The Summoner Trilogy: Hodder Children’s Books (UK), Macmillan (US and Canada), Record (Brazil), Ecliptic (Bulgaria), Alpress (Czech Republic), Forlaget Forar (Denmark), Hachette Jeunesse (France), Heyne (Germany), Unieboek (Netherlands), Jaguar (Poland), Storia (Romania), EKSMO (Russia), Planeta (Spain), Crown (Taiwan), Ithaki (Turkey) ‘The pace is so fast and so thrilling that even less than regular readers will be hooked’ - The Guardian ‘Influenced by Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings and video games, it appeals to fans of all of these’ - The Sunday Times ‘ Fantasy lovers will love the demonic detail’ - Sunday Express ‘ Brilliant and colourful.This superb story, with strong characters and a narrative which both flows with its sweeping backdrop and draws brilliant details, now deserves all the success that will come its way’ - The School Librarian The first book in the series is expected April 2024. This trilogy consists of The Chosen (2019), The Challenger (2020) and The Champion (2021).ĭragon Rider, Taran’s latest trilogy, was sold to UK and US in a six figure pre-empt. His 3-book YA fantasy series titled Contender was sold to the US in a major six figure deal, and also to the UK. Taran has since written a prequel to this bestselling series, The Outcast (2018) and a companion guide called the Summoner's Handbook (2018). The series is a New York Times bestseller.

This trilogy was acquired by Macmillan in the US, and in fourteen other languages worldwide. His Summoner trilogy consists of The Novice (2015), The Inquisition (2016) and The Battlemage (2017). To date, he has had over 8 million reads on Wattpad. Thanks to and updating daily, its popularity dramatically increased, reaching over 3 million reads in less than 6 months.

Thereafter, while taking time off to travel, he began to write the Summoner series at the age of 22, taking part in Nanowrimo 2013. Keen to explore a new avenue and get inside the publishing world, Taran landed an internship in Digital Sales at Penguin Random House. His love for stories developed into a desire to create his own during early adolescence, beginning his first book at 9 years old. Taran Matharu was born in London in 1990 and found a passion for reading at a very early age.

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