Karazan Quartet Series by V.M. Jones

Join Adam Equinox on a new adventure in the second book of the Karazan Quartet. Adam is back at the orphanage and desperate to return to Quested Court for the holidays, but with the sinister new boy Weevil, and Matron conspiring against him, it seems impossible that Adam will ever escape Highgate . but finally he arrives at Quested Court only to find the household in turmoil... moreJoin Adam Equinox on a new adventure in the second book of the Karazan Quartet. Adam is back at the orphanage and desperate to return to Quested Court for the holidays, but with the sinister new boy Weevil, and Matron conspiring against him, it seems impossible that Adam will ever escape Highgate . but finally he arrives at Quested Court only to find the household in turmoil. Q's five-year-old daughter, Hannah, has disappeared, and it seems that she has gone to Karazan to find her cat, Tiger Lily. Adam and his friends are the only ones who can travel there and bring her home again. Their search takes them to Shakesh, which lies at the edge of the Shroud - the unexplored outer limit of the map of Karazan - and to rescue Hannah the five friends must undertake the most perilous journey of all. They must head beyond the Shroud, to the hidden stronghold of the evil King Karazeel, Hannah's captor. Ages 10+ less

Adam Equinox has at last discovered his true identity. But then he uncovers a secret in the final page of Queen Zaronel's diary: there was not one baby prince, but two. Zephyr, Prince of the Wind...and Zenith, Prince of the Sun, a twin four times Zephyr's own age. Adam's search for Zenith in Karazan takes him over the Plains of the Dead to the savage nomadic gladiators, who train him to battle the creatures of computer-generated darkness... moreAdam Equinox has at last discovered his true identity. But then he uncovers a secret in the final page of Queen Zaronel's diary: there was not one baby prince, but two. Zephyr, Prince of the Wind...and Zenith, Prince of the Sun, a twin four times Zephyr's own age. Adam's search for Zenith in Karazan takes him over the Plains of the Dead to the savage nomadic gladiators, who train him to battle the creatures of computer-generated darkness. The chance discovery of the missing half of the Signet of Sovereignty at last reveals Zenith's secret. Can the brothers be reunited and crowned together as the gong strikes noon on the day of the Equinox? Or is it too late? less