Kings Legacy, L. C. Rosen
Kings Legacy, L. C. Rosen
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King's Legacy

Author: L. C. Rosen

Narrator: Vikas Adam

Unabridged: 7 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/05/2026


Synopsis

Tennessee Russo has done more difficult things than this before.

He's evaded traps, found lost treasures, become kind of famous, gotten over a bad relationship, and survived all that. Filming a new season of his artifact-hunting reality show for a major international streaming service should be easy, right? His archeologist dad even said Tennessee is in charge of what artifacts they go after. Plus, Ten's awesome best friend (and sometimes more), Gabe, gets to come along on the adventure.

But here's the thing: Tennessee wants to hunt down a long-lost gift that King David gave Jonathan. Queer history, especially of Biblical figures, isn't easy for some people to believe or accept. Tennessee has done his research, and he knows where the clues point. But what happens when the producer of the show threatens to misrepresent not just Ten's ideas, but his identity?

To tell the true story of his queer legacy, Tennessee will have to race through Rome and Paris, stand up to the actual Vatican, crack ancient puzzles, and maybe hardest of all, reclaim the power of being his authentic self. Along the way, author L. C. Rosen delivers the excitement, romance, and magic of a wildly fun adventure.

About L. C. Rosen

L. C. Rosen writes books for people of all ages, including Lavender House, which the New York Times says "movingly explores the strain of trying to pass as straight at a time when living an authentic life could be deadly" and was a best book of the year from Buzzfeed, Library Journal, Amazon, and Bookpage, among others. His novel, Camp, was also a best book of the year from places such as Forbes, Elle, and the Today show. He lives in New York City with his husband and a very small cat.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lance on June 05, 2025

4 stars. Chock full of the same exciting adventure and commentary on queer history that readers loved from the first book, King’s Legacy is a thrilling second entry into this severely underrated YA adventure series.......more

Goodreads review by Jared on April 19, 2025

After my third L.C. Rosen novel, I think I’m not meant to read his YA novels. King’s Legacy, I felt like, had a little bit TOO much to say for the whole story it was telling. The ideas and commentary it presents for wanting to be your authentic self and not being placed into labels and boxes that so......more

Goodreads review by John on March 18, 2025

Unfortunately, this was a letdown compared to the first book. The adventure isn't as grand or sweeping, and there is no romantic element as there was in Lion's Legacy. And, overall, it just felt a bit middle grade: overly didactic themes and messaging, flat characters, cartoonish villains... but the......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 16, 2025

So I loved the first book in the series, Lion’s Legacy. I thought the pacing, plot, and characters were all so well done. It was basically a LGBTQIA+ version of Indian Jones, Tomb Raider or Uncharted. I had such high expectations for this one, and it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I know Tennesse......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on April 01, 2025

I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Lion’s Legacy, and couldn’t wait to read this one! I definitely enjoyed all the adventure and history that this sequel once again had in abundance. There were ancient artifacts, maps, puzzles, and lots of clues. There was intrigue with other people bei......more