TAKE FLIGHT ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME BOY. RIDER. HERO. Skandar Smith must face a series of terrifying trials to pass his third year of rider training - but not everyone will make it. Meanwhile, Kenna faces a different challenge, and the Weaver has a deadly plan that threatens the riders and the future of the Island. Can Skandar stop the Weaver before the Island is changed forever?   GET READY FOR EPIC SKY BATTLES, DEADLY SECRETS AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. GO ALL IN and celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026 with these epic new editions of the international bestselling Skandar series,featuring brand new illustrated covers. Praise for the SKANDAR series: 'The most popular children's fantasy hero since Harry Potter' - Telegraph Skandar and the Unicorn Thief was WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023! *Skandar and the Chaos Trials was the Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 27th April 2024 *Skandar and the Spirit War was the Children's Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan Chart 30th August 2025