Teo is determined to get himself and his friends through the trials unscathed-for fame, glory, and their own survival. Worst of all, Teo's annoyingly handsome ex-best friend and famous semidiós Hero, Aurelio is favored to win. Now they must compete in five trials against Gold opponents who are more powerful and better trained.

In order to keep the Sun’s power replenished, semidioses between the ages of 13 and 18 are chosen by the god Sol to compete in the. Teo, and Xio, the thirteen-year-old child of the god of bad luck. Amazon Barnes and Noble Book Depository Goodreads StoryGraph. Sol chooses not one, but two Jade competitors. His best friend, Niya is a Gold semidiós and a shoo-in for the Trials, and while he trusts her abilities, the odds of becoming the sacrifice is one-in-ten.īut then, for the first time in over a century, the impossible happens. Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and the trans son of the goddess of birds, isn't worried about the 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.

The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology) Buy on Amazon. Sol selects ten of the most worthy semidioses to compete in the Sunbearer Trials. The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology 1) releases September 6, 2022. I'm not a real hero.Īs 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. Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen.

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