The Boy and his Warhorse

The Boy and his Warhorse is a British fantasy book series published as a spin-off of The Mystic Woods. The series is published by Penguin Books and is considered a "world building" story, meaning it mainly exists to flesh out the world just a bit more. The series was published from January 2, 2007, to October 9, 2018.

Synopsis
Taking place simultaneously alongside The Mystic Woods series, a young boy named Alexander discovers the last remaining Warhorse and uses it to try and take down the tyrannical Duke Francis.

Books

 * 1) The Boy and his Warhorse (2007)
 * 2) The Boy and his Warhorse II (2009)
 * 3) The Boy and his Warhorse III (2011)
 * 4) The Boy and his Warhorse IV (2013)

Main

 * Alexander O'Nile - the main protagonist of the series who is a thirteen-year-old that dreams of becoming a warrior when he is older.
 * Crimson - the last remaining Warhorse who has incredible magical abilities.

Recurring

 * Jezebel O'Nile - Alexander's mother who is overprotective of him due to the death of his father.
 * Pan Vane - Alexander's best friend who has the legs and head of a goat.
 * Alisha Noborn - a fifteen-year-old girl who originally believes Alexander is useless but slowly warms up to him.
 * Vincent O'Nile - an incredible warrior who was struck down in battle.
 * Malcolm the Wise - a very old and incredibly large man who has been alive for generations.
 * Chloe - a relative of Malcolm's who is incredibly shy and has a crush on Alexander.

Antagonists

 * Duke Francis - the main antagonist of the series who is a very old man that rules over a portion of the wood.
 * General Jackson - Francis' general who is an incredible fighter and is very large.
 * The Zodiac, a group of twelve different ogres, consisting of:
 * Aries - an ogre with ram horns who leads the others and is incredibly intelligent.
 * Taurus - the largest of the ogres who always carries a large hammer.
 * Gemini - an ogre that has two torsos that connect at the arms and each has their own head.
 * Cancer - an ogre who has crab claws, legs, and a crab-like shell.
 * Leo - a fearless member of the Zodiac known for doing incredibly dangerous things.
 * Virgo - the only female member of the ogres and the most human-like of them.
 * Libra - a blind ogre who can split things into their purely perfect and imperfect forms.
 * Scorpio - a ninja-inspired ogre who has a scorpion tail that is full of poison.
 * Sagittarius - an incredible archer who wields a magic golden bow.
 * Capricorn - Aries' brother who is always plotting to overthrow him.
 * Aquarius - a man made of living water who is always accompanied by Pisces.
 * Pisces - a large fish ogre that can morph into a massive beast.
 * Bones - the leader of a small group of bandits, Bones is feared by everyone where he lives.
 * Jason Goldheart - an incredibly mentally unstable Draugr who is horrifyingly obsessed with Alexander.
 * Z'anqane, The Demon Prince - a demon who has six fingers and whose right eye was stolen many years ago.
 * Skin-Walker - a small but horrifying monster that enters someone's flesh and takes them over.

Trivia

 * It has been confirmed that, despite being described as rather large, Crimson is a mare.
 * Jason's obsession with Alexander often turns romantic while talking to him, making Jason the first homosexual character in The Mystic Woods series.
 * This fact and Jason's general personality has made him a fan favorite amongst readers, with even the writer himself quite enjoying Jason's personality.