This is the second book in the Five Kingdoms series, following directly after Sky Raiders. It continues to follow Cole, Mira, Jace, and Twitch on their adventures to right the wrongs done to Mira and find her sisters.
They move on through the first of the 5 kingdoms and into the 2nd. There, Cole is almost recaptured by the people who enslaved him before, but he escapes with help from his friends. They gather a new, powerful friend named Skye who can create the most amazing illusions. They also hear about three important pieces of information: a Rogue Knight is conquering villages and cities across the Elloweer Kingdom; a monster is zombifying villages and cities within the Kingdom; and there is a mysterious prisoner in a special prison called Blackmont Castle. Mira is convinced that the special prisoner is her sister Nori so they make their way there. Along the way, Cole finds his friend, Dalton, from Earth and they help him escape.
When they get to the prison, the Rogue Knight captures Mira and declares a duel against the Dreadknight, warden of the special prison. An epic battle commences. When it's over, Cole and his friends check the prison, but the mysterious prisoner is mysteriously missing. Apparently, Trillian the torivor, a caged demon, kidnapped Nori and had her brought back to his Lost Palace. Cole and the others must travel there to save her.
When they get to the Lost Palace, Cole, Jace, and Mira meet Trillian but only through dreaming. To save Nori, they must pass a test, and they only have 3 chances to get it right. It is difficult, to say the least, but they pass and save Nori. After they leave the Lost Palace, they plan to meet up with the Rogue Knight to go after the monster and stop it. They meet another one of the High Shapers of the Five Kingdoms who gives them special masks that turn them into animals and that will not allow them to be zombified by the monster.
They meet up with the Rogue Knight and together they travel to fight the monster. While fighting, Cole discovers he has magic, or shaping abilities that are rare and powerful. However, while using them to fight the monster, he is cut off from them. Difficult as the battle is, Cole and his friends win and save the day! But the journey is not over. Honor and a few loyal soldiers plan to head to another Kingdom in search of their youngest sister while Cole, Mira, Dalton, and Jace head to a the Kingdom of Zeropolis to find the middle sister, Consta. All the while, Cole and Dalton are still on the lookout for other friends from Earth to help save.
What I like about this book: It was a great follow-up to the first book in the series! It, again, was full of action and adventure, twists and turns. The story kept moving quickly, and my boys were desperate to hear what happened next. It was fun to continue this journey with Cole and his friends and to meet knew ones. I love the creativity of the author and how each of the kingdoms are completely different and amazing. In one scene, Cole, Jace and Twitch go to see an Illusion show that is pretty sweet!
This is a great book for middle school and young adult boys or girls who like adventure and fast paced stories!
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