Summoner: Origins

Taran Matharu

May 2015 · The Summoner Trilogy Book 1 · Sold by Feiwel & Friends

About this ebook

Set in a time before The Novice, Summoner: Origins is the perfect introduction to the world of the Summoner, and gives you a sneak peek into the action and adventure. Continue the excitement in the series prequel, The Outcast.

Arcturus is just an orphaned stableboy when he discovers he has the ability to summon demons from another world. He is sent to Vocans Military Academy where the lost arts of summoning, spellcraft and demonology are taught to the noble children of the Empire. As the first commoner gifted with this ability, his discovery challenges the nobility and the powers that be. At the Academy, Arcturus quickly makes enemies. With no one but his demon Sacharissa by his side, Arcturus must prove himself as a worthy Summoner...

Ratings and reviews

It's a great introduction to the first and second books. It explains things well, gives subtle hints to future events, without being too obvious. It also gives much needed backstory and character development to characters who didn't receive much, (Charles Faversham, Rook, obviously Arcturus, as well as a little bit for Zacharias, Josephine, Alice, and Edmund.) Overall pretty solid prequel. I just wish it had been a bit longer. As such I give it four stars.

AUGH. So good. Great insight into Arcturus' own past, and how it was not at all rosy and colorful. Quite down-trodden like Fletcher's, or more so for that matter. It got really intense for me during the several confrontations he had, and I have so much damn respect for Arcturus in addition to my initial take on him in the first book. I can't believe Rook is still live and at large, though I guess that's nobility for you. I am thankful that I found this series, thank you Google. Thank you Taran Matharu. This is the first fictional work in years that I've fiendishly been tearing through and craving for more.

Before he published his 1st book we spoke via watt pad and his is such a rude person. I refuse to buy his book because of how he is in real life. Also the book has no depth.

About the author

Taran Matharu wrote his first book when he was nine years old. At twenty-two, he began posting The Novice on Wattpad (the online writing website) and reached over three million reads in less than six months. The Novice is the first of three books in the Summoner series, and Taran Matharu's fiction debut. Taran lives in London.