The Spiritstone Saga: Tariq and the Temple of Beasts: Book 2 Sarwat Chadda 9781408369302

Tariq and his friends Livia and Artos have set sail to New Ethrial on a quest to find the Crocodile's Tear, a Spiritstone stolen centuries ago. Deep in the forest, Tariq encounters an old enemy and makes a powerful new friend - Imex, a shapeshifting seer. Imex takes Tariq to the Temple of Beasts, where he learns how to become different animals - from a panther to an eagle. Tariq's friends are worried - could Imex be using Tariq to reunite the long-lost Spiritstones and satisfy her own thirst for power?

This richly imagined adventure blends themes of classic fantasy and world mythology with a timely message about protecting the environment.

Sarwat Chadda is a New York Times bestselling author of MG and YA who loves writing fantasy and adventure. He has been published in a dozen languages, writing novels such as the Indian mythology-inspired Ash Mistry series and the Shadow Magic series (as Joshua Khan).

His fantasy novel, City of the Plague God, published in the Rick Riordan Presents series, was nominated for a Goodreads award and was one of Amazon's Best Books of 2021. His most recent in the series, Fury of the Dragon Goddess, received a starred review from Kirkus.