{"product_id":"skandar-and-the-unicorn-thief","title":"Skandar and the Unicorn Thief","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBLOODTHIRSTY UNICORNS. UNLIKELY HEROES. A MORTAL ENEMY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe first book in the number 1 bestselling SKANDAR series, for fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEragon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eImpossible Creatures\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efrom international bestselling author Annabel Steadman!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThirteen-year-old \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSkandar Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has only ever wanted to be a unicorn rider. To be one of the lucky few selected to hatch a unicorn. To bond with it for life; to train together and race for glory; to be a hero.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut just as Skandar’s dream is about to come true, things start to take a more dangerous turn than he could ever have imagined. A dark and twisted enemy has stolen the Island’s most powerful unicorn – and as the threat grows ever closer, Skandar discovers a secret that could blow apart his world forever . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGet ready for unlikely heroes, elemental magic, sky battles, ancient secrets and ferocious unicorns in this highly anticipated adventure that will keep you reading after lights out!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for the SKANDAR series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘The most popular children’s fantasy hero since Harry Potter’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Steadman has a vast imagination, her world-building is a joy, the battle scenes are thrilling and her characters charm.’ – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Children's Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Deft, dazzling and breathlessly exciting – it’s a joy to enter Skandar’s World.’ – Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood and Co. series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSkandar and the Unicorn Thief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSkandar and the Phantom Rider\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewas one of THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e*Skandar and the Chaos Trials\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 27th April 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e*Skandar and the Spirit War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the Children’s Number 1 besteller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan Chart 30th August 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Children's UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51336550383949,"sku":"9781398502734","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9147\/6557\/files\/81ZdsdajrgL._SL1500.jpg?v=1780564673","url":"https:\/\/thebookbus.co.uk\/products\/skandar-and-the-unicorn-thief","provider":"The Book Bus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}