The First Binding
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
4.7
R.R. Virdi
'A work of extraordinary depth; people are going to be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come' Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling authorAll legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first.I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and been cursed for it. I started a war with those that walked before mankind and lost the princess I loved, and wanted to save. I've called lightning and bound fire. I am legend. And I am a monster.My name is Ari.And this is the story of how I let loose the first evil.Thus begins the tale of a storyteller and a singer on the run and hoping to find obscurity in a tavern bar. But the sins of their past aren't forgotten, and neither are their enemies. Their old lives are catching up swiftly and it could cost them the entire world. No one can escape their pasts and all stories must have an ending.Readers love The First Binding:'The world is extremely rich in its myth and history . . . I loved this book . . . it's only a matter of time until Virdi and the Tales of Tremaine will be remembered for many years to come' Novel Notions'Once you lose yourself in this South Asian-inspired fantasy world, there's no turning back. The First Binding is a grand, mesmerizing story' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Lyrical, lovely, and beautifully South Asian' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'The First Binding is magnificent, it marks itself out because of the way the author has utilized South Asian culture and Hindu mythology to make this epic fantasy story more than a bit unique. R.R. Virdi [has written] a story for readers such as myself & thousands of South Asian fantasy readers' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'[There is something the] author infused into his story with that's completely him: South Asian mythology and culture were clearly the foundation of the world Virdi imagined, while ticking all the boxes of a classical epic fantasy' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'It's beautiful, like poetry. I love the stories within stories and genesis myths shown throughout it. My family is East African in origin ancestrally, and there are themes in here even though this is mostly Asian that feel so similar and like I'm reading bits of my own culture, and that is beautiful to see' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Author
R.R. Virdi
Pages
832
Publisher
Orion
Published Date
2022-08-18
ISBN
1473234018 9781473234017
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I feel that R.R Virdi’s The First Binding is getting a TON of flak for being a Name of the Wind (NOTW) rip off….. There are similarities (but isn’t there always in fantasy?) I wrote out some of the big ones. To be clear, NOTW is one of my favorite books of all time, but I think everyone who has read it (and those who haven’t) should give First Binding a shot.<br/><br/>Space for spoilers<br/>.<br/>.<br/>.<br/>.<br/>.<br/>.<br/>.<br/>- Okay, so each book starts in a tavern, I’ve lost track of the # of fantasy books I’ve read that start with that. It is a little odd that they both talk about “silence” so heavily, even if it’s in different contexts.<br/>- The Mortal enemy, the Ashura, I won’t go tooo much into them, but that they appear, with portents (bad weather etc) and there are a select #, this was very similar to the Chandrian<br/>- The Magic system did intrigue me, but the school itself did fall into more general territory<br/>- Master of Bindings vs Master Elodin, these two teachers seemed so similar they could be brothers between the books<br/>- Nitham, the royal, wealthy bully. He was a little too similar to Ambrose<br/>- Dragons are a staple in fantasy, the “Old God”, enraged, was very similar to the Drachus in TWMF<br/><br/>You have to think the author is conscious of all of this though, when he references one of Ari’s favorite heroes as the “Red haired warrior bard”, but you never know.<br/><br/>What did you think? Eager to hear others' thoughts! Those who haven’t read it….do so you won’t regret it!<br/>"
Wesley Spence
"DNF 2%<br/><br/>Maybe one day I’ll try again. Writing is just okay and I just do not care to try this rn :/"
Hannah
""The First Binding" by R.R. Virdi is the story of a storyteller named Ari who was the one to let the first evil out. <br/><br/>I would give "The First Binding" by R.R. Virdi a 3 star review because, I loved the description, the first couple chapters had me hooked but I got a huge let down as I continued which sucked since it really hooked me it the beginning and I didn't love the characters."
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