Wildbound, Elayne Audrey Becker
Wildbound, Elayne Audrey Becker
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Wildbound

Author: Elayne Audrey Becker

Narrator: Christopher Bonwell, Sofia Zervudachi

Unabridged: 17 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/30/2022


Synopsis

Wildbound is the thrilling follow-up to Elayne Audrey Becker's debut YA epic fantasy, Forestborn, full of forest magic and a kingdom on the brink of war.

With the assassination of Telyan’s king, the time for peace has passed.

Determined to make up for his failure to procure the stardust, Helos finds work as a healer at Fendolyn’s Keep, the military garrison to which Telyan’s exiled royals—and half its civilians—have fled. Racing against the Fallow Throes’ ticking clock, he endeavors to repair his relationship with Prince Finley and fight off the gathering shadows in his head, as the base around him prepares for war.

Half a continent away, his sister Rora is doing everything she can to reawaken the land and end Eradain’s slaughter of magical beings. Still reeling from the revelation that Eradain’s violent monarch is her half-brother, she journeys to the kingdom determined to infiltrate his court in disguise—and finds the seeds of rebellion are already stirring.

With a magical illness running rampant and the continent arming for battle, the three realms’ long-feared destruction seems inevitable. But the two shifters they believed would bring about Alemara’s ruin may in fact hold the key to its survival.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Teen.

About Elayne Audrey Becker

ELAYNE AUDREY BECKER (she/her) is a storyteller with a passion for history, myth, mountains, and magic. She holds a B.A. from Vassar College and a master of science from the University of Aberdeen, and she has worked as an editor at a New York publisher. Born and raised in Georgia, she grew up with a lake and woods as her backyard, spending long days outside and visiting national parks with her family. Forestborn is her first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on August 07, 2022

Wildbound is a great sequel to Forestborn and a great conclusion to the duology. The story alternates between Helos and Rora’s perspectives, which I liked because you really get to understand their thoughts and feelings, fears and wishes, and the depth of their emotional journeys. You also learn mor......more

Goodreads review by Dani on January 09, 2023

I have never wanted a half star rating system more than I do now, this book deserves an extra half star but Goodreads says no :( anyway, 4.5 stars! Following in Wildbound's footsteps, I will try to write a proper and satisfying sequel (to my review for Forestborn) so buckle up! I am so grateful for......more

Goodreads review by Casee on February 22, 2024

I’ve grown to care about these characters despite the short amount of time I’ve been with them. Rora is such a great character. At first, I was a bit annoyed with Helos, but eventually I grew very fond of him. His story with Finley is so sweet. I loved all of the revelations in this book. Seeing Ror......more

Goodreads review by Becca on August 26, 2022

WILDBOUND was an exhilarating sequel to FORESTBORN, which was a favorite book of last year for me. This time we have two POVs: Rora and Helos, as they find themselves and their world on the brink of war from King Johl. I thought that the choice to utilize these two POVS paid off as we get to see wha......more

Goodreads review by ThatOneCornerReader on September 05, 2022

10/10 amazing experience. Elayne Audrey Becker is very good at writing amazing prose that strings together to form thrilling, romantic, touching, and magnificent stories. While I think the choice to include a new POV in the second book of a duology that previously only have one POV is a bold one, th......more