Fiction sequels hitting shelves in October include a reimagined Elsa without an Anna, a Holy Grail turned baby dragon, and a return to familiar heroes 10 years later.
Conceal, Don’t Feel
This newest book in the Twisted Tales series, which reimagines Disney movies, follows Frozen’s Elsa as we’ve never seen her: as an only child. In the story, Elsa seeks to uncover the mystery behind the loneliness she feels, unravel the curse hanging over her kingdom, and find the familiar-looking girl that haunts her memories.
Geeks and the Holy Grail
In this sequel to The Once and Future Geek, best friends Sophie and Stu head off on another time-traveling Arthurian adventure. To cure a deadly illness threatening King Arthur, the two set out to deliver the Holy Grail, but things get complicated when the grail is accidentally transformed into a gassy, fire-breathing baby dragon.
The Great Brain Robbery
As violent tremors plague Trollville, Suzy Smith and the crew of The Impossible Postal Express are again tasked with saving the Union, meeting new friends and foes along the way, in this sequel to The Train to Impossible Places: A Cursed Delivery.
Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
The second installment in the illustrated Mr. Penguin series, following Mr. Penguin and the Lost Treasure, finds the penguin adventurer and his sidekick Colin having crash-landed on a snowy mountain with odd noises sounding from a nearby fortress, which may be connected to the mystery of missing pets.
Outlaws
After accusing their headmistress of being in league with villains, Princess Devin Nile and her friends are kicked out of the Royal Academy, but plan to enlist the help of Red Riding Hood and her vigilante companions in this second Royal Academy Rebels novel.
Rebel
This fourth and final book in the series that began with Legend series picks up 10 years after the events of the original trilogy, finding Day and his younger brother Eden in Antarctica’s capital. When Eden is drawn into the city’s dangerous underbelly, even Day can’t save him on his own. Enter June, after a decade apart, to help Day rescue Eden—and rekindle their romance.
Supernova
Tensions are rising between the Quatrans and the Specters in this sequel to Light Years. With the galaxy on the brink of war, cadets Orelia, Arran, Cormak, and Vesper will be forced to overcome their differences and join together to restore peace to their worlds.
The Burning Shadow
In this second Origin novel, which picks up four years after the events of the Lux series, Evie searches for answers about her missing memories, bringing her closer to the alluring Luc, while a flu-like, fatal virus threatens and the government insists it’s being spread by alien Luxen.
The Great Tomb Robbery
Smug royal cat detective Ra the Mighty and his dung beetle sidekick are back in this illustrated companion to Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective, tracking down the thief who has robbed the royal tomb.
The Last Dragon
Fort Fitzgerald dreams of an evil Old One demanding the location of the last dragon, in this sequel to The Revenge of Magic. But Fort’s not the only one at the Oppenheimer Institute having these dreams: his new roommate Gabriel has secrets of his own.
Mimi’s Treasure Trouble
Mimi and friends return in this sequel to It’s Not Easy Being Mimi. Mimi, Yoshi, Tonya, Boris, Hunter, and Sofie have formed the Gum Club (where they eat gumballs from Boris’s gumball machine, recite the Gum Club Promise to always stick together, and discuss important things), but when feelings get hurt, the bubble threatens to burst.
The Spacedog Cometh
In the third installment of the heavily illustrated Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat series, Klawde faces off against a dog, sent to Earth to bring Klawde to intergalactic justice. Meanwhile, Raj contends with his grandmother who, embarrassingly, is throwing him a birthday party he doesn’t want.
Knock Three Times
This finale to the Wizards of Once series sets Xar and Wish against the Nuckalavee, a harrowing endeavor but it’s their only chance to save their homes and all that they hold dear.
The Perfect Star
Buyea returns to Lake View Middle School in this third installment in the Perfect Score series, following Gavin, Natalie, Trevor, Randi, and Scott as they traverse the ups and downs of their final year of middle school.
Tiny Tough
In Dory Fantasmagory’s fifth outing, the imaginative heroine tries to help her big sister navigate friend trouble at school. Along the way, Dory mixes with pirates and pals—both real and imaginary.
The Dragon Thief
In this sequel to Dragons in a Bag, Jaxon enters the realm of magic only to discover that one of the dragons he’s meant to deliver is missing. His best friend’s sister, Kavita, only had the best intentions when she stole the dragon, but soon realizes stealing it has upset the balance between the worlds.
Forgotten
In book three in the House of Night Otherworld series, Other Neferet has left her House of Night but still works towards immortality and world domination, while the new High Priestess, Anastasia Langford, strives for peace and acceptance for the vampyres of the Other World, and, in Tulsa, Zoey is desperate to rid the Other World of Neferet.
The Silent Thaw
This second book in the seventh Warriors story arc, The Broken Code, begins with suspicion spreading across Clan borders when the ThunderClan leader, Bramblestar, starts to behave oddly after losing one of his nine lives. A strange apparition in the sky causes unrest in the SkyClan and ShadowClan, forcing each warrior to decide where their allegiances lie.
