Blue Monkey Quest: The Arch of Gaya (Book 2‪)‬

In Book One, King Portenza of Rootan finally breaches the fabled Gates of Kronos and invades the lands to the south. Seeking the mystical Map of Gneima, he narrowly escapes destruction by Viceroy Konjuur, a treacherous protégé of the Dulcenoui king, Coraga. An ambitious, evil man, Konjuur overthrows his king and sentences him to death. Yet, King Coraga escapes his prison with the help of Gemma, a young woman warrior, a brave Rootanian knight, Oliver, and his talking blue monkey, Nikko. Assembling an army of his own, Coraga swoops down on Konjuur’s army and routes them, but not before Konjuur slips away.
After helping Coraga break from his prison cell, Oliver and Nikko strike out to find the fabled Map of Gneima. Nearly getting killed by a strange, squid-like beast, the duo cracks open an egg-shaped rock and discover a stone fragment inside. Returning to his homeland of Rootan, Oliver joins his aunt to visit her best friend, the wise and gracious Sojourn. There, Oliver learns that Sojourn is Aunt Cleora’s brother and that the stone he has found is, indeed, a piece of the Map of Gneima. Unfortunately, he also discovers that it is only one of twelve pieces.

In Book Two, Oliver, Gemma and Nikko continue their quest to find the missing pieces. They travel to the Desert of Riakalah in Sanzotur. There they follow their mysterious clues to the giant Arch of Gaya but struggle to figure out what they mean. Meanwhile, the kingdom of Rootan is taken over by another – one more evil and wicked than King Portenza. A terrible plague descends on the kingdom, and all are afraid of what will happen to them next. …