Author: A.F. SteadmanCrime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage)Published on 12 February 2026 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 400 pages130 x 198 x 27 | 284g TAKE FLIGHT ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME BOY. RIDER. HERO. Skandar Smith never thought he’d be a hero. But when he is flown to an island full of bloodthirsty unicorns, everything changes. Along with his fellow riders, Skandar must train to battle with elemental magic – but can they defeat the shadowy enemy that threatens their new home? 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
