Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

A.F. Steadman

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN:
  9781665912754
• Print ISBN:
  9781665912747

A New York Times bestseller!

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this “unexpected, suspenseful, and heartwarming” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade debut perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson and Eragon series!

Skandar Smith has always yearned to leave the Mainland and escape to the secretive Island, where wild unicorns roam free. He’s spent years studying for his Hatchery exam, the annual test that selects a handful of Mainlander thirteen-year-olds to train to become unicorn riders. But on the day of Skandar’s exam, things go horribly wrong, and his hopes are shattered…until a mysterious figure knocks on his door at midnight, bearing a message: the Island is in peril and Skandar must answer its call.

Skandar is thrust into a world of epic sky battles, dangerous clashes with wild unicorns, and rumors of a shadowy villain amassing a unicorn army. And the closer Skandar grows to his newfound friends and community of riders, the harder it becomes to keep his secrets—especially when he discovers their lives may all be in graver danger than he ever imagined.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Map of The Island
• Dedication
• Prologue
• Chapter One: The Thief
• Chapter Two: Locked Out
• Chapter Three: The Hatchery Exam
• Chapter Four: The Mirror Cliffs
• Chapter Five: The Tunnel of the Living
• Chapter Six: Scoundrel’s Luck
• Chapter Seven: The Death Element
• Chapter Eight: The Eyrie
• Chapter Nine: The Fault Lines
• Chapter Ten: Silver Trouble
• Chapter Eleven: Island Secrets
• Chapter Twelve: Mutation
• Chapter Thirteen: Chocolate Custard
• Chapter Fourteen: The Fire Festival
• Chapter Fifteen: Stampede
• Chapter Sixteen: Sky Battles
• Chapter Seventeen: The Spirit Den
• Chapter Eighteen: The Triumph Tree
• Chapter Nineteen: The Graveyard
• Chapter Twenty: The Training Trial
• Chapter Twenty-One: The Weaver
• Chapter Twenty-Two: Home
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Copyright