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Steve Skidmore, Author
Steve Barlow, Author
Series: EDGE: I HERO: Monster Hunter
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: September 24, 2026
Category: Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445199641
Action-packed, horror-themed choose-your own-destiny stories in which YOU are the hero.
YOU are the Monster Hunter, protector of the living, and curse of the undead. Zombies are threatening innocent locals and it’s time to break open the weapons closet…
These fun, fast-paced stories transport the reader into a realm of monsters and the paranormal. In each book the reader becomes an agent of G.H.O.S.T – a secret organisation protecting Earth from creatures that lurk in the shadows. Each mission involves a different supernatural threat – choose wisely to defeat each monster and not get eaten!
The Stories are written by the award-winning duo Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (more commonly known as the 2Steves).
These books have a reading Age of 6-8 years, an Interest Range 7-10 years and are printed using a font approved by the British Dyslexia Association.
Steve Skidmore writes with Steve Barlow. Together they are Britain’s most popular comedy writing and performing double act for young people. Not surprisingly, they are known as The 2 Steves!
The 2 Steves met over twenty years ago when they were both teaching in Nottingham. Since then they have written over 160 books together. They have also acted as series editors on numerous reading programmes for several major publishing houses.
The 2 Steves are in great demand for author visits to schools, colleges and libraries across the world. They also undertake INSET events and make regular appearances at Literary Festivals.
Steve Skidmore is shorter than Steve Barlow and less hairy. He was born in Birstall near Leicester in England. After managing to pass some exams at school, he went on to Nottingham University to supposedly read English, but spent most of his time playing sport and doing a variety of summer jobs including counting pastry pie lids (yes, really).
He trained as a teacher of Drama, English and Film studies, before teaming up with Steve Barlow to become a full time author.
He lives in Leicester and is a great rugby fan (he supports Leicester Tigers – “Come on you Tiiiiigeeeers!”).
As 50% of the Two Steves, Steve Barlow has written over 160 books with Steve Skidmore since their first published work appeared in 1988. Born in Crewe, he was educated at Crewe Grammar School, Warwick University and Nottingham University before a varied career in teaching, acting, stage management and puppetry. He worked in a village school in Botswana for four years before returning to the UK and working with Steve Skidmore. The Two Steves tour extensively in the UK and overseas, and are frequent visitors to book festivals including Edinburgh and Hay. Their work for Hachette includes the highly popular I Hero and Crime Team choose-your-adventure books, and their I Horror series is raising the short hairs at the back of readers’ necks with Orchard Books.