The Secret of the Swamp King by Jonathan Rogers and illustrator, Joe Hox, This is book 2 of the 20th-anniversary edition of the Wilderking Trilogy. Aidan Errolson is now living in the court of King Darrow, but the king is spiraling into suspicion and paranoia. His insecurity causes him to hate the young man who once saved his kingdom.When the king sends Aidan on an impossible adventure into the recesses of Feechiefen Swamp, he hopes he is sending Aidan to his death. After all, no Corenwalder has ever returned from Feechiefen alive. But Aidan's fate is not yet sealed, for he has allies among the Feechiefolk, who know him as the hero Pantherbane. Hardcover, 256 pages. Recommended for ages 9 to 12 years old.
