The Way of the Wilderking is the third book in the Wilderking Trilogy, a middle-grade fantasy adventure series inspired by the biblical story of King David, set in a world resembling the frontier of the American South. 

​

Aidan returns home from three years in the Feechiefen Swamp to discover that a party knwn as the Aidanites has arisen among his fellow Corenwalders. They believe the "Wilderking Chant" makes reference to Aidan, and that he is destined to overthrow Coranwalds tyrant King Darrow. Will Aidan accept the mantle of Wilderking?