About the reader
Level 3; Early elementary; CEFR A1-A2; 400 headwords
Genre(s): Science fiction; Suspense
Length: 82 pages (story only=9,950 words; story & appendices etc.=10,259 words)
Target Age: Teen, Young adult, Adult
English Type: British
Protagonist: Male and female
ISBN: 978-4-911184-77-6
Xreading: Yes (as 3 separate books)
mReader: Unavailable
This complete edition includes: Story 1: Jack’s story (Book 1), Story 2: Betty’s story (Book 2), Story 3: Sam’s story (Book 3).
Story 1 summary: One morning Jack Parker wakes up at home. But something is wrong. He is alone in his town. His family aren’t there. His high school friends aren’t there. There are no people anywhere. What happened? Where did everyone go? And what are those lights in the sky? Alone and afraid, Jack looks for answers.
Story 2 summary: Betty’s dad is a university scientist in the city. He studies rocks from space. One day he sees some strange markings on a farm, but they aren’t from a space rock. He then understands danger is coming. Betty and her dad try to prepare, but things start to go very wrong.
Story 3 summary: Sam’s friend Jack is being strange at school today. There’s something different about him. He keeps looking at Sam’s glasses. He also studied for the wrong test. What’s wrong with him? And what’s that small blue box he’s hiding?
This edition is only available in eBook format.
Update: The Dark Lights – The complete edition is a finalist for the Language Learner Literature Award (2026)
Update: The Dark lights series is also now available on Kinden (Kinokuniya eBook platform)
More about creating and writing the Dark Lights series (from the author)