Spirit animals

"All across the world, legends are appearing, Great Beasts--once the most powerful beings in Erdas--are being summoned as spirit animals ... But a mysterious stranger is hunting these legends, just as they are reborn, and he's crushing anyone who stands in his way"--Back cover.

"Shane is just a boy, but in order to free his people, he's resolved to do whatever--to become whomever--his mission requires. Throughout their journey to save the world, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have faced this dangerous foe again and again. But none have learned truth of the boy who nearly changed the course of history forever."--Publisher.

Four children have discovered that they have spirit animals, a rare bond between human and animal that has launched them on a quest to save their world, but now they realize that there is a traitor in their midst who has been helping their pursuers and they're heading for a deadly trap.

When the Conquerors try to take over and destroy the land of Erdas, Meilin, her friends, and their spirit animals must band together to put a stop to the enemy.

After journeying across Erdas together, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have one chance to stop an ancient enemy desperate to break free from his prison, or the world will be foverer changed.

Dive, run, and soar through this exhilarating special edition in the New York Times bestselling series, with a story by Wild Born author, Brandon Mull. In the world of Erdas, there's a story of four noble animals who sacrificed everything to protect their homes from the ambitions of a mad king. Briggan the Wolf, Uraza the Leopard, Jhi the Panda, and Essix the Falcon. Long before they were spirit animals, the four were still legends--Great Beasts, the most powerful beings to roam the wilds of Erdas.

Conor, Abeke, Meilin, Rollan and their spirit animals have been scattered on their quest for the talismans and must make their way into the desert kingdom of animals ruled by Cabaro, the Great Lion, to retrieve the golden talisman he guards.

As the Conquerors try to destroy Erdas, Meilin--fed up with waiting and ready to fight--sets off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends Conor and Abeke aren't far behind ... but they're not the only ones.

Four children have discovered that they have spirit animals, a rare bond between human and animal that has launched them on a quest to save their world. The team heads to the cold north to a quiet village where not everything is as it seems.