Waverider

The Amulet series follows Emily Hayes, a young girl who discovers a mysterious amulet after moving into her great-grandfather’s house. When her mother is kidnapped by a monstrous creature, Emily and her younger brother, Navin, are pulled into the world of Alledia—a realm filled with talking animals, sentient robots, and dark forces ruled by the menacing Elf King. As Emily learns that she is a stonekeeper, chosen to wield great power, she must navigate The Struggle Between Darkness and Light. Throughout the series, she joins forces with new allies, including the resistance fighter Leon Redbeard, the rogue elf prince Trellis, and a diverse cast of warriors and inventors who hope to overthrow the Elf King and free Alledia from tyranny.

As the series progresses, Emily wrestles with the amulet’s growing influence over her, discovering that she is part of an ancient conflict involving the stonekeepers, the lost city of Cielis, and a mysterious entity known as IKOL. Meanwhile, Navin rises as a leader, guiding rebel forces against the Elf King’s army. Trellis seeks to reclaim his identity and destiny as Alledia’s rightful ruler while the heroes uncover the true origins of the stones: They are linked to another universe and are part of a cycle of destruction.

In Amulet: Supernova, the eighth book in the series, Emily loses control of her amulet power and finds herself trapped in the void. She must overcome a “Voice” (revealed to be IKOL) that represents fear and shame in order to regain control of her power and use it to stop the impending battle with the elf army (recognizing that the elves are under IKOL’s influence, Emily now wants to liberate rather than fight them).

In Waverider, the final book, Emily confronts IKOL and helps lead Alledia to a new future. Ultimately, she realizes that her journey is not over—she must return to Earth to resolve the conflict that began long before she found the amulet.