The Challenger: Contender Book 2

Taran Matharu

Aug 2020 · Contender Book 2 · Sold by Feiwel & Friends

About this eBook

The stakes are higher than ever in The Challenger, the second book in the Contender YA trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of the Summoner series, Taran Matharu.

The first battle is over, but the Game is just beginning...

Cade Carter and his friends have survived the qualifying round of the mysterious overlords' twisted games, decimated by the loss of so many of their comrades during the fight. But they have no time to mourn, for the next round of trials is about to begin.

When the group discovers that their next foe will be even more ferocious than the last, Cade leads them on a quest out into their strange new world to find anything that might give them an edge. But what they find in the wilds could prove to be even more dangerous than the impending battle...

The stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to The Chosen.

Ratings and reviews

don't get me wrong the series is great. just the believability went out the window in this book. The whole arena was laughable that a group of 5 teenagers would manage to survive it with a months training. The fantasy is fine it is the meshing of real world elements with fantasy that just doesn't add up in this series.

Overall, this book seemed very rushed. I enjoyed the new story ark as well as the new characters but each felt very short. I still enjoyed reading simply because everything is rooted in history while being original but it needs to slow down.

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About the author

Taran Matharu is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Summoner Trilogy: The Novice (Book One), The Inquisition (Book Two), The Battlemage (Book Three), The Outcast (the prequel), and The Summoner's Handbook. The series has been compared to the Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings series. Taran Matharu lives in London.