Pride Wars: The Four Guardians Book 2 by Matt Laney

(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, 2019)

Mystery, magic, and action-packed adventure meet in this high-stakes sequel to middle grade fantasy The Spinner Prince.

As Prince Leo’s conniving cousin seizes control of Singara, Leo flees into enemy territory hoping to find his long-lost mother. Trapped among his foes, Leo discovers they know a lot more about him than he knows about himself. Guided by unlikely allies and shocking revelations, Leo prepares to fulfill a destiny greater than he ever imagined.

Can Leo harness his power, stop a war, and prevent a monstrous demon from destroying the world? In this thrilling second book in the Pride Wars series, Leo’s identity as a Spinner, once thought to be his greatest curse, may just become his greatest weapon.

Matt Laney is an ordained minister with a lifelong interest in world religion, wisdom traditions, martial arts, big cats and middle grade literature having read nearly every title to his two children. For more on Matt, please visit PrideWars.com.