"Crafted with patience, passion, and most importantly, tremendous love. Read R.R. Virdi!"--Jim Butcher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files

"Rich world-building, plenty of action, and devious twists abound. Very highly recommended!"--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of V-Wars and Kagen the Damned

"An epic like no other--grand, sweeping, dramatic, a love letter to fantasy burning with the dust and heat and mythos of South Asia. It reads like magic and tastes like saffron."--Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Washington Post bestselling author of the Salvage Crew and the Commonwealth Empire

"Epic fantasy at its finest--an homage to storytelling and legend, richly told and endlessly engaging."--Andrea Stewart, author of Bone Shard Daughter

"Engrossing and beautiful, joyous and painful--always entertaining, sometimes profound. This book makes me remember why I love epic fantasy."--Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Dune: House Atreides

"Lyrical and enchanting. A new star has risen in the firmament of epic fantasy."--D.J. Butler, Dragon Award-winning author of Witchy Eye

"Filled with astute nods to South Asian lore, The First Binding is a classic in every way: layered, nuanced, and luxurious. A story that forces you to examine reality and truth, and the power of legends themselves."--Kritika H. Rao, author of The Surviving Sky

"If you loved The Name of the Wind and The Lies of Locke Lamora, this is your next reading addiction."-- Dyrk Ashton, author of The Paternus Trilogy

"A work of extraordinary depth; readers will be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come."--Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Justice of Kings

"A new magnificent and ambitious high fantasy series to obsess over."--Novel Notions

"You'll want to sit down with this Storyteller again."--SFX