A taste of gold and iron

""A delicious tangle of romance, fealty, and dangerous politics."-Tasha Suri The Goblin Emperor meets "Magnificent Century" in Alexandra Rowland's A Taste of Gold and Iron, where a queer central romance unfolds in a fantasy world reminiscent of the Ottoman Empire. Kadou...

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Main Author: Rowland, Alexandra (Author)
Other Authors: Chen, Ruoxi, 1938- (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Tordotcom, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2022.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: ""A delicious tangle of romance, fealty, and dangerous politics."-Tasha Suri The Goblin Emperor meets "Magnificent Century" in Alexandra Rowland's A Taste of Gold and Iron, where a queer central romance unfolds in a fantasy world reminiscent of the Ottoman Empire. Kadou, the shy prince of Arasht, finds himself at odds with one of the most powerful ambassadors at court-the body-father of the queen's new child-in an altercation which results in his humiliation. To prove his loyalty to the queen, his sister, Kadou takes responsibility for the investigation of a break-in at one of their guilds, with the help of his newly appointed bodyguard, the coldly handsome Evemer, who seems to tolerate him at best. In Arasht, where princes can touch-taste precious metals with their fingers and myth runs side by side with history, counterfeiting is heresy, and the conspiracy they discover could cripple the kingdom's financial standing and bring about its ruin"--
Physical Description: 503 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781250800381
1250800382
9781529099652
152909965X
Author Notes: Alexandra Rowland is the author of eight fantasy books, including A Taste of Gold and Iron, A Conspiracy Of Truths , and Some by Virtue Fall , as well as a four-time Hugo Award-nominated podcaster. They have a degree in world literature, mythology, and folklore, and all their work is supervised by their feline quality control manager.