In <i>The Raptor of the Highlands</i>, Thomas realizes more fully the devastation of his people. Imprisoned but not defeated, he befriends Oso, a Highlander who helps him escape the mines. Clashing with the High King’s reivers and destroying their prison, he and Oso begin to infuse hope once more in the people of his homeland. <p></p><i>The Raptor of the Highlands</i> is the third book in <i>The Sylvan Chronicles</i>, a sword and sorcery, coming of age, Arthurian fantasy series.