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. ‘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 ‘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 The war for the empire has reached its breaking point. And if Jai is to succeed, he must continue to cultivate his powers so that he is strong enough to defeat the tyrannical Sabines.​ As High Khan, Jai has sacrificed everything to protect his people, forging fragile alliances, learning from those who would help him progress beyond a mere warrior, and fighting desperate battles against the Sabine Empire. Now, though, the stakes are higher than ever, the coalition Jai has painstakingly built is threatened from within by betrayal and from without by the overwhelming might of Emperor Titus.​ As armies clash and dragons and gryphons fight tooth and claw for dominance of the skies, Jai must navigate a treacherous landscape of political intrigue where a single misstep could mean the end of his world. With his soulbound dragon, Winter, at his side, he must confront his own heritage and make impossible choices that will determine the fate of empires. To secure a future for those he loves, he may have to risk becoming the very thing he fights against.​ ‘Brutal politics, intricate worldbuilding, and edge-of-the-seat battles’ Prashanth Srivatsa, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spice Gate 'Dragons with depth… Taran Matharu masterfully layers the history, politics and soulful magic of his world with page-turning ease' Cari Thomas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Threadneedle ‘A fast-paced, high-stakes adventure – Dragon Rider is a fantastical triumph’ 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.