The Sun Blessed Prince, Lindsey Byrd
The Sun Blessed Prince, Lindsey Byrd
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The Sun Blessed Prince
Book One of A Tale of Two Crowns Duology

Author: Lindsey Byrd

Series: A Tale of Two Crowns Duology #1

Narrator: Joe Jameson

Unabridged: 14 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2025

Categories: Fiction, Lgbtq+, Romance, Fantasy

Synopsis

A battle-weary prince meets a reluctant assassin. But could their bond end their war?

SEPARATED BY WAR, UNITED BY FATE...

Prince Elician is a Giver. He can heal any wound and bring the dead back to life. He also can’t be killed, so is cursed to watch his country wage an endless war.

Reapers can kill with a single touch. When one attacks Prince Elician near a hotly contested battlefield, but fails, the Reaper expects a terrible punishment. Instead, Elician offers him a chance at a new life and a new name on enemy territory. Cat, as Elician calls him, hadn’t realized he could ever find something, or someone, to make life worth living — until the prince. Yet Elician is unaware that his enemy plans to turn his kindness against him until danger engulfs him in turn.

As the pieces of a deadly plot come together, featuring abduction, treachery and forbidden magic, tensions escalate at court and on the battlefield. The fires of conflict burst into new flame — but can those who wield the powers of life and death find peace?

About The Author

LINDSEY BYRD grew up in New York before moving abroad for graduate research studies. She is an amateur birder and enjoys going for hikes to take photos of nature. She enjoys all forms of speculative fiction, and is an avid researcher of history.

Reviews

Goodreads review by patricia on April 28, 2025

3.5 stars When I read the synopsis to the Sun Blessed Prince, I was instantly captivated by the premise and to the author’s credit, I had so much love for the main characters and really enjoyed the first 40% of the story before the plot began to veer in a direction that didn’t quite hit the mark for......more

Goodreads review by Kalie on April 20, 2025

Really excellent political/ epic fantasy with the slowest, *softest* slow burn queer romantic subplot that has me just !!!! for the sequel!......more

Goodreads review by Abi on April 27, 2025

The author "warned" me on TikTok that this is a slow burn romance, and I think more people needed to know this before diving into the book! This isn't a romantasy! It's a fantasy book that has a romance sub-plot, and the difference is a big one if you've got preferences in this category. Luckily for......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on May 12, 2025

Review: 3.75 stars I was at RH’s fantasy event when they spoke about the book. I was instantly intrigued by its premise, especially when I heard that it’s an MM romance full of yearning! We are introduced to Elician, the crowned prince of Soleb, who is also secretly a Giver - a person with powers to......more

Goodreads review by Kj on May 16, 2025

3.5 Ultimately I enjoyed this but it's a bit of an unusual ride. Structurally, it's an odd one in that the characters we expect to be drawn towards each other spend the majority of the book apart. Somehow, that still works, or just potentially tricks the reader into thinking each next chapter will br......more

Quotes

"[A] rip-roaring queer romantic fantasy. The delicious romance and thorny court intrigue keep the pages turning, and a clever late plot twist shocks. This hits all the right notes."
—Publishers Weekly starred review

"Bask in the rays of The Sun Blessed Prince, an ambitious and compelling tale of deadly court intrigue and star-crossed lovers. Thoughtful mythology and an unusually gentle queer love story set this book apart. It's a stellar start to a promising series."
—Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong

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