Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781398556799
  • Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 12 Feb 2026
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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TAKE FLIGHT ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME  

BOY. RIDER. HERO. 

Skandar Smith never thought he’d be a hero. But when he is flown to an island full of bloodthirsty unicorns, everything changes. Along with his fellow riders, Skandar must train to battle with elemental magic – but can they defeat the shadowy enemy that threatens their new home? 

GET READY FOR EPIC SKY BATTLES, DEADLY SECRETS AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. 

GO ALL IN and celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026 with these epic new editions of the international bestselling Skandar series, featuring brand new illustrated covers.  

Praise for the SKANDAR series: 

‘The most popular children’s fantasy hero since Harry Potter’ – Telegraph 
 

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief was WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023! 
 
*Skandar and the Chaos Trials was the Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 27th April 2024 

*Skandar and the Spirit War was the Children’s Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan Chart 30th August 2025 

A.F. STEADMAN grew up in the Kent countryside, getting lost in fantasy worlds and scribbling stories in notebooks. She is the globally bestselling author of the award-winning Skandar series, which has been translated into 49 languages. A film is currently in development with Sony Pictures.

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