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If you read the first book, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, how do you feel this sequel compares to that? Had you predicted any of the events that happened to Skandar and his friends in this second book? Is there evidence in this book to suggest there might be a third Skandar novel coming? Support your theory and predict what might happen in the next installment. Dorian Manning, Hatchery President and head of the Silver Circle, arrived and talked to the Hatchlings about the Hatching and what to expect from the unicorns. He then told them how to find the correct egg among the many in the Hatchery Chamber, place your palm on the top of the egg, wait ten seconds, if nothing happens move to the next one, when you find the correct one, the horn will puncture your palm. After this, move to a Hatching cell. Epic, unforgettable and endlessly exciting, Steadman’s masterful sequel soars even higher than her debut.' – Aisling Fowler, author of the Fireborn series Unbonded unicorns are being killed, and the Island is destined for destruction unless Skandar and his friends can stop it.
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Why do you think the author chose to include intermittent chapters from Kenna’s point of view? On the Mainland, the two siblings were close—but when Kenna sees Skandar and his unicorn, Scoundrel, together, she observes that they share “a bond that went deeper than brother and sister.” (p. 4) Talk about how Skandar’s choices throughout the story support this idea. If his actions are motivated by wanting to fix things for Kenna, why doesn’t he tell her the full story? The tour ended down by the Hatchling stables, Skandar, Bobby, Mitchell and Flo discussed what to do the next day when Skandar crossed the Fault Lines because since he was a Spirit Wielder all the lines would ignite, they had to cause a distraction.Dive into a world where unicorns are portrayed as never before with this magical middle-grade international bestselling series that has captured the world, perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Nevermoor. A dazzling feat of imagination. I loved every breathless moment of it!’ – Cat Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper’s Island and co-author of Twin Crowns
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Ah well. Won’t be long, I expect.” Dad kissed her on the top of the head. “Night, sweetheart. See you in the morning.” Skandar and his sister, Kenna spent a lot of their early life helping their dad who was depressed over the death of his wife (which he didn't know was faked) and most nights Skandar didn't even have time to brush his teeth . He was brought up believing his mother was Rosemary Smith and she had died shortly after Skandar was born. Despite this, every year the family watched the Chaos Cup together and that seemed to be the only day his father was happy. Skandar and his sister grew up in Sunset Heights, Margate.
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It was as though someone had taken a brush and painted a white stripe from the inside of Skandar's wrist to his wrist. But the weirdest thing was that the the white was translucent. He could see the tendons and bones of his arm through the skin.'' My book of the year. Not since Harry Potter have I felt this excited about a series. Readers are sure to be clamouring for the next book. You’ll never look at unicorns the same way again, nor will you want to!’ – Dominique Valente, author of the Starfell series The adventure is yet to continue, so you'll want to get on the Skandar wave very soon! The Skandar series has already attracted an incredible publishing deal for five books, plus an in-world novella yet to come. And did we mention it's getting made into a movie by Sony? Yes, this is THE series of the decade! The next morning, Skandar went to the Trough, where rider's ate all their meals, he saw Gabriel's mutation, which Skandar thought made him look like a Greek statue, he overheard people gossiping about Joby Worsham, the instructor of Mainlander classes for people like Skandar. People were saying that was barely human, like a ghost, Flo told him that people only gossiped about Worsham because his unicorn was dead. The Mainlander Hatchlings went up to Instructor Worsham's treehouse, some of them quite scared. He seemed not as scary as the Hatchlings thought he even let them call him by his first name. He told them the story of how his unicorn, Winter's Phantom, was killed and Skandar couldn't help but feel bad for him. Skandar returned to the treehouse to find Mitchell playing with his Chaos Cards, he opened up about how the reason he didn't like Skandar was because of his father and their family name.
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