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The Legendborn Cycle #3
Oathbound
Severed from the Legendborn. Oathbound to a monster.
Bree Matthews is alone. She exiled herself from the Legendborn Order, cut her ancestral connections, and turned away from the friends who can’t understand the impossible cost of her powers. This is the only way to keep herself—and those she loves—safe.
But Bree’s decision has come with a terrible price: an unbreakable bargain with the Shadow King himself, a shapeshifter who can move between humanity, the demon underworld, and the Legendborn secret society. In exchange for training to wield her unprecedented abilities, Bree has put her future in the Shadow King’s hands—and unwittingly bound herself to do his bidding as his new protégé.
Meanwhile, the other Scions must face war with their Round Table fractured, leaderless, and missing its Kingsmage, as Selwyn has also disappeared. When Nick is detained by the Order’s Merlins, he invokes an ancient law that requires the High Council of Regents to convene at the Northern Keep and grant him an audience. No one knows what he will demand of them...or what secrets he has kept hidden from the Table.
As a string of mysterious kidnappings escalates and Merlins are found dead, it becomes clear that no matter how hard Bree runs from who she is, the past will always find her.
Bree Matthews is alone. She exiled herself from the Legendborn Order, cut her ancestral connections, and turned away from the friends who can’t understand the impossible cost of her powers. This is the only way to keep herself—and those she loves—safe.
But Bree’s decision has come with a terrible price: an unbreakable bargain with the Shadow King himself, a shapeshifter who can move between humanity, the demon underworld, and the Legendborn secret society. In exchange for training to wield her unprecedented abilities, Bree has put her future in the Shadow King’s hands—and unwittingly bound herself to do his bidding as his new protégé.
Meanwhile, the other Scions must face war with their Round Table fractured, leaderless, and missing its Kingsmage, as Selwyn has also disappeared. When Nick is detained by the Order’s Merlins, he invokes an ancient law that requires the High Council of Regents to convene at the Northern Keep and grant him an audience. No one knows what he will demand of them...or what secrets he has kept hidden from the Table.
As a string of mysterious kidnappings escalates and Merlins are found dead, it becomes clear that no matter how hard Bree runs from who she is, the past will always find her.
576 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication March 4, 2025
About the author
Tracy Deonn
11 books10.8k followersTracy Deonn is a writer and 2nd gen fangirl. She grew up in North Carolina, where she devoured fantasy books and Southern food in equal measure. After earning two degrees from UNC-CH, Tracy worked in live theater, video games, and K-12 education. When she’s not writing, Tracy panels at SFF conventions, reads fanfic, arranges doggy playdates, and keeps an eye out for ginger-flavored everything.
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July 30, 20242025 … a true test of patience
WEVE GOT A DATE!!! MARCH 4th🥳🥳🥳
LOOK AT THAT COVERRRRRRR ITS BREE SND SEL BABES!
it is Sel if i say it is !!!🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️ let me be delulu THX
WEVE GOT A DATE!!! MARCH 4th🥳🥳🥳
LOOK AT THAT COVERRRRRRR ITS BREE SND SEL BABES!
it is Sel if i say it is !!!🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️ let me be delulu THX
November 3, 2023
give me moreeeeeeeeee
I need more of Bree w Sel, cuz they better be endgame or I'll riot. we'll riot.
I need more of Bree w Sel, cuz they better be endgame or I'll riot. we'll riot.
Shelved as 'unreleased'
August 7, 2024you already know i'm beyond ready for this HIT ME WITH MY DARK AND TORTURED SEL AND QUEEN (KING🤭) BREE 😈
November 10, 2023
OATHBOUND CONFIRMED AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FOUR BOOK SERIES I'M GOING FERAL
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June 20, 2024THIS COVER??? HELLO?? Consider me GAGGED.
The fact that this is coming out in two years is criminal... but I'd rather the author not be rushed so she can write the best possible sequel she can!
The fact that this is coming out in two years is criminal... but I'd rather the author not be rushed so she can write the best possible sequel she can!
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June 22, 2024i have no patience. i need this book in my hands now.
— the cover… bree is coming back to us 🥹
— the cover… bree is coming back to us 🥹
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November 25, 20232025 ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
July 13, 2024
Dude I regret reading the last 2 books in 1 day because now I have to wait a year and I don't think that's possible I need this book or I may not survive till dawn *evil dead quote sorry I love horror*
I'm fasting with reading so I can prepare for this book
Omg I love the cover
What makes it even better I just read what it's about and I'm even more in love with this cycle.
Edit 7/13/24
I'm currently dieing waiting for this
I'm fasting with reading so I can prepare for this book
Omg I love the cover
What makes it even better I just read what it's about and I'm even more in love with this cycle.
