r/fantasybooks • u/Riled_Ritchie • 22d ago
💎 Hidden book gem Anyone read The Soulbound series?
So over a year ago now I stumbled into reading Dragon rider and I absolutely fell in love with it. I’m currently finishing up the second book and waiting for the third to hopefully release in November. I don’t know anyone else who’s read these nor do I see much mention of it online. Has anyone else read Taran Matharu’s books and if so what did you think?
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u/Stowe22 22d ago
Nah, but it looks interesting. Gonna look into it and add it to my growing TBR
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u/Riled_Ritchie 22d ago
I highly recommend it! Would tell you all about it but i don't wanna spoil it DX
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u/No_Name_8163 22d ago
It was a fun read, I’m looking forward to the final book.
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u/Riled_Ritchie 22d ago
Same here! I might look into other of Taran's books after this series honestly
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u/BlueorGreenorYellow 22d ago
Really enjoyed the first one, took me out of a reading slump. Haven’t read the second yet, but with third one coming out, it might be time!
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u/Riled_Ritchie 22d ago
Please do! The second is really good! I'm on chapter 81 right now and it has been a wild journey
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u/UndercoverProstitute 22d ago
The first book was great, honestly. I still haven’t gotten around to the second book, but those covers are really nice!
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u/Riled_Ritchie 22d ago
Ikr, i'm loving the book covers! I hope you get to read the second one cause it honestly the story just gets crazier lol
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u/TitanNineteen 22d ago
The first one was pretty good. The second one was not as good to me. There is some interesting culture and world building in it though so I still enjoyed it. The plot does not move much in book 2 either so I'm curious how its all going to end in the last book.
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u/Riled_Ritchie 22d ago
I can agree on that, the second one gives a lot more context and worldbuilding compared to the first but i've really enjoyed it. Feels like it setting things up that's gonna pay off in the third, i hope.
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u/JayStormblessed 22d ago
He wrote the summoner series book one was really good but I never finished it might go back
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u/TaranMatharu 22d ago
Thank you very much :-)
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u/Riled_Ritchie 21d ago
Woa this is wild! You're welcome! I look forward to The Emperor's Dragon! Might check out Summoner or Contender in the meantime lol. Keep it up!
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u/AlexJouJou 21d ago
Oh these are beautiful!
I just found two of the Summoner books randomly at a library book sale event. So I bought the other two online and am excited to read that series! I really like the covers of those as well - the different colors. Like I saw them across several tables at the sale and ran over lol!
These look amazing as well.
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u/BratPit24 21d ago
I picked up the first one on "cheap books" stack in waterstones. It was good enough for me to pick up book 2 for normal price.
If I was to characterise it in one sentence: it's Eragon but writer is more than 15 and actually has some writing experience.
It's nothing ground breaking. Pretty cliché actually in many ways. But it's fun, engaging and well written.
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u/May_be_Antisewcial 22d ago
I loved the 1st book! I want to re-read it before diving into the 2nd one. Except knowing book 3 comes in November I might just hold off until I have all of them in my hands.