{"product_id":"the-complete-elk-riders-series-ted-neill-9781083091864","title":"The Complete Elk Riders Series: Volumes 1-5","description":"A thousand years ago, the dark sorcerers, the Kryen, were dethroned and entombed. The world has lived in peace ever since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow their acolytes want to bring them back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGabriella just wanted her island village to remain the same. She wished for more friends and less time minding her brother, Dameon. When she sets out on a stolen airship to find a way to stop those who would change her home, she is swept up in a conflict between those who serve the Kryen and those sworn to stop them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a conflict that reaches far beyond the shores of Gabriella's home and deep into the mists of time-a conflict that raises armies, divides kingdoms, and shatters peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElk Riders \u003c\/i\u003evolumes one and two follow Gabriella with a band of companions: an old man; a village outcast; and a mysterious elk as she strives to keep her village the same as it ever was. But to do so, Gabriella might have to change in ways she never intended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElk Riders\u003c\/i\u003e volumes three through five continue with Haille Hillbourne, a failure as a prince who is cast off by his father. Disliked and disregarded for his epilepsy, he is an unwanted reminder of the beloved queen, who died giving birth to him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaille wants nothing to do with politics or royalty. He wants to be a son who is accepted by his father. With his friend, Katlyn, he embarks on a quest to find a spring that might cure his illness. Both become pawns in a conspiracy to murder the king, destabilize the kingdom, and resurrect the Kryen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaille and Katlyn seek help from two disgraced war veterans and an elk of unknown origin. What started as a quest for a spring, turns into a scramble to avert war, heal a people, and avert the catastrophe of the Kryen's return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElk Riders\u003c\/i\u003e has received starred reviews from Kirkus which called the series \u003cb\u003e\"grand,\" \"brilliant,\"\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\"visionary.\"\u003c\/b\u003e It has won the \u003cb\u003eJim Barnes Moonbeam Award for Children's Literature\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003e5 STAR\u003c\/b\u003e Review from Readers Favorite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eElk Riders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis high fantasy at its best. It's a story of underestimated misfits caught up in a fight on a scale they never expected. Beyond the numerous comparisons to \u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChronicles of Narnia, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eElk Riders\u003c\/i\u003e sits in a pantheon of classic and contemporary fantasy: Ursula K. Leguin's, \u003ci\u003eEarthsea \u003c\/i\u003eseries; Madeleine L'Engle's, \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time;\u003c\/i\u003e Garth Nix's, \u003ci\u003eOld Kingdom-Abhorsen \u003c\/i\u003eSeries; Joe Abercrombie's, \u003ci\u003eShattered Sea;\u003c\/i\u003e NK Jemisin's, \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Earth;\u003c\/i\u003e and a plethora of television gems from \u003ci\u003eWillow\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eDragon Prince \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Last Airbender. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1083091867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781083091864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.47d","brand":"Ted Neill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545803378943,"sku":"9781083091864","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c7522aa-b238-4afe-a6d6-7b0dc5feb92f.jpg?v=1738183372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-elk-riders-series-ted-neill-9781083091864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}