Edit 7/13/24
I'm currently dieing waiting for this
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June 22, 2024Edit: Cover reveal stopp it's so pretty!!! I'm in love
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Dec 12: YESYESYES 3RD BOOK 😭😭😭😭
No way this made my day jhkhdjkjgsfdka
OATHBOUND!?? so cool omggg I miss Sel so muchh it hurts
*Time travel to 2025 pls*
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Dec 12: YESYESYES 3RD BOOK 😭😭😭😭
No way this made my day jhkhdjkjgsfdka
OATHBOUND!?? so cool omggg I miss Sel so muchh it hurts
*Time travel to 2025 pls*
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March 21, 2024can’t wait for my kiddos to come home !! 🥹
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November 18, 2023WAIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN 2025. 2 years for a damn book 😭😭
November 1, 2023
Is it my time to back from the showdown realm of death and finally see Sel+Bree? I think so!
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November 11, 2023SELBREE ENDGAME OR ELSE
June 11, 2024
Update: MARCH 4, 2025!?!?!?!?!?! *struggles to get words out of my mouth*
And the game is keeping a tally of the number of times I scream into a pillow until this book comes out.
And the game is keeping a tally of the number of times I scream into a pillow until this book comes out.
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November 11, 2023I’M SO EXCITED
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July 13, 2024wdym I have to wait till next year?! IM GONNA RIOT IF SHE DOESNT END UP WITH SEL! JUSTICE FOR SEL!! ✊✊✊ OH MY GOSH!!! THIS COVER 😍😍😍
November 10, 2023
SCREAMING IM LOSING MY MIND RN I CANT FUCKIN WAIT
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June 21, 2024omg this cover is stunning! 2025 can't come soon enough!
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December 26, 20232025??? Are you joking? What am I supposed to do until then? Just live my life, work, skedaddle and the like?
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July 1, 2024YAYYYY CAN’T WAIT
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January 16, 2024The AUDACITY of this woman to make me wait ANOTHER year is killing me. (I would literally read the next one if it came out in 30 years)
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June 22, 2024if this isn't a sign that i really need to read the second book i don't know what is 😭 it's so big though
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July 23, 20242025….you have to be kidding right? Please be kidding.
P.S: need selxbree to be endgame. And faster than 2025.
P.P.S: im gonna cry if it’s actually not getting released till 2025. Two years was already pushing it but 3?! I’ll die. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Edit (18th July 2024): OMG THE COVER?? AND THE BLURB?? TRACY WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THEM :((( (still on bree and sel, if they aren't endgame, I'll riot.)
Edit (23rd July 2024): Just noticed there's a release date. 4th March here I come!!!
P.S: need selxbree to be endgame. And faster than 2025.
P.P.S: im gonna cry if it’s actually not getting released till 2025. Two years was already pushing it but 3?! I’ll die. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Edit (18th July 2024): OMG THE COVER?? AND THE BLURB?? TRACY WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THEM :((( (still on bree and sel, if they aren't endgame, I'll riot.)
Edit (23rd July 2024): Just noticed there's a release date. 4th March here I come!!!
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March 3, 2024brb driving to b&n right now so i can read the teaser in their copy of bloodmarked
i’ve never felt so conflicted about two couples, which i guess is good because i’ll just go with whichever tracy chooses?
EDIT I JUST FINISHED A REREAD AND I TAKE IT BACK. I DONT THINK ILL BE HAPPY WITH ANY CHOICE
i’ve never felt so conflicted about two couples, which i guess is good because i’ll just go with whichever tracy chooses?
EDIT I JUST FINISHED A REREAD AND I TAKE IT BACK. I DONT THINK ILL BE HAPPY WITH ANY CHOICE
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June 22, 20242025.....
*this rabbit has gone into hibernation*
my god. selwyn kane. you can hit me with a truck and i'll say thank you.
*this rabbit has gone into hibernation*
my god. selwyn kane. you can hit me with a truck and i'll say thank you.
January 27, 2024
SAD NEWS, BOOKS COMING IN 2025
GOOD NEWS WE KNOW ITS GONNA BE GOOD
Gives us something to blow our minds Tracy!
You got this
GOOD NEWS WE KNOW ITS GONNA BE GOOD
Gives us something to blow our minds Tracy!
You got this
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June 24, 2024I absolutely cannot wait for this. Sel is endgame or I revolt.
November 11, 2023
If I don't get an arc copy I will riot. I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE NOW
November 12, 2023
BREEKINS IS COMING BACKKKKK
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November 14, 2023selbree endgame pls 🤞🏾
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