The Marsh Demon (Dark Hunter)

A demon from the marsh is stealing children. Can Mr. Blood stop it? Or will Mary and Edgar be the next victims?

From School Library Journal

Gr 5–9—In these slim volumes written at a third grade reading level, Edgar and Mary are two young hunters in training assisting Dark Hunter Mr. Blood. The Marsh Demon sees Mary and Edgar in peril, when a demon begins stealing children. Can Mr. Blood defeat the demon before Mary and Edgar become its victims? In The Red Thirst, the hunters go after a vampire; when she attacks, it's up to Edgar to vanquish the monster. Mr. Blood and his protégés must defeat a ghost ship that's taking lives in Ship of Death. Attributes include large typeface, frequent black-and-white illustrations, and pages with sparse amounts of text suited for struggling readers.

School Library Journal (Journal)

"In these slim volumes written at a third grade reading level, Edgar and Mary are two young hunters in training assisting Dark Hunter Mr. Blood. The Marsh Demon sees Mary and Edgar in peril, when a demon begins stealing children. Can Mr. Blood defeat the demon before Mary and Edgar become its victims? In The Red Thirst, the hunters go after a vampire; when she attacks, it's up to Edgar to vanquish the monster. Mr. Blood and his protégés must defeat a ghost ship that's taking lives in Ship of Death. Attributes include large typeface, frequent black-and-white illustrations, and pages with sparse amounts of text suited for struggling readers."

About the Author

Ben Hulme-Cross has written over thirty books for struggling readers, including the Dark Hunter series. Ben is currently the director for Iffley Publishing in the United Kingdom and lives in Oxford.Nelson Evergreen is a comic artist and freelance illustrator. He lives on the south coast of the UK with his partner, Susannah.

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