A Fine Welcome: Othello's Journey

Summoner

by Taran Matharu

Readers of The Novice, Book One in the Summoner Trilogy by Taran Matharu, will know Othello as the brave dwarven classmate of Fletcher's at Vocans Academy. How Othello got to Vocans from his village, against all odds, is detailed in this exclusive e-short.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Paranormal, High Fantasy, Ebooks, Young Adult Fantasy

13 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 15, 2016

About the author

Taran Matharu is the New York Times bestselling author of the Summoner series, which has been translated into 15 languages and has sold over a million copies in English. He was born in London in 1990.

Taran began to write the SUMMONER series in November 2013 at the age of 22, taking part in ‘Nanowrimo 2013’ and sharing his work on Wattpad.com. The shared sample of the story went viral, reaching over 3 million reads in less than six months. THE CHOSEN is his first book in his new CONTENDER series, out now.



His books are published by Hodder Children’s (Hachette) in the UK, Australia and Commonwealth, Feiwel and Friends (Macmillan) in the US and Canada, Hachette Jeunesse in France, Heyne in Germany, Planeta in Spain, Crown in Taiwan, Record in Brazil, EKSMO in Russia, Jaguar in Poland, Ecliptic in Bulgaria, Alpress in the Czech Republic, Ithaki in Turkey, Forlaget Forar in Denmark and Unieboek in the Netherlands.

Reviews

[Saimi Vasquez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Esperaba un poco mas de esta historia, que realmente es un prologo con de un pequeño capitulo de como Othello llego a Volcans. No menciona a nadie, no tiene dialogos, solo sus pensamientos mientras deja su casa y se dirije a Volcans por primera vez.
Esperaba otra cosa de este relato, tal vez saber porque Rook fue a los enanos buscando Hechiceros, o como le dieron a su demonio, quizas algo sobre lo que dijeron sus padres o los otros enanos cuando decidio ir. Pero nop, es exactamente lo que dice el titulo, el viaje de Othello desde su casa hasta Volcans.

[Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this is a good short story to read if you want to dip your toe into the summoner world and get a feel for the type of racism that the humans have toward the dwarves. It also gives you a pretty quick background on Othello and his view on the world. You can get all the same information by reading the actual novels, but if you're a big summoner fan like I am, you might as well read it because it's super short and free!

[Azbaqiyah · Rating 5 out of 5]

♥

[Tushar Patel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the story of Othello- a dwarves who is fast dwarves Summoner and offer a place in King Army. This story take place after when Othello pass test to become a summoner for leaving he is dwarves quarter to attend vocans Academy.

[Kevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very short story describing how Othello gets to the academy. Touch's briefly on the prejudice that the dwarfs are subjected to.

[Norren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taran Matharu wasn't kidding when he labeled this as a "short story". It took 5-10 minutes to read, and maybe even less than that.

I would recommend reading "The Novice" before this story, even though it will make sense without reading it beforehand.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really well written and descriptive short story that portrays the character,Othello's, thoughts and insights/viewpoints in great clarity and with equally great co-allition with the time line of the story; with it being able to lead straight into "The Summoner Book 1: The Novice". However I wouldn't read it expecting a large storyline and addition to the plot, as this is one in Taran Matharu's short story series, and, as such is only written so as the readers and fans can have further insight into the characters pasts and motivations (as was done with "The Summoner: Origins- with Arcturus, and in "The Summoner: Rory- with...Rory :)
But, despite this, this story- for what it is- is very well written and more that enough to tide me over for the next book (as well as to fuel the hype!).
Well done Taran!

[Lanzz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mini prekuel (cerpen) kepada buku pertama dalam siri 'Summoner'. Mengisahkan tentang hari pertama Othello (dwarf pertama yg menyertai akademi tentera utk menjadi summoner) melaporkan diri ke Akademi Tentera Vocans.

Cerpen ni kira bonuslah pada sesiapa yg follow siri 'Summoner' ni...

[Daniel Sepúlveda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tengo sentimientos encontrados con esta historia.
Por una parte me gusto regresar al mundo de The Summoner, sin embargo es tan corta y lo que aporta a la saga no es para nada relevante. Menos mal el libro es gratis porque donde hubiera tenido que pagar por esto estaria muy enojado.
Igual le doy 3 estrellas porque las 13 paginas que lei me gustaron jajaja

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Othello is a young summoner on his way to see the King to become a citizen. The coach he's waiting for is driven by an extremely grumpy racist man, who doesn't believe that a dwarf could possibly be a summoner. He questions where his demon is, and only agree to take him when Othello pays him extra. He then warns him not to try to pinch his rotting potatoes!
Othello does eventually get to where he was supposed to be going, but not without the racist driver pushing him from the cart.

[Debyi Kucera (Book&BuJo) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I needed a short story for a readathon and found this one on my Kindle. It is a short story about Othello, a Dwarf that finds out he is a Summoner and is headed to the Academy to learn. It is only 10 pages long, but I am hooked and want to read more about Othello’s journey and the world he lives in.

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very short and not much happened. I would have just included this at the end of one of the books in the Summoners series (maybe the Novice?). It was free though, so the short length (less than 10 pages in the B&N ebook) didn't matter too much.

[Richard Goodrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apparently this is backstory introducing Othello, a dwarven summoner. It provided me with a sense of the nature this individual possesses.

Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Informative. Wonderful characters.

[Dante Eduardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A itty bitty start to the series on Othello's point of view and the class racism that exist against dwarfs in the series. Just a couple of pages that take maybe 5 to 10 minutes to read.

[kwolf · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing too exciting, but quick to read. Enjoy!

[Shekeilah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but very descriptive of how Othello felt and the way dwarves were seen.

[The Tales of a Bookish Mom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Way way way too short to count for much. But it was ok.

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, but really short story about Othello leaving home to become a summoner. Not necessarily but the Summoners series lovers should like it. I did!

[Esther Barry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short story 13 pages i was wondering who was othello i found my answer.

[curtis :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75* othello’s pretty cool :)

[Michael Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet.

[Ida Electra · Rating 2 out of 5]

This very short story does not really add anything to the universe. I had hoped to learn something new, but I did not.

[Devon Barrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short it may be, but as a fan of the Summoner’s series, Othello was one of my absolute favorite characters. Also this was free!

[Braden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite short but always fun to spend time with characters we love. Othello is certainly one of them.

[Emmaline · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
It was so short! But very well written and I am bumping The Novice up on the list because of it; this was my introduction to the world, and I am excited to see what it's about!

[Leonie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too short to really write a review.

[Hugo Bolton · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was good but it was way to short for my liking and it's a shame it's only on wattpad

[Florence Joyce Dongael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another Summoner prequel and by far, I'm liking the 2 short stories I read for this series.

[Maycon Soares · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you for the treat

As well written as the other ones. I'd recommend this series to anyone who likes a good fantasy book. And I love when authors are thoughtful and release small treats to fans that are waiting for the next sequel.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short

The writing in Othello's Journey is well done, which accounts for the four stars. I wouldn't say this is a short story, but more a scene. Interesting to read, but didn't give a lot of insight,