I'm currently reading Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu. Loved his summoner series when I was a kid so I took a chance on his adult debut. And I don't know how to feel about it. The blurb goes as follows:
Can an orphan captive learn the secrets of the Dragon Riders to stand up and avenge his people? Jai lives as a royal hostage in the Sabine Court—ever since his father Rohan, leader of the Steppefolk, led a failed rebellion and was executed by the very emperor Jai now serves. When the emperor’s son and heir is betrothed to Princess Erica of the neighboring Dansk Kingdom, she brings with her dragons. Endemic to the northern nation, these powerful beasts come in several forms, but mystery surrounds them. Only Dansk royalty know the secret to soulbonding with these dangerous beasts to draw on their power and strength. This marriage—and the alliance that forms—will change that forever. But conspirators lurk in the shadows, and soon the Sabine Court is in chaos. With his life in danger, Jai uses the opportunity to escape with the Dansk handmaiden, Frida, and a stolen hatchling. Hunted at every turn, he must learn to cultivate magic and become a soulbound warrior if he has any chance of finding safety, seizing his destiny…and seeking his revenge.
The problem I'm having right now is that the promise of the blurb (jai escaping with a dansk handmaiden with a stolen hatchling) hasn't happened yet, and I'm 25 chapters in, or just about at the 1/4th mark. Is this weird? Is this a new thing that's happening now? Usually with fantasy books I expect anything concrete mentioned in the blurb to happen within the first 50 pages or so. I'd like to hear other fantasy fan's thoughts :).
by ridgegirl29
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Depends on the length of the novel tbh! However, considering that authors other series, it doesn’t surprise me.
I’ve also read books where major plot tiwsts that happen at the very end were listed in the jaclet summary. The author rarely has say over it.
Uhhh, I’m still waiting for the White Walkers to be central to the overarching story of A Song of Ice and Fire. Ever since the prologue to the first book I read in ~1998, I’ve been waiting to see what comes of that. I refuse to think the entire White Walker storyline is as nothing-burger as the Game of Thrones show made it out to be.