The 2 Steves
Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (a.k.a. The 2 Steves) have together written over 70 books for young readers, and their unique brand of fast, funny adventure stories are now available for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Each eBook is packed with fantastic illustrations and includes an interactive quiz to test your knowledge!
Find out more about The 2 Steves, their books and get tips on becoming a writer yourself by visiting www.the2steves.net
Rap star, MC Demon has unfinished business. But there’s a problem: he’s dead. What he needs is someone else’s body to help him out. Unfortunately he’s stuck in the mind of the last person to see him alive, Charles Greenhill a teenage classical pianist!
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Vernon Bright and the Magentic Banana
Why is it that only a few metals are magnetic? Why not bananas? When Vernon Bright’s scientific investigations turn him into a living magnet, he’s trashed by toasters and scragged by supermarket trolleys. John Watt wants to help – but bashing his new friend over the head with a cricket bat probably isn’t going to work…
REVIEWERS SAY: ”… fantastic, exciting and funny… a hilarious read.”
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Vernon Bright and Frankenstein’s Hamster
When John Watt looks after the school hamster, Mister Nibbles ends up as something the cat’s had. But when Vernon Bright finds Doctor Frankenstein’s notebook, Mister Nibbles (with a few bits of rat, and gerbil, and guinea pig mixed in) comes back to life and John realizes that his troubles are only just beginning.
REVIEWERS SAY: ” Barlow and Skidmore…on sparkling form – a hugely entertaining read.”
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Vernon Bright and the Faster-Than-Light Show
Having blown up the school orchestra, Vernon Bright turns his talents to videoing the drama department’s production of Julius Caesar. But John Watts’ ham-fisted rewiring turns the video gear into a device that can see into the future… but then the Faster Than Light Show predicts disaster and death, the future doesn’t look so rosy after all…
REVIEWERS SAY: “The two Steves (know) what their readers want and always deliver – in gigabytes.”
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Vernon Bright and the End of the World
When PE teacher Mr Hardman challenges Vernon Bright to a weight lifting contest, he has no idea what he’s started. Bright can’t make himself stronger, so he’ll have to make the weights lighter – by inventing a machine to defy the force of gravity. And when the machine goes out of control – well, not to worry. It’s not the end of the world. It’s worse!
REVIEWERS SAY: “…some great one-liners… an entertaining romp.”
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Stare Bore Episode IV – A New Hype
A story of unbelievable heroism and unspeakable villainy! Meet Puke Moonwalker, Princess Liar and Dark Visor in an epic saga of the struggle between the Grand Order of Democratic, Independent, Emancipated Societies(GOODIES) versus the Bureau for the Advancement of Destruction and Incredibly Evil Schemes (BADDIES).
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Star Bores Episode I – The Panting Menace
The Republic is doomed! The Hith have returned and they have the Jello Knights in their sights. Meet Panikin Moonwalker, an annoying kid with a multi-testosterone level out of this Galaxy, Bing-Bong Gin, a Jello master, Princess Prodmé Allova, Queen of the Yahboo and a strange lisping senator. There will be trouble ahead…
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Star Bores Episode II – The Attack of the Clowns
Star Bores Episode III – The Revenge of the Hith
Ten long years have passed since the death of Bing-Bong Gin. Panikin has grown upwards, Prodmé has grown outwards, Yoggi has grown feet. An army of clowns await the Jello Knights as Panikin and Prodmé move ever closer through a series of outrageous coincidences to fulfil their destinies. You know it’s going to end in tears…
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Tales of the Dark Forest – Book 1: Goodknyght!
Will’s dreams of becoming a Knyght of the City of Dun Indewood seem doomed to failure; but that’s before he meets Humfrey the Boggart, Luigi the Pastafarian and The Runemaster. But then, an unknown assailant leaves The Runemaster for dead. To save the City, Will must find the attacker and recover the City’s greatest treasure.
REVIEWERS SAY: ”…an excellent adventure… This is so well written.”
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Tales of the Dark Forest – Book 2: Whizzard!
