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The Rogue Knight
496 pages
A perilous, dreamlike adventure where loyal friends wield strange magic against a tyrannical king.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a realm suspended between reality and imagination, where danger lurks behind every corner and the stakes are constantly rising. The pace is propulsive, driven by urgent quests, mysterious enemies wiping out entire towns, and the constant threat of a relentless High King. The mood balances the wonder of discovering fascinating new magic with the dread of an unstable, perilous world. It is an earnest, action-packed journey anchored by themes of deep loyalty, rebellion, and the lengths one will go to save kidnapped friends. Young readers who devour imaginative, high-stakes fantasy will be swept up in this thrilling, suspenseful ride through a kingdom teetering on the edge of chaos.
- Mood
- imaginative
- perilous
- dreamlike
- mysterious
- Tone
- earnest
- adventurous
- urgent
- suspenseful
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- loyalty to friends · rebellion against tyranny · navigating the unknown · found family
- The writing
- Accessible and action-oriented, focusing on imaginative world-building and fast-paced magical encounters.
- The arc
- Moves from the desperate search for lost friends to a high-stakes struggle against overwhelming, mysterious forces.
- Who it's for
- Young readers who crave high-stakes magical adventures, imaginative realms, and stories of loyal friends fighting against the odds.
Content notes
- kidnapping
- fantasy violence
- mass destruction
About the book
Cole Randolph never meant to come to The Outskirts, but when his friends were kidnapped on Halloween he had to try and save them. Now he’s trapped in a world that lies between wakefulness and dreaming, reality and imagination, life and death.
Cole’s hunt for his lost friends has led him to the kingdom of Elloweer. Accompanied by new friends Mira, Twitch, and Jace, Cole teams up with the resistance movement and joins the search for Mira’s sister Honor.
But Elloweer has grown unstable. A mysterious enemy is wiping out towns, leaving no witnesses or survivors. And an infamous rebel known throughout the kingdom as the “Rogue Knight” is upsetting the balance of power.
With enemies in pursuit, Cole and Mira must resort to a fascinating new kind of magic to protect themselves. Every move is filled with danger as Cole and his friends try to outwit the High King, who will stop at nothing to regain what he has lost.
Description from Open Library.
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