Can Kyra control the mythical chimera or will it control her?

Kyra has lost her family. Her mother has been snatched by the rat people, and her estranged dad is too busy fighting them to help. The reluctant princess of Antiica, Kyra, 13, goes against her father’s wishes and sets out on a dangerous journey to rescue her mom. 

She meets Coyne, a teen who deserted the army, and rescues Mercy, an enslaved rat girl. The trio of unlikely companions must put aside their differences and brave the unknown reaches of a strange land. 

But Kyra’s life is changed completely when she’s forced to bond with the ancient Chimera, a magical creature that can read her mind and transport her across the land. Will Kyra learn how to control the chimera in time to save her mother? 

The Chimera’s Apprentice is the story of a girl, an ancient power, and a desperate search for family.

Book two of The Chimera’s Apprentice continues with The Stone Traveller.

Will Kyra stop Majellan once and for all?

Kyra Murch struggles to adjust to life with her parents on Antiica and to the difficult task of controlling the chimera. As the humans and Raturro move closer to war, Kyra learns that rebel leader Majellan is after Mercy; she is no longer safe in Deep Nestling.

Kyra takes her to the Armory, but Mercy’s not safe there either. Reunited with Coyne, the three friends seek out a distant nestling, Deep Wending, and hope the unusual Raturro they encounter there will allow Mercy refuge. After a run-in with huge serpents, the trio embark on a difficult journey to save one of their new friends but instead insult the Raturro by breaking an important tradition.

Kyra and her friends must attempt to outwit Majellan before he closes in on them and forces Kyra to make a terrible choice: avert a war or save herself and her friends.