
No. of Pages: 48 |
Set: 4 |
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The Dark Man has been captured by the Shadow Masters. He hangs from a tree in a mysterious garden, his power drained. There is nothing he can do to break free. But in the moonlight, something moves. It is Claire. She has the power to turn moonlight into sunshine and bring the garden to life. But are her powers strong enough to defeat the evil of the shadow masters?