Skandar and the Phantom Rider
GO ALL IN for the National Year of Reading with the spectacular sequel to Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, the biggest fantasy adventure since Harry Potter
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publishing:12th Feb '26
£7.99
This title is due to be published on 12th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
TAKE FLIGHT ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
BOY. RIDER. HERO.
Skandar Smith has survived his first year as a unicorn rider. Now all he wants is to train alongside his friends – even if that means keeping secrets from his sister, Kenna.
But when elemental magic begins to destroy the Island, can Skandar unravel the past and protect the future for them all?
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
Epic, unforgettable and endlessly exciting, Steadman’s masterful sequel soars even higher than her debut. -- Aisling Fowler, author of the Fireborn series
ISBN: 9781398561359
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 25mm
Weight: unknown
416 pages
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