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Unsouled

By Will Wight
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To protect his home, he must leave it behind. Endlessly addictive - Matt Dinniman, bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl The journey starts here. Unsouled is the international sensation of epic fantasy, perfect for fans of Matt Dinniman and Brandon Sanderson. In the isolated Sacred Valley,... Read More
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To protect his home, he must leave it behind.

Endlessly addictive - Matt Dinniman, bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl

The journey starts here. Unsouled is the international sensation of epic fantasy, perfect for fans of Matt Dinniman and Brandon Sanderson.

In the isolated Sacred Valley, power is all that matters - and Wei Shi Lindon has none. Born 'Unsouled', Lindon is branded with a badge of shame and forbidden from practising the sacred arts. Condemned to a life of weakness, he is a pariah in a world of warriors.

But everything changes when a messenger descends from the heavens and shows him a terrifying vision: a future where Lindon's home is reduced to ash. To prevent the coming disaster, Lindon must take the ultimate risk and flee the valley. Alongside Yerin, the lethal disciple of a fallen sage, he enters the wider world to find a path of his own. In a land of monsters, his lack of power is his greatest obstacle - and his greatest motivation.

With over 25,000 five-star reader reviews, Unsouled is the blistering first adventure in the Cradle series from Will Wight. The tale continues in Soulsmith.

Praise for the Cradle series:

'Manages to make reading feel like a full contact sport' - Matt Dinniman

'Adventure, action and incredible characters' - Travis Baldree, bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

Book Details

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ISBN: 9781037429200

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 November 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult, Children

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Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Will Wight is the New York Times and #1 Kindle best-selling author of the Cradle series, a space-fantasy series entitled The Last Horizon and a handful of other books that he regularly forgets to mention. His true power is only unleashed during a full moon, when he transforms into a monstrous mongoose. Will lives in Florida, lurking beneath the swamps to ambush prey. He graduated from the University of Central Florida, where he received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and a cursed coin of Spanish gold.

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