Monster and Apprentice

After a life on the streets, a misfit thief is chosen to apprentice under a feared monster hunter to slay Cryptics-deadly magical creatures born of secrets-in this “action-packed...marvelously inventive” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of Scott Reintgen and The Witcher.

Rolan Strider has never belonged-not at school, not in the city of Crisanth, and definitely not in the life of his crime-lord father. So when he's caught vandalizing one of the city's lanterns-a serious...