![]() ![]() Golds have participated in the trial almost exclusively, until now: two trans boys, 17-year-old Teo, son of the Jade goddess of birds, is chosen alongside 13-year-old Xio, son of the Jade god of bad luck. Now, every decade, the Sunbearer Trials are held to find a champion to relight the stones while the loser is sacrificed to fuel them. ![]() The Obsidians were eventually locked away for their crimes against the gods and mortals, and kept at bay by Sun Stones, which were formed from Sol’s body. ![]() At the dawn of creation, the god Sol, “alone in the universe,” created godly children: the “powerful but vain” Golds “kind but focused” Jades “passionate but selfish” Obsidians and the mortals, whom Sol loved most of all. Intensely perilous competition and an innovative mythos permeate this thrilling duology opener by Thomas ( Lost in the Never Woods). ![]()
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