Hodder Taran Matharu Summoner & Contender Series 7 Books Collection Set

Taran Matharu’s seven-book collection brings together the Summoner and Contender series in one set, following two protagonists whose lives change after extraordinary discoveries. Across the books, the stories move between trials, dangerous quests and brutal contests, with demons, monsters and warriors shaping the worlds they enter.

In the Summoner novels, Fletcher begins as a blacksmith’s apprentice before learning he can summon demons from another world, and later faces the Inquisition as his future is decided. The series continues as he and his friends are reunited in the ether and set on a mortally dangerous quest. The collection also includes Arcturus’s story, from orphaned stable boy to Hominum’s first common summoner, becoming central to a secret the nobility will do anything to conceal.

Included titles

• The Novice
• The Inquisition
• The Battlemage
• The Outcast
• The Chosen
• The Challenger
• The Champion

Key details

• Seven-book collection set
• By Taran Matharu
• Includes titles from the Summoner and Contender series

Synopses

The Novice

Fletcher is a humble blacksmith’s apprentice until a chance encounter reveals he can summon demons from another world.

The Inquisition

Put on trial for a crime he did not commit, Fletcher must face the Inquisition as they decide his future. The process is gruelling, led by those determined to see him suffer, and he is haunted by ghosts.

The Battlemage

Following the cliffhanger at the end of book two, Fletcher and his friends are reunited in the ether. They must undertake a mortally dangerous quest while avoiding capture and facing enemies and foes.

The Outcast

Arcturus is an orphaned stable boy when he accidentally summons a demon. As Hominum’s first common summoner, he becomes key to a secret the powerful nobility would do anything to keep hidden.

The Chosen

Convicted of a crime he did not commit, Cade faces a year in reform school before he is suddenly transported to another realm. It is populated by bloodthirsty prehistoric creatures and fierce warriors.

The Challenger

In a realm of monsters and warriors, Cade becomes an unwilling contender in a deadly tournament controlled by the brutal alien overlord Abaddon. After winning the first round, he must continue the fight, including a duel with a seven-foot-tall, clawed monster.

The Champion

Cade survives a duel with the Hydra Alpha, but the Games are far from over. By order of the cruel and mysterious alien overlord Abaddon, Cade and his friends are sent to war against the Greys.