There's a new student in class. His name is Knife Point. As you can no doubt tell, he's a little messed up. More than a little, if we're being honest. Even so, one thing leads to another and soon Scootaloo finds herself friends with the mysterious foal. There's a lot she doesn't know, but one thing is certain. There will be stabbing. Lots and lots of stabbing.

The Shadow Lord has always had designs on Deltora. However, despite that all its plans lay in ruins. While researching for a new plan, the Enemy comes across a time travel spell, which it uses to restart Lief's quest. The Shadow Lord is sending everything it has at Lief, Barda, and Jasmine, but will a certain purple alicorn and her dragon assistant tip the scales?

The Foal Free Press' weekly meeting/party was great. Except for the fact that somepony spiked the punch and now almost the entire crew is in the hospital vomiting. As editor, it's Featherweight's job to find the guilty one. Unfortunately, the only real suspect is Featherweight's friend and rival, former editor Namby Pamby. Featherweight doesn't want to believe it, but as his proofreader says, what wouldn't she do to get ahead?

Ponyville is set to whispering when a mysterious pony comes to town. His talent, reading. They wonder at it, at the fact that he can't seem to do something worthwhile. The pony, for his part, wonders if Ponyville will be the same as everywhere else he's been to. It seems so, as everypony seems to look down on him. But there's more in Ponyville than just being looked down on, and it may give the first reader pony the chance he's always wanted.
Cover art by SonicMlpGamerandArtist.