This is the first book in a 5 book series entitled Five Kingdoms. My boys and I listened to this one as an audio book, and it is really exciting! It catches you from the very beginning!
It's Halloween, and Cole and his friend are out trick or treating. One stop they want to make is at a neighborhood haunted house that is supposed to have the BEST special effects. When they get there, they are led to the basement with others and are captured by strange people. Cole manages to hide but watches his friends and the strangers climb down a hole in the ground. One mentions that the way will close soon so no one will be able to follow them. Cole makes a choice to sneak up behind and try to rescue his friends. Unfortunately, he's in for a big surprise!
He is transported to a new world, a world that is made up of Five Kingdoms. And they aren't just regular worlds, but worlds filled with special magic. Some of the kidnapped kids also possess this magic and going to be sold to the highest bidder. Cole gets captured while trying to rescue his friends and is sold to Sky Raiders. Sky Raiders are a group of people who raid and pillage castles in the clouds, strange castles that are made up of different items and substances.
While there, Cole meets Mira, a girl who needs his help. Together with Jace and Twitch, Cole and Mira escape from the Sky Raiders and go beyond the cloud wall where they meet a former High Shaper who helps them. Secrets are revealed, and a quest is planned, a quest that will put them directly in the path of the monster Carnag.
Only by working together do the kids defeat the monster and save the day. But the adventure is not over yet. They need to head to the other kingdoms to find Mira's sisters and right the wrong that was done to them long ago.
What I liked about this book: This book was filled with adventure and non-stop action! My boys couldn't wait to find out what happened next, begging me to play more. The characters are varied and exciting, and new surprises are around every corner. It was creative and imaginative, with new monsters and creatures.
I would recommend this books for middle school boys and girls, and anyone who likes action and adventure. It was a fun book!
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