Five Kingdoms: Sky Raiders

Five Kingdoms: Sky Raiders

"Sky Raiders" is the first book in the 5-book series by Brandon Mull called "Five Kingdoms". This book came out this last March 2014. The second one will come out this fall in October. "Sky Raiders" is centered around a boy who find a mysterious place called the Outskirts with his friends. While trying to rescue his friends, Cole gets involved with helping a new friend, Mira, to save the Outskirts from magic that is unraveling.

I think this is a great novel. It is a perfect mix between Brandon Mull's "Fablehaven" and "Beyonders" series. As reading it, Brandon Mull did an excellent job helping me fall in love with the characters through his great character development. The story-line is very enthralling. I think Brandon Mull makes it easy for you to relate to the characters. I loved this book so much that it has got me really excited for the second one. 

I recommend this book to everyone from ages 8 and up (yes even adults ;) ). It is a great read for anyone. It has no crude language. It includes fantasy action/fighting, but it's not descriptive enough that I wouldn't allow my kids to read it. It is a clean book just like all of Brandon Mull's books are.

Overall, I give this book a 5-star rating.

Goodreads.com gives this summary:

Adventure awaits in the Five Kingdoms; come and claim it in this start to a new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series.

Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a little better). But when a spooky haunted house turns out to be a portal to something much creepier, Cole finds himself on an adventure on a whole different level. 

After Cole sees his friends whisked away to some mysterious place underneath the haunted house, he dives in after them and ends up in The Outskirts. The Outskirts are made up of five kingdoms that lie between wakefulness and dreaming, reality and imagination, life and death. It's an in-between place. Some people are born there. Some find their way there from our world, or from other worlds. 

And once you come to the Outskirts, it's very hard to leave. 

With the magic of the Outskirts starting to unravel, it's up to Cole and an unusual girl named Mira to rescue his friends, set things right in the Outskirts, and hopefully find his way back home before his existence is forgotten.