"King Lion wants a friend. But the only way he knows how to make friends is to ROAR! Why do the townsfolk run away? Wild with lonliness, the king roars his sadness day and night until one day, a little girl hears him and knows exactly what to do"-- From jacket flap.

Kidnapped and sold into slavery, Sophos, an unwilling prince, tries to save his country from being destroyed by rebellion and exploited by the conniving Mede empire.

In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long enough to pass the two a map before soldiers apprehend...

"Seventeen-year-old pirate Aster Oberon, seeking revenge for her brother's murder, becomes entangled in a plot to overthrow the royal family while working as a kitchen maid at Bludgrave Manor, where she wrestles with her complex feelings for her captor, Will"-- Provided by publisher.

"Toronia, a kingdom composed of three realms, is wracked with civil war. King Brutan rules with an iron fist. The kingdom's only hope comes in the form of Brutan's illegitimate triplets, prophesied to kill the king and rule together in peace. Separated at birth and scattered throughout the realms, the triplets face a desperate fight to secure their destiny"-- Provided by publisher.

"After fleeing Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved Silas behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life in Isolte. The Eastoffe family's affection is a balm on her weary spirit, though Etan, a surly cousin with a deep distaste for Coroans, threatens to upset the uneasy peace she's found. While tensions at home ratchet up, disquiet in the kingdom of Isolte is reaching a fever pitch. The Eastoffes may have the power to unseat a tyrannical king--but...

Miri is eager to return to her beloved Mount Eskel after a year at the capital, but the king and queen ask her to first journey to a distant swamp and start her own miniature princess academy for three royal cousins, but once there she must solve a mystery before she can return home.

The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the Rain Wing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friends to uncover the lurking evil.

Rags is a thief--an excellent one. He's stolen from nobles' coffers, picked soldiers' pockets, and even liberated a ring or two off the fingers of passersby--until he's caught by the Queensguard and forced to find an ancient fae relic for a sadistic royal sorcerer. But Rags could never have guessed this "relic" would actually be a fae himself--a distractingly handsome, annoyingly perfect, ancient fae prince called Shining Talon. Good thing Rags can...

Both Kasta and Zahru bear the circle of Numet that marks them as heirs to the throne, but Zahru will do whatever it takes to prevent the ruthless prince from ruling, even if she must become a villain herself.