Flight of the King

Unlike most kids their age, Bailey, Gwen and their gang of friends can't wait to get back to school. Bailey has finally found his Animas - his special animal bond - and his beautiful white tiger, Taleth, is waiting for him beyond the grounds of Fairmount Academy.
But their happiness doesn't last for long. Taleth is kidnapped, and Bailey feels sure that evil queen Vivianna is responsible. Hal and Bailey must cross Dust Plains to rescue Taleth, while Gwen and Phi travel into the treacherous Velyn Mountains on a secret mission of their own. Despite their distance, the friends must pull together. Because the fate of not just the Kingdom. but the Animas bond itself, is in their hands . . .

C.R. Grey was born in a house on a pier in Maine - literally on the ocean. She then grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. She received her BA in Theatre from SUNY New Paltz and her MFA in Fiction from Ohio State University. Grey lives in a sunny apartment in Poughkeepsie, New York, with one black cat, one white cat, and a Boston Terrier named Trudy. She can often be found weeding through ephemera in antique shops and walking over the bridges that span the Hudson River. The ANIMAS series - LEGACY OF THE CLAW, FLIGHT OF THE KING and SONG OF THE SWORD - are her first novels. Follow C.R. Grey on Twitter: @CRGreyBooks