Spider Riders Book Three: Reign of the Soul Eater

The third book in the exciting fantasy series for 9- to 12-year-olds continues the adventures of young hero Hunter Steele and his 10-foot-tall battle spider in the world of Arachnia—the basis for an the action-adventure anime television series on The Kids WB.

With the defeat of Mantid the Malevolent, the Spider Riders' greatest enemy, peace has come to the Inner World. The powers of the Oracle, wise protector of Arachnia's people, the Turandot, have been restored. But Mantid has a new scheme: unleash an ancient force of stunning evil—Sklar, the soul eater, a 50-foot skeleton with mind-probing abilities bent on destroying the Turandot. The Oracle rouses the Spider Riders to action: Hunter Steele, the young hero from the surface world; Corona, the brave warrior; Igneous, the bold commander; Magma, the mercenary; and even the young Turandot princess mount their giant battle spiders for a mission—one that will test their courage and dedication as never before.

The Spider Riders book series is the basis of the children's action-adventure anime TV series. Produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment, Inc., a leading family entertainment company with properties ranging from Arthur to Caillou and The Doodlebops to Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Dark Oracle, Spider Riders is destined to become as popular as Yu-Gi-Oh! and its predecessors Pokémon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8-page color insert.

Tedd Anasti and Patsy Cameron-Anasti have written and produced over 500 half-hour episodes of such children's TV hits as Disney's Timon and Pumbaa, DuckTales, and The Little Mermaid; the Free Willy TV series; and the Emmy Award-winning Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Married with two children, they were inspired by their son's passion for spiders to write Spider Riders. Stephen D. Sullivan is the author of the junior movie tie-in novels Thunderbirds and Fantastic Four. Properties Steve has worked on include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dungeons & Dragons, The Simpsons, Speed Racer, Dragonlance, and many more.