The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance (Candle Man Book One)

by Glenn Dakin

Book Overview

Murder, mystery, and adventure aren t your typical birthday presents . . . But for Theo, anything that breaks up his ordinary routine is the perfect gift. A mysterious illness and Theo s guardians... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545302366
• ISBN13: 9780545302364
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Monsters, mysteries and cups o' tea!

Theo Wickland has the most boring life imaginable - and his guardian, Doctor Saintly, wants to keep it that way. How would you like to lead a life where the most exciting thing your calendar is a birthday trip to the graveyard, and every day you get painful and mysterious medical treatments from the oh-so-inaccurately-named Mercy Tube? A mysterious present and a burglary leads to Theo escaping the boredom of his old life and getting entangled in the war between the Society of Unrelenting Vigilance (the sort-of-good guys)and the Society of Good Works (the definitely-bad guys). Theo and his new friends in the Society of Unrelenting Vigilance must go on the run in an amazing underground world beneath London and meet some particularly frightening ghosts and gruesome beasts like Garghouls and Smoglodytes. (The last ones are my favourites - they're weird and gross at the same time!) And Theo soon discovers that he has a special power passed on by his - no wonder the Society of Good Works wants him dead! The story is fast-moving - you'll never get bored, and the ending is amazingly exciting! The characters (especially Theo and his enemies) are strange but interesting. The only bad thing: this is book 1 or a trilogy, so you'll have to wait a bit for the second story in the series!

Candle Man, Book One: The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance

Best children's book I've read an ages. Full of great characters, fantastical settings and cool twists in the tale. Great dialogue and especially taken with some of the imagery used. I'll be buying more copies for my nephew(12) and niece (9) before Christmas. Fans of Darren Shan and Philip Reeve will love it as will comic book readers and fans of steampunk fiction. Couldn't put it down. Want to read Book Two now, not in 2010!!!

great book

Since i started reading this book i couldn`t put it down until i finished it.I would recomend it to everyone!

FANTASTIC!!

Beware - you will forget to breathe when reading this book! Candle Man is the most thrilling spine-chilling adventure I've read in YEARS! Packed with amazing twists you can't see coming and seriously shudder-inducing villains (watch out for The Dodo.) The story speeds along so fast you have to cling on for your life and you HAVE to find out what happens next... Shut your door and switch off your phone because trust me, once you start reading this book you won't want to do anything else until you reach the end... On top of this, Theo Wickland is a great hero, like a friend you have known all your life. I've just finished it and I want to start reading it all over again. How long do we have to wait for Book Two??

Sam Slimey

Candleman is the best book ever it a mix of fantasty magic and detective so READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!