For Ages
8 to 12

Breaking Badlands is a part of the Talespinners collection.

Video game fans and book lovers alike will be swept into an undercover mission that might destroy the balance between good and evil forever in the last Talespinners adventure, perfect for readers of The Land of Stories.

"Literally and literarily hilarious." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review!
 
"Reintgen is a masterly storyteller." -School Library Journal, Starred Review!
 
Having saved Imagination twice now, Indira is on a well-earned vacation when she is kidnapped by the Anti-Heroes. The covert group has one…

An Excerpt fromBreaking Badlands

Peeve Meadows

She wasn’t much at first glance, but then, most people aren’t.

Peeve Meadows watched the progress of a small boat as it made its way through a treacherous cove toward the shore. The Words echoed in her head, as they had since she’d first arrived in Fester. Her teachers had taught her that the words were sort of like a prophecy. She was supposed to treasure them. If she was lucky enough to get into a story of her own, those words would be the beginning. Except, she didn’t like the words she’d been given.

Wasn’t much at first glance? That didn’t sound very flattering. It sounded like she was destined for a story where people underestimated her. Which was how her time in the world of Imagination had gone so far. First she’d arrived in Origin, where Indira had pretty much ignored her efforts to be friends. And then Peeve’s attempt to steal Indira’s invitation to Protagonist Preparatory had completely backfired. She’d ended up being forced to attend Antagonist Academy instead. 

While Indira was off saving…