It's Batman meets Heroes; A thrilling, Gothic adventure about one lonely orphan boy and the discovery of strange new powers.

I am the Candle Man. I drive back darkness. When Theo defeated his old guardian, Dr Saint, in a fierce, fiery battle, he thought his enemies were routed and the bad old days were over for good. But now the terrible slithering, seething crelp are bubbling up from below ground to snatch people and harvest their bones. Deep beneath the city, an ancient force - one that could threaten even Theo the Candle Man's power - is getting ready to burn, burn, burn. Twisted, charred, faceless Dr Pyre has a plan, and a secret that will shock Theo to the core. Theo will have to descend once more into the dark, slimy tunnels to fight strange creatures and ally with old enemies. This is why the world needs a Candle Man. To do things that the law can't do. To go where the police would fail. To make alliances with the strange and wonderful beings that most humans have no idea exist. Evil melts like wax at the hands of the Candle Man.

The Society of Dread is Glenn Dakin's second novel in the Candle Man series - the ideal fantasy thriller for fans of comic book heroes.

This book is part of a book series called Candle Man .

This book has been graded for interest at 9+ years.

There are 384 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Egmont UK Ltd (eBooks) .

Glenn Dakin is a British cartoonist and children's book author who has written many successful books for DK, including Happy Feet The Essential Guide, Ice Age The Essential Guide and Pirates of the Caribbean The Essential Guide. Glenn has also written comics - including his own, semi-autobiographical comic, Abe - and for many children's TV shows such as the BBC's Shaun the Sheep. His knowledge of the Clone Wars TV series and lively, engaging writing style are sure to bring success to DK's new range of Star Wars Clone Wars reference books.