Battle for Sky Kingdom (Future Hero #4) [Paperback]

Unlikely hero Jarell has proven himself a warrior -- defender of the Kingdom of Ulfrika. He's gathered three of the four iron animals of the staff of Kundi which will unlock the powers he needs to defeat the evil wizard Ikala. But now Ikala is closing in on the Iron Eagle, which could spell the end of Ulfrika forever.

There's only one way to save the legendary kingdom -- beat Ikala in the god Oufula's deadly competition and win the prized Iron Eagle, defeating the wizard once and for all. Can Jarell rise to the greatest challenge yet to rescue his friends and the magical land he loves from certain doom?

Praise forRace to Fire Mountain (Future Hero book 1):

Blackwood combines real-world anchors (griots, a mention of family history erased by slavery) with fantastical elements (cloud-based travel, talking wolves), giving readers just enough to want more. --Publishers Weekly