Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

  • Skandar, Book 1
  • By: A.F. Steadman
  • Narrated by: David Dawson
  • Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (222 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief cover art

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

By: A.F. Steadman
Narrated by: David Dawson
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £9.99

Buy Now for £9.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Night I Met Father Christmas cover art
The Storm Keeper's Island cover art
Dragon Chameleon: Episodes 1-4 cover art
The Time Twister cover art
Olympus Academy: The Titan's Treasure cover art
Dark & Day 1 cover art
Fledgling cover art
Sparrow Rising cover art
Dragon Tide: Episodes 1-5 cover art
Witchlings cover art
The Gatekeeper's Staff cover art
The Unicorn Quest cover art
Ragond’s Portal War: The Complete Series cover art
Dreamless cover art
Sufficiently Advanced Magic cover art
Soul Fraud cover art

Summary

HEROES AND UNICORNS AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. The first book in the new bestselling fantasy adventure series for children age 9+, and fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon and Amari and the Night Brothers.

Thirteen-year-old Skandar Smith has only ever wanted to be a unicorn rider. To be one of the lucky few selected to hatch a unicorn. To bond with it for life; to train together and race for glory; to be a hero.

But just as Skandar’s dream is about to come true, things start to take a more dangerous turn than he could ever have imagined. A dark and twisted enemy has stolen the Island’s most powerful unicorn–and as the threat grows ever closer, Skandar discovers a secret that could blow apart his world forever . . .

Get ready for unlikely HEROES, elemental MAGIC, sky battles, ancient secrets, nail-biting races and FEROCIOUS UNICORNS, in this EPIC ADVENTURE series that will have your heart soaring.

THE EPIC ADVENTURE CONTINUES . . . Skandar and the Phantom Rider is out now!

©2022 A.F. Steadman (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, UK

What listeners say about Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    188
  • 4 Stars
    26
  • 3 Stars
    6
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    171
  • 4 Stars
    24
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    171
  • 4 Stars
    24
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

loyalties tested

bought this to listen to before letting my 9 year old read it. After about 20 minutrs litening I bought the book. Two nights later my son came down stairs looking worried. He has a crazy imagination and I was initially worried that he had been having a nightmare, " Dad can I tell you something" "of course" I said, "I think I like this more than Harry Potter but it doesn't mean that I don't still love Harry Potter, Is that Ok, can I do that"
poor little guy, I felt the same when I read Robin Hobb after George R RMartin.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

45 year old man enjoys unicorn adventure.

Got this for my daughter because “UNICORNS!” But I wanted to listen to some of it because she’s six so maybe too young.
I started this book at the beginning of a long car journey and was enjoying it enough to listen all the way to the end in less than 24 hours.

The unicorns in this book, while magical, are somewhat volatile and unpredictable making them believable as animals and the main setting really captured my imagination. We’ve all seen and read about Forrest dwellings before but i think this took them up a notch. There was striking action and images, a distant creepy villain, likeable, layered characters, and the last few chapters were fantastically gripping. I was listening to the end wondering around a John Lewis and must have been so consumed I looked a bit odd because I was approached by security. So all in all, glad I listened. I was entertained, I was excited, I was asked to leave a shop.

Whether it’s suitable for the six year old, time will tell. I’m going to risk it but considering reading it to her myself. Nothing against the narration, which is perfect, but I think she will need to ask questions to follow the story, it’s quite scary nearish the start, a touch gruesome in places with some pretty heavy themes, but it’s a book I’m looking forward to reading her and not many make that list.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Greatest book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!😍😃🥹

