Chronologically the first novel in the series, this book was out of print for years because of legal troubles about the ownership of the character Zapapple Tock. In the end they reached an agreement and the book was able to be published again while Zapapple Tock got a miniseries.
Short Summary
Daring Do has just been appointed to Royal Canterlot University Department of Equinology when she and her best friend, Zapapple Tock, uncover a clue pointing to an ancient secret thought to be little more than myth. Venturing out into the wilds for the first time, Daring and Zapapple will soon find themselves fighting for not only their own lives, but the future of all of Equestria as they face down a strange new enemy. But as the sweet and mild bookworm fumbles her way through her first dangers, she may get more then she bargained for...