Tym is determined to be a Wizard, but he isn’t the seventh son of a seventh son. He’s only the first of a second, which doesn’t amount to much even when you multiply it. But when Tym, prompted by the mysterious Dreamwalker, mixes potions past their spell-by date, he finds that he is able to move faster than the human eye can follow.
REVIEWERS SAY: ”Very exciting. Five stars – a cool read.”
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Tales of the Dark Forest – Book 3: Trollogy!
Bertram loves to feel the sun on his face and the wind in his hair, which would be fine for a human. But Bertram is a troll. And sunlight turns normal trolls to stone. Disowned by his own kind, he finds refuge in the city of Dun Indewood until a troll army appears before the city hell-bent on revenge.
REVIEWERS SAY: ”A stonking book. I couldn’t stop laughing and when I did I just started again.”
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Tales of the Dark Forest – Book 4: Knyghtmare!
All is not well in the city of Beau Revere. Will is trapped in the dream-world of the Knyghtmare. Rose can’t wake him, and despite Tym’s help, the Dreamwalker is powerless to intervene. Can Will survive the dream-tests set by his grim adversary? And can Humfrey the Boggart discover the power behind the Knyghtmare?
REVIEWERS SAY: ”These two guys just keep hitting the right note every time. These books are so easy to read and the stories so well thought out that you just can’t put them down!”
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When Colin’s video game character’s refuse to take any more orders, they decide he should experience an adventure for himself. Colin is transported into the video game world where he has to deal with trolls, killer elves and the Lord of Pain! And if he doesn’t overcome these deadly opponents, he could be trapped in the game forever…
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Colin The Barbarian 2: The Barbarian Returns
Colin the Barbarian is back! Instead of defeating the Lord of Pain inside a computer, Colin has to take on some real criminals who have stolen his computer. Colin needs help from Gonoff the Wizard, Red Sandra, Teesmayd the Goblin and Blag the Thief. But can they exist outside of a computer game?
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Look what the wind’s blown in! When Odysseus left the Siege of Troy for his home in Ithaca, he wasn’t planning a detour via Bogmouth-on-Sylt. He’s already put the wind up Major Eyeswater. Perce and Andy are trying to get him back where he belongs, but they’re making heavy weather of it. The Voyage of Odysseus – as it really happened?
REVIEWERS SAY: “A hilarious spoof on the Odysseus legend. The 2Steves make the reader laugh.”
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When Perce, Andy, Eddie and Well’ard go on a school trip to London, they don’t expect to find the most famous musician in Ancient Greece busking in a tube station. And their plans for the day don’t include joining him on a journey down into the darkest reaches of the underworld to rescue his wife. It’s going to be a hell of a day!
REVIEWERS SAY: “The Mad Myths series hit the nerve of juvenile humour in a way that has turned many a book-shy pupil into a suddenly avid reader.”
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Mr O’Taur is a brilliant caretaker. He keeps the school spotless. He runs the gym club. He even wears a trendy nose-ring! Andy thinks Mr O’Taur is great. Perce isn’t so sure. He seems a bit of a bully to her. Her quest for the truth leads Perce, Andy, Well’ard and Eddie Johnson into a labyrinth of mysteries, dangers and dark deeds!
REVIEWERS SAY: “The Minotaur myth told as only the two Steves could tell it. Complete with appalling (but very funny) jokes.”
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You’ll never guess who’s just dropped in! When fly guy, Icarus takes a running jump from an ancient Greek clifftop, he lands in a leisure centre swimming pool. And where Andy gets to after he leaps off the high diving board for a dare is anyone’s guess… Can Perce, Eddie and Well’ard prevent Icarus’s fall from grace?
REVIEWERS SAY: “Another ‘must buy’… fast and furiously funny.”
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Ms Dusa is the school supply teacher from Hell! She wears a turban, a cloak and jet black sunglasses. Everyone at school is scared rigid of her and when students start getting turned into statues, Perce and Andy decide some decisive action is called for!
REVIEWERS SAY: “A pair of authors who have their finger on the pulse of junior humour.”
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