The Sunbearer Trials

The Sunbearer Trials
Aiden Thomas
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Paperback
h197 x 130mm - 416pg
15 Sep 2022 UK
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9781035008612
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Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I' m just a Jade. I' m not a real hero. As each new decade begins, the Sun' s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the chaotic Obsidian gods at bay. Sol selects ten of the most worthy semidioses to compete in the Sunbearer Trials. The winner carries light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all - they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body melted down to refuel the Sun Stones, protecting the world for another ten years. Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidios and the trans son of the goddess of birds, isn' t worried about the Trials . . . at least, not for himself. His best friend, Niya is a Gold semidios and a shoo-in for the Trials, and while he trusts her abilities, the odds of becoming the sacrifice is one-in-ten. But then, for the first time in over a century, the impossible happens. Sol chooses not one, but two Jade competitors. Teo, and Xio, the thirteen-year-old child of the god of bad luck. Now they must compete in five trials against Gold opponents who are more powerful and better trained. Worst of all, Teo' s annoyingly handsome ex-best friend and famous semidios Hero, Aurelio is favored to win. Teo is determined to get himself and his friends through the trials unscathed--for fame, glory, and their own survival.
Splendid storytelling. The Sunbearer Trials dazzles with adventure, breathing life into a bustling fantastical world filled with both wonders and evils. Aiden Thomas is a brilliant talent -- Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights Aiden Thomas fully knocked me out with The Sunbearer Trials, delivering charming queer characters, thrilling magical trials, and an immersive fantasy world full of intricate details. This book is a triumph and I could not get enough! -- XIRAN JAY ZHAO, New York Times-bestselling author of Iron Widow
Aiden Thomas is a trans, Latinx, New York Times Bestselling Author with an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. Originally from Oakland, California, they now make their home in Portland, OR. Aiden is notorious for not being able to guess the endings of books and movies, and organizes their bookshelves by color. Their books include Cemetery Boys and Lost in the Never Woods.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781035008612
Published: 15 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 416

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