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ABOUT DAN

Dan Walker is a children's author and the creator of Sky Thieves, Desert Thieves, The Light Hunters and The Last Monster fantasy adventure stories. His books have been nominated for the Brilliant Book Award, the Reading Rampage Award, the RED Book Award, the Salford Children's Book Award and the Derbyshire Schools Book Award, and have been translated into multiple languages around the world.

Dan was born on 20th May 1983 in Derby, UK, where he spent his childhood walking the hills of the Peak District, frantically hammering away at computer games and raiding his cousin's bookshelf for anything with a colourful cover.

He now lives just outside of Nottingham with his wife and his four-year-old son.

NEW BOOK OUT NOW!

The second book in the Light Hunters series is finally here!

The Light Hunters have fought Monsters for centuries and Squad Juno are the very best at it. From cities to villages, the young group’s abilities are on show for all to see now that their powers don’t have to be used in secret. Every victory they have prevents a Monster from taking more victims, preventing more loss. Lux Dowd, Squad Juno’s healer, has had more than enough loss... But a more immediate loss is that of his powers. Lux can’t – or won’t – heal his teammates. Whenever he tries, a terrible energy comes from within and hurts the people around him. Lux can’t afford to lose anymore of those he cares about. Sent on a mission that could end their war against the Monsters, the Light Hunters soon find themselves making new allies in their quest to unearth an Ancient secret that may be able to stop the attacks. Could this really be the last monster they fight?

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REVIEWS

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Reader review

"I read this one immediately after reading the first as I couldn't wait to find out what was happening to Lux, and I wasn't disappointed! This one is just as fast-paced, full of adventures with twists and turns along the way. One element that I really liked was the emphasis on friendship, teamwork and trust that comes from the central character being part of 'Squad Juno' and the new characters support these central themes too. I felt like Lux really goes on a journey in this book, more than the first, as he battles his new 'twilight' power - will he learn to control it?! I thoroughly enjoyed returning to the world of 'Light' and think that this makes a great addition to middle-grade reading!"