Video: ‘Kingdom Keepers V’ Author Ridley Pearson Shares New Details

Via its official YouTube channel, Disney Hyperion has released this new video of Kingdom Keepers creator and author Ridley Pearson as he discusses his upcoming title Kingdom Keepers V: Shell Game which will be released on April 3, 2012 and is currently available for pre-order.

Shared from whilst aboard the Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream — upon which the fifth installment takes place — Pearson explains that the book takes place during the fictionalized 14 day maiden voyage of the Disney Dream in which the ship is scheduled to travel between its home port of Cape Canaveral and the port of Los Angeles. Pearson also makes note of a mysterious landing of an airplane at Castaway Cay.

Those fortunate to be in the Walt Disney World area at the end of this month will have an opportunity to meet Ridley Pearson and purchase his new title ahead of its official release. Details for the pre-release can be found here.

‘Kingdom Keepers 5: Shell Game’ Cover Preveal, Chapter One Preview Available Friday

Via his Twitter account, ‘Kingdom Keepers’ series author Ridley Pearson announced that the cover for his anticipated fifth entry in the series, Shell Game, along with chapter one will be officially released tomorrow on the official Facebook page. The cover will debut at 10 am ET while the first chapter will be released at 5 pm ET. The book, currently available for pre-order, will be released on April 3. The cover, presumably seen here, was actually posted on Ridley Pearson’s website for a few weeks prior being pulled in favor of a big reveal (special thanks to @urakan for providing the image).

Just in from Dis Books: (Friday, 1/13) at 10am EST we’ll release the KK5 cover image on:http://t.co/K3wu4NbSThen, 1st Chapter at 5PM

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The book (#5 of 7) is the first to leave the Walt Disney World Resort and heads to sea aboard Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Fantasy (which sees its inaugural voyage just a few days before the book’s release, on March 31). Ursula, the sea witch from The Little Mermaid is prominently featured on the book’s cover, ‘hinting’ that she has joined forces with Maleficent and the rest of The Overtakers. The official description is as follows:

As the Disney Fantasy joins the cruise fleet, a special treat is in store for guests aboard its inaugural sail from Cape Canaveral to Los Angeles: the Disney Host Interactive teenage guides will be part of the Fantasy crew.

Finn, Maybeck, Charlene, Willa, and Philby are to attend the cruise as celebrity guests, and to perform a ribbon cutting for the DHI server to go live. The Fantasy is now the most advanced cruise ship in the world.

But all is not right belowdecks. Strange things are happening. Unexplained phenomena. Only the Kingdom Keepers know the truth behind their invitation: nearly every Disney villain is represented onboard the new ship: whether on its decks or in its theaters.  It’s believed the Overtakers have infiltrated the cast and are “stowaways.”  Worse: it is believed they have stolen an important journal that once belonged to Walt Disney himself–Finn has been having dreams about this–and that some kind of mission is planned.

The ship sets sail filled with enthusiastic guests and crew, and the battle is on in new and exotic arenas: the beaches of Castaway Cay, the caves of Aruba, the locks of the Panama Canal, Costa Rica’s rain forest zip line . . . But the end game is far more complicated and intense than anything the Kingdom Keepers had planned on. If the Overtakers get their way, a power will be unleashed that no one will have the ability to vanquish: Chernabog, dormant for years, is about to have his full powers restored. . . .

Video: Ridley Pearson Talks ‘Kingdom Keepers IV,’ New Online Game

Bad news involving Chernabog and Maleficent have caused the Overtakers to step up their game and there’s no telling what they’ve become capable of in the latest entry to the popular Disney Parks-based series for young adults, Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play, by Ridley Pearson, available exclusively at Walt Disney World on April 4, everywhere else April 5 (available for pre-order on Amazon.com).

Pearson has offered the following video as an appeal to his loyal fans to help him investigate further just what those pesky villains are up to, inviting them to participate in an all-new viral video game, the ‘Kingdom Keepers: Race to Save the Magic Video Challenge’ coming soon exclusively to thekingdomkeepers.com.

For the five teens who modeled as Disney Hologram Imaging hosts,  life is beginning to settle down when an intriguing video arrives to  Philby’s computer at school. It’s a call for action: the Overtakers, a  group of Disney villains, seem to be plotting to attempt a rescue of two  of their leaders, both of whom the Disney Imagineers have hidden away  somewhere following a violent encounter in Epcot. A staged attack by new  Overtakers at Downtown Disney, startles the group.

One of their  own, Charlene, is acting strange of late. Has she tired of her role as a  Kingdom Keeper or is there something more sinister at play? When caught  sneaking into Epcot as her DHI, acting strictly against the group’s  rules, Finn and Philby take action.

Has the ‘impossible’ occurred? Have the Overtakers created their own holograms? Have they  found a way to ‘jump’ from the Virtual Maintenance Network onto the  Internet, and if so, what does that mean for the safety of the parks,  and the spread and reach of the Overtakers? Are they recruiting an army  from outside the parks?

A dark cloud in the  Kingdom Keeper era is unfolding, and with dissention in their own ranks,  it’s unclear if there’s any chance of escape.

Fans of the series are also encouraged to become a fan of the series on its official Facebook page where they’ll find news on the upcoming game, book tour information and even excerpts from the book.

Ridley Pearson’s ‘Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play’ to be Released April, 2011; Now Available for Pre-Order

Amazon.com has now begun accepting pre-orders for Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play by noted young adult author Ridley Pearson.

The next in the incredibly popular series which centers on what happens inside the Walt Disney World theme parks at night (at least until they hit the high seas of the Disney Cruise Line in book five), Power Play ‘s official synopsis is as follows:

For the five teens who modeled as Disney Hologram Imaging hosts, life is beginning to settle down when an intriguing video arrives to Philby’s computer at school. It’s a call for action: the Overtakers, a group of Disney villains, seem to be plotting to attempt a rescue of two of their leaders, both of whom the Disney Imagineers have hidden away somewhere following a violent encounter in Epcot. A staged attack by new Overtakers at Downtown Disney, startles the group.

One of their own, Charlene, is acting strange of late. Has she tired of her role as a Kingdom Keeper or is there something more sinister at play? When caught sneaking into Epcot as her DHI, acting strictly against the group’s rules, Finn and Philby take action.

Has the ‘impossible’ occurred? Have the Overtakers created their own holograms? Have they found a way to ‘jump’ from the Virtual Maintenance Network onto the Internet, and if so, what does that mean for the safety of the parks, and the spread and reach of the Overtakers? Are they recruiting an army from outside the parks?

A dark cloud in the Kingdom Keeper era is unfolding, and with dissention in their own ranks, it’s unclear if there’s any chance of escape.

Ridley Pearson’s Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play can be pre-ordered here. The paperback edition of Pearson’s third book in the series, Disney in Shadow will be released in paperback on March 1, 2011 and can be pre-ordered here.