The Secret of the Swamp King (Wilderking Trilogy, 2) by Jonathan Rogers, Joe Hox

Aidan Errolson is now living in the court of King Darrow, but the king is spiraling into suspicion and paranoia. His insecurity causes him to hate the young man who once saved his kingdom.

When the king sends Aidan on an impossible adventure into the recesses of Feechiefen Swamp, he hopes he is sending Aidan to his death. After all, no Corenwalder has ever returned from Feechiefen alive. But Aidan's fate is not yet sealed, for he has allies among the Feechiefolk, who know him as the hero Pantherbane.

These 20th-anniversary editions of the Wilderking Trilogy include newly-written material by the author and all-new illustrations by Joe Hox. They may smell faintly of the Feechiefen Swamp.*

*If book does not smell faintly of swamp, soak in tepid water for 3-4 months for dramatic results.