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A Hunger Games for a big, strange, magical new world.

Put this in the hands of Rick Riordan Presents fans...

A Hunger Games for a big, strange, magical new world.

—Lev Grossman

An action-packed, magic-filled adventure...

Put this in the hands of Rick Riordan Presents fans...

A Hunger Games for a big, strange, magical new world.

—Booklist

Put this in the hands of Rick Riordan Presents fans...

Put this in the hands of Rick Riordan Presents fans...

Put this in the hands of Rick Riordan Presents fans...

—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

The Shadow Prince

Cover art by Eric Wilkerson


In this middle grade solarpunk  novel set in an alternate Egyptian universe, twelve-year-old Ash must  compete to become the Shadow--and protector--of the prince.

Growing  up as an orphan in a remote village in the Egyptian desert, Ash's life  is pretty ordinary--sort of. He spends most of his time working in  irrigation canals and avoiding bullies, but he is also being secretly  trained by his mentor Yazen for some great purpose. Yazen has never said  what that is, until now: the night before Ash's twelfth birthday.  According to Yazen, Ash was born on the same day as Prince Khufu, which  makes him eligible to compete to be the prince's shadow, a lifelong  confidante and bodyguard. Ash doesn't really believe Yazen, but when a  floating royal barge, driven by solar-powered sails, arrives to take Ash  and his mentor to the bustling, magical, and solar-powered capital,  things get real.

What awaits Ash is deadly--five days of  dangerous tests, each overseen by a different Egyptian god.  Unfortunately, they've been told, not all will survive. On top of the  tests, Ash is up against Set, the devious god of chaos, secretly working  toward the candidates' demise. If they fail, a different prince will  inherit the throne, one Set can manipulate for his evil schemes. Ash  finds two friends willing to fight by his side, but he's been warned.  Some candidates lie, cheat, and even try to harm others to win.

Can Ash  and his friends do what it takes to save the kingdom? And will there be  anyone left to become the Shadow Prince?

The Shadow Prince cover art by Eric Wilkerson

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