Skandar and the Unicorn Thief subverts traditional fairy-tale lore by introducing fierce, bloodthirsty, elemental unicorns that can only be tamed by the rider who hatches them. Thirteen-year-old Skandar Smith has always dreamed of bonding with a unicorn and soaring through the skies of The Island. However, when his chance to take the Hatchery Exam is thwarted, a secretive ally smuggles him to The Island, where he miraculously hatches a wild unicorn named Scoundrel. But as Skandar settles into his training, a mysterious, shadowy villain known as The Weaver steals the Island’s most powerful unicorn. To stop this threat, Skandar must master elemental magic with his friends while keeping a dangerous secret hidden, that he wields the forbidden fifth element: Spirit.