Unsouled

by Will Wight

Overview

The beginning of the New York Times best-selling Cradle series!

Lindon is born Unsouled, the one person in his family unable to use the magical Paths of the sacred arts. He uses every trick and technique he can borrow or steal to improve his life, but it seems he will never be able to join the ranks of the truly powerful.

Until the heavens descend and show him the future.

When Lindon becomes the only one who sees the approaching doom, he must leave his homeland to save it…and to see how far he can go by walking his own Path.

SERIES DESCRIPTION
The Cradle series is the best-selling example of the Progression Fantasy subgenre, which includes works of fantasy where the primary plot revolves around a character growing more powerful in their use of magic. Cradle is high-stakes, fast-paced, and action-focused, with minimal time dedicated to world-building, and as such the books are lean and focused. The series is often compared to anime, with fans using phrases like “anime in book form” or “fantasy novels meet Dragon Ball Z,” emphasizing the story’s specialty of loud and colorful super-powered battles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781959001331
Publisher:	Hidden Gnome Publishing
Publication date:	03/14/2023
Series:	Cradle , #1
Edition description:	New
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Will Wight is the New York Times and #1 Kindle best-selling author of The Cradle series, as well as The Traveler's Gate trilogy and the Elder Empire cycle, though these titles may differ in alternate timelines. 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.

Visit his website for eldritch incantations, book news, and a blessing of prosperity for your crops. If you believe you have experienced a sighting of Will Wight, please report it to the agents listening from your attic.

To contact him, you can comment on his website, visit his official Facebook page, track him down on Instagram, or write his name thirty-three times on the beach at low tide. Any of the above will cause him to call to you from the waves.

Read an Excerpt

“The spirit has no limit, nor does the sky. How could a true Path have an ending?

If you studied until the end of the universe, you would still have not touched true

comprehension. The Path of the White Fox is but one among countless others,

and none reach the end.”

“This one thanks you for the enlightenment, Elder Whisper,” Lindon said, though

he still didn’t fully understand what the sacred beast meant to teach him.

All three foxes paused, side by side, regarding Lindon. “When a traveler cannot

find a path, sometimes he must make his own.”

Understanding washed over Lindon, and he bowed again out of gratitude. The

shame that had been exposed by the First Elder’s words ignited like tinder until

determination blazed alongside the lightning in his belly.

One of the Whispers blinked out of reality, leaving one staring Lindon in the eye

and one feasting on fish. “Remember. Cutting a road through a forest is always

harder than following one already cut.”

Lindon straightened. “If all it takes is work, Elder Whisper, this one will not fail

you.”

“Fate is not fair, but it is just. Hard work is never in vain…even when it does not

achieve what you wished.” With those words, the five-tailed fox faded away,

leaving only the real Elder Whisper enjoying his meal. Unsouled, pg 35

Editorial Reviews

Brandon Sanderson meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Unsouled is a kind of Brandon Sanderson meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

wrapped in Naruto. If you’re looking for a non-western setting, this novel delivers

in spades.

Calvin Park

The hero you didn't know you were looking for

This is where Wight's world building truly shines, introducing us to a society

where strength is held paramount and the weak are pushed aside. There were

times when I couldn't breathe because I so desperately wanted Lindon to rise up

and strike down those oppressing him or hurting him.

And so, the reader experiences the same hunger for knowledge that Lindon does,

partially because the story demands it and partially because you are cheering for

Lindon in a way that surpasses what is rational for a character whose existence is

limited to a Kindle device. When it comes to Lindon's success and ascension,

Wight stokes a fire in his reader that makes it very difficult to stop reading.

Meghan Remington

Compelling Scale and Worldbuilding

I was supremely compelled to finish Lindon's story, from his inciting incident all

the way to the bombastic finish of book 1, and by the nature of Wight's writing

style, I was supremely surprised to find myself at the end of his book in what felt

like no time at all.

Dominic Roemer