Emperor's Dragon

The exhilarating journey of Jai and his dragon Winter comes to a bloody climax in this stunning conclusion to Sunday Times bestselling author Taran Matharu’s epic fantasy trilogy, The Soulbound Saga.

PRAISE THE SOULBOUND SAGA

‘A dazzlingly epic and richly complex world of dragons, magic, and rebellion’

Amélie Wen Zhao, No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

‘Dragons with depth … Taran Matharu masterfully layers the history, politics, and soulful magic of his world with page-turning ease, all the while delivering shocks, bloodshed and a splash of slow-burn spice’

Cari Thomas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Threadneedle

‘Eragon and Saphira, Laurence and Temeraire, and now Jai and Winter. A brilliant beginning!’

Michael R. Miller, bestselling author of the Songs of Chaos series

‘Bloody, glorious, and irresistibly compelling, Dragon Rider is a riveting epic that is at once sweepingly vast and heart-wrenchingly personal’

Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop

‘Brutal politics, intricate worldbuilding, and edge-of-the-seat battles’

Prashanth Srivatsa, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spice Gate

‘A classic fantasy adventure that reminds me of the novels I loved growing up, but with a flair of cultivation from the novels I love now’

Will Wight, New York Times bestselling author of the Cradle series

'An excellent addition to the collection of any fantasy reader!’

Dakota Krout, bestselling author of the Completionist Chronicles

‘Dragons soar, kingdoms clash, and an unlikely hero discovers his inner strength and forges his own destiny’

Jennifer Estep, New York Times bestselling author of the Crown of Shards series

‘A fast-paced, high-stakes adventure – Dragon Rider is a fantastical triumph. Readers will instantly fall in love with Jai and the complex cast of characters at the heart of this world ruled by magic, dragons, and warring passions’

Ehigbor Okosun, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Forged by Blood

Taran Matharu is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author. At twenty-two, he began posting his debut teen fantasy series, Summoner, on Wattpad.com, where it went viral — amassing over three million reads in under six months and attracting coverage from NBC News.

That breakout success launched his professional career, and his stories have since become a worldwide phenomenon, selling millions of copies and being translated into seventeen languages. Taran has written eleven books, including the sci-fi Contender series and his adult fantasy debut Dragon Rider, the first in The Soulbound Saga. An award-winning writer, he has received honours including Japan’s Sakura Medal and France’s Journal de Mickey award. Deeply committed to promoting literacy — particularly among teenage boys — Taran has worked with the National Literacy Trust and served as BookTrust’s writer-in-residence.