The creativity is Amazing 🤩 and it’s so fun to listen to it amazing amazing 🤩 and some bits are scary but that’s what makes it worthwhile 😀🥹😃😄😁😆 I loved it. It’s the best book ever, it’s amazing and I really mean amazing so read it okay great book great imagination it’s good fun playing anywhere. Anyone listen to it😇😍😄😀🥹🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😃😃😃😃😃😄😄😄😄😄😇😀😀😀😀😀😂😂😂😂😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😌😌😌😌😊😊😊😊🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🥰🥰🥰😁😁😁😇😇😇😇😇😀😂😍😆😄😄😃🤩🤩🤩🥹🥳🥶🥳🙌🥰😁😁🥳❤️🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😆❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😍😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😍😆😍🥳😆😍🥳😆😍😆😆😆😍🥳😍🥳🥳😍😍😆😆😍😇😆😆😍😍😇😆😍😆😆😆😆😇❤️❤️❤️❤️😇😆😆😆😍😆😆😆❤️❤️😆😆😇😇😇😆😍😍😇😇❤️❤️😇😆😆😍😎🥷🏻😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 just a great book really really great that end now on emoji’😄😀🥰🤭🥹🤩😁😃😂😃😃😃😃🤩🤩😂🤭🥰😀😀😄🥰😂🤩😃😂🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭😀😀😄😄🥰🥰😂😃🤩🥹🥰😀😀😀😀😀😁😁😂😃🥹🤭🥰🤭🤭😂😃😃😃😂😂🤭😄🤭🤭😂🥹🥹🤩🤩🤩😃🤩🤩🤩😃😂😂🤩😂😃😃😃🥹🥹😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😃😂😃😂😃😃😃🥹🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥹🥹🥹🥹🥰🤭🤭🥰😄😀😄🤭🤭😂😎🥷🏻🥹🥹🤭😃😃🙌😃🤩😃😂🥹🤭🥰😄😄😎🥷🏻🥷🏻🥳😁🙌😂🤭🥰🤩😁🥳🥳 really really good book please read it. It’s great authors got a great amazing imagination now back to the emojis there are lots of emojis okay❤️😆😍😄🥰🥰😂🥹🥰😄😄😄🥰🥰🥰🥰😁😂🥰😁😁🥰😁😁🥰😁🥰🥰🤭😂😂🤭😃🥰😁😁🤭🤭🥰🥰🥰🥰😎🥰🥰😁😁😁😁😁🤭😃🥳🥳😄🤭😁😁😁🥹🤩😂😁😁🙌😎❤️🙌😆😍😀😇😀😀😎😎😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🥹🥹🥹🥹🤩😂😂😂😂😁😁😁🥹😁🤭🤭🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😁🥰🥰😁😁😂😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😂😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂🤩🤩😂😂😂😁😁🥰🤭🤭😂😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😁🤭😂😂🥷🏻🥷🏻😄😂😁😂😁😁😂😂😁😎🥰😇😆😆😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😁😁🥰🤭😁😎😎😎🥰🤭😂😁😂😁😁😁😁🤭🤭😂😂😂🥰🥰🥷🏻🥷🏻😃😂😁🥷🏻🥷🏻🥷🏻🥰🤭🥰🥰😁🤭🥰😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😁😁😁😎🥰🤭😁🥷🏻🥷🏻🥷🏻😁🥰🤭😂😁🥰🥰😁❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇🥳🥳🥳🥷🏻🥳🥷🏻🥷🏻🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🥹🥹🥹🥹 no no more, though this is the end of my

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The best

Great so interesting hooked strait away well done keep going and don’t give up 😀 amazing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The Island is calling

Absolutely loved this one from start to finish with a spell tale beautifully narrated and voice acted, captivated from word go with the world building lore history and mystery that is expertly woven like a tapestry. And makes me yearn for the part of tge world the author has dipped in magic and unicorns. Can not wait for more from this author and this Narrator who really did fantastic in bringing the world and characters to life. Any percy Jackson fans who wanted more unicorns? Do not sleep on this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Best book ever

My child loved this book recommended for 9-any age very emotional book I hope everyone else loves it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

BEST. BOOK. EVER.

This is-well I’ve of the best books ever,I loved it so much.
I was really upset when I finished it-1 because it was a good book-2 because book 2 wasn’t out yet. It was June 2022 then,I think.
(Came out in 27 th April 2023.)
And it’s come out a couple days ago and I love it already tho the picknic bit with the unfortunately (and strangely) demised wild unicorn is a bit gruesome tho u think I love a little gore in my books. Give them taste. But this book is amazing-there’s friendship, trust-UNICORNS!!!-and the last-not-really-the-last-fight-fight is so cool with the weaver and I wish I could blurt out everything that happened in this book!!!!!:))))((;;
Just read it, ok??????!!!!!!!!!!!!
This review is too long isn’t it? Oh well.
I’m very sorry if I wasted your time. Bye!!!
(Also the narrator could use some work.
But I line him so who cares?)
:)))))))));)

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Really enjoyable, can't wait for book 2.

Though a adult, I really enjoyed this story, though I wasn't too sure, but thought I might be OK, so got it when I sure it in a 2 for 1 offer and haven't regretted it.
This book is for anyone who loves adventure stories especially when mixed with a bit of myth and magic and isn't going to be distort by here unicorn might not be cute, cuddly creatures that's pink white and glittery with rainbow hair and rainbow poop (so not for sensitive unicorn mad little girls).
I loved the twisting of the myth of how we prutrade unicorns into something completely different.
I enjoyed it even more because it was a English book and it doesn't seem to of been Americanised.
I have already reordered book 2 (& I have never done that before, I really hope it comes out soon).

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Scandar

It was amazing it was the best book I have ever read it was the best

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

This review tells you what you should do now
1. Stop reading these reviews and get it you won’t regret it it’s amazing :)

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful