Fifth-grader Hinata doesn't know what to expect when his grandfather brings home Chris, a former police dog who's a little bit of a scaredy-cat. One day, when they're on a walk, Chris hears a police siren and discovers a jewelry store in the neighborhood has been robbed! While the police are busy investigating, Hinata and Chris are on the case, too...!

Our intrepid skeleton knight goes head-to-head with an undead army... alone! Will his skills be enough to defeat these creatures and the evil Cardinal Palurumo? And can his comrades-in-arms protect the citizens of Saureah in the meantime? Fearsome foes await in this intense installment!

A GATHERING STORM Ariane returns to her homeland to train with her elder sister, Eevin. There, she finally begins to feel confident in her abilities. But her happiness is short-lived. When Chiyome sends news of the Holy Hilk Kingdom’s latest atrocities, it’s up to Ariane and Eevin to save their elven comrades!

MERCENARY TACTICS Arc and his companions chase the one lead they have on the Cardinals—a teleportation stone that spirits them to a small town off in a distant corner of the mysterious Great Revlon Empire. With the Empire on lockdown due to impending war, the Skeleton Knight and his crew must find a way to blend in. The solution? Register themselves as a band of mercenaries and start taking on jobs, of course!

Plants have always moved between land masses with human aid. European colonialism accelerated this, and its legacy can be seen in landscapes across the world and the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. In in this companion book to the exhibition, Shipping Roots, Keg de Souza creates a narrative around plant species relating to her own cultural removal, drawing from her experiences as a person whose ancestral lands were colonised. The exhibition explores how plants moved over oceans and lands, transported in the hulls of ships, all part of the colonial legacies of the British Empire. Specifically, these stories link Australia, India and the UK and shows us that the entanglement of plants and people are tied to understanding place and belonging. This book includes high quality photography of the exhibition as well as essays and recipes by numerous contributors.

LIFE OR UNDEATH Haunted by Sasuke's ominous last words, Arc and crew head for the Holy Hilk Kingdom to uncover the truth. But they're stopped along the way by Princess Riel of the Nohzan Kingdom, whose country is overrun by the undead! Can an intrepid skeleton knight and his brave companions prevail against an army numbering in the tens of thousands?

TRAINING DAY Following the advice of the Dragon Lord Villiers Fim, Arc travels to the Black Forest to test his mettle against some of the fiercest monsters imaginable, so that he might finally gain full possession of his Paladin powers. But an even more sinister foe lurks in the woods, a creature not of this world!