Publisher's Synopsis
Ki-yo-te Tales: The Forbidden Forest is the first volume in a new middle-grade adventure series where he action, and the laughs, never stop. The Ki-yo-te, a walking, talking coyote in the town of Smud, gets into trouble when his most recent heist enrages the Lord Pamplamoose Pithwhithle.
Fleeing from imprisonment Ki-yo-te finds his way to the mysterious Forbidden Forest where something dark has been dwelling and stealing the life from the forest.
Befriending a pair of pacifistic (sort of) dwarves, he learns that there are dark creatures in the forest and a mystery surrounding rumors of an ancient elven queen.
The Ki-yo-te follows the clues of the mystery and uses all the skills of his training at the ancient Buni Temple. Dark Phantoms and brutish bugbears infest the forest and serve a master darker still. The Ki-yo-te's quest leads him to the dark enemy, new friends and a the redemption (sort of) of his roguish ways.
Will the Ki-yo-te bring peace to the forest! Only one way to find out!
