Best Selling Books by Shannon Eric Denton

Race through an exciting and dangerous fantasy world on the back of a toad in this wildly original combination of Hunger Games and Amulet. Kayla is a peasant who cares little about the world outside her town or the wildly popular Kingdom Races. That is, until her best friend, Mal, finds herself in trouble and Kayla must enter as a rider to save her. But the prize for winning this series of races is more than Kayla could ever imagine. With control of the entire kingdom at stake, Kayla finds herself thrust into political intrigue and lurking danger. Readers follow Kayla as she adventures into the wider world while putting her own life on the line for her friends, both old and new. No one has ever even finished the Kingdom Races. Will Kayla be the first?

Amanda Lam always finds herself fighting. Humans or monsters—it’s what she knows best. Kidnapped by an undead creature as a child, she had to fight to survive and eventually fight for her freedom. Since then she has vowed to eradicate the world of the kinds of monsters that caused her so much pain. But when the mother and father she never knew die, her life becomes entangled with her family in ways more complicated than she could imagine. Join Amanda as she’s recruited to do what she does best in a fight against werewolves, vampires, and more—from master storytellers Steve Niles, Shannon Eric Denton, and legendary artist Tom Mandrake!

When the Aldens visit their cousins, they''re in for a surprise-there''s an amusement park nearby! It has everything they could ask for, with plenty of rides and games. But the children see strange lights coming from the closed park at night. And then a mysterious phone call warns them to stay away! Just what is going on at the amusement park?

Drawn together in a scheme to fake the legendary Zorro''s death, the outlaws Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro leap to action when they discover a far-reaching plot to abduct female villagers, children and adults alike, and sell them into bondage. To emancipate the girls from a fate worse than death, these masked women would ride into Hell itself... with such fury that the Devil would fear their coming! But with gangs of evil slavers, deadly natural elements, a cold-hearted madam, and a pack of frenzied wolves to contend with, will the valiant ladies survive the very worst that the lawless Californian wilderness has to offer?

Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro set out to find the men responsible for the abduction of the village girls but their trail leads them into a remote mining camp! Death is at every turn in a town full of men with nothing to lose but none of it is as dangerous as the women running the brothel! Have Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide finally met their match?

The legends of Hercules strength and resourcefulness are among the most famous of Greek mythology. Follow him as he completes his twelve Labors in this brilliantly illustrated Greek myth. Pink level for your fluent reader.

The Aldens are having a delicious time helping out at a pizza parlor! They toss dough in the kitchen and even invent a new kind of pizza. But when a blackout and other problems hurt business, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to shut down the pizzeria. It''s a piping hot mystery for the Boxcar Children!

When the tiny mouse is caught by the huge lion, he begs to be freed. The lion laughs and lets him go, not knowing that his tiny captive will later save him! Find the moral to Aesop''s fable in the easy-to-read, brilliantly illustrated Short Tales Fable The Lion and the Mouse. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

Hidden in the woods is a castle that has been asleep for a hundred years. Only the handsome prince, and your young readers, can wake the sleeping princess and break the spell. Green level for your beginning reader.

In the snowy mountains north of Los Angeles, Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro reach the end of the trail. They''ve successfully tracked the slavers convoy but their success is short lived as they find themselves surrounded by the slavers and the brothel owner''s gun-girls! Will this snowy mountain pass lead lead them all home or will it be their final resting place? The epic conclusion to this four part story of babes, blades, and blood!

Now in hot pursuit of the slavers, Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide run into a surprise winter storm just as they find the enemy! With foul weather in the mountains, it may not be bullet or blade that ends their lives but nature itself!

Richard Wentworth has been brought low, but his costumed alter-ego, The Spider, must still protect New York! As a terrible new wave of violence sweeps across the city, the Spider faces a ring of crooked cops, a deadly uptown gang, and a terrible new enemy who will stop at nothing. But when an honest cop comes along for the ride, the brutal vigilante has to protect the life of an innocent amidst the chaos. With the odds stacked up so high, The Spider has never been more desperate - or more dangerous! Collecting issues 13-18 plus the 2013 annual and a complete cover gallery!

Zorro is murdered! Who stands ready to emancipate all the girls of an entire village from the evil slavers who would prey upon them? Lady Zorro and Lady Rawhide -- would sooner ride alone another than ride together, but that''s just what they''ll have to do to free all the missing girls from a fate worse than death! Featuring cover artwork by Lady Rawhide co-creator, Mike Mayhew!

In ancient Asgard, a redheaded boy was born to Odin, All-father of the Norse gods. The story of how Thor proved himself to be the mightiest of all Asgard''s warriors is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Norse myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

When the speedy hare teases the slow and steady tortoise, he is challenged to a race. Will he be fast enough to beat the tortoise? Find the moral to Aesop''s fable in the easy-to-read, brilliantly illustrated Short Tales Fable The Tortoise and the Hare. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

Odin became the most powerful Norse god due to his immense knowledge. The myth of how he became the All-father of the Norse gods is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Norse myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

Drawn together in a scheme to fake the legendary Zorro''s death, the outlaws Lady Rawhide and Lady Zorro leap to action when they discover a far-reaching plot to abduct female villagers, children and adults alike, and sell them into bondage. To emancipate the girls from a fate worse than death, these masked women would ride into Hell itself... with such fury that the Devil would fear their coming! But with gangs of evil slavers, deadly natural elements, a cold-hearted madam, and a pack of frenzied wolves to contend with, will the valiant ladies survive the very worst that the lawless Californian wilderness has to offer?

Straight from Arabian Nights, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is adapted for your youngest readers. Follow Aladdin as he discovers the genie and true love in this Short Tale. Green level for your beginning reader.

This delightful tale tells of a mouse who disturbs the lion and makes him angry. The mouse offers to be his friend in return for letting him go. When the lion is snared by a hunter the mouse comes to free him by nibbling through the net. The moral is that the small can help the mighty.

When the speedy hare teases the slow and steady tortoise, he is challenged to a race. Will he be fast enough to beat the tortoise? Find the moral to Aesop''s fable in the easy-to-read, brilliantly illustrated Short Tales Fable The Tortoise and the Hare. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

In rural New England, a hiker is infected with an ancient curse days before his ten-year high school reunion. If his soul is pure, he will be able to resist its bloodlust, if not... nothing will be able to stop him! Created by veteran storytellers Shannon Eric Denton (Graveslinger), Keith Giffen (Justice League), and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Gutwrencher features dynamic art by Anthony Hightower.

The bad men of Sapphire City have forgotten what it means to be afraid, rising to power by ruthlessly cutting down the innocent. Now, on the eve of the city''s Day of the Dead celebration, one long thought buried has returned ...a ghoulish gunslinger called The Revenant.

A British flying ace and an American infantryman, having stolen a map from the Red Baron, face the dangers of World War I while on an mission to find his lost treasure.

FN-2187 turns a bad day and troublesome pest into praise from Captain Phasma . Luke and Leia undertake a high-stakes, two-part undercover mission on Tibrin with explosive results. Plus more stories with K-2SO , Cassian , Emil , CR-8R , and the rebels vs. the Empire expand the world of Star Wars into new territory for a new generation of fans.

During World War Two, an American squad encounters a German superhuman assault squad and starts a Eugenics Race that carries into present day. Grunts was created by Eisner winner Keith Giffen and Cartoon Network writer Shannon Eric Denton and illustrated by Joe Kubert alumni Matt Jacobs!