A Taste of Gold and Iron

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"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.

Author: Alexandra Rowland
Publisher: Tordotcom
Published: 08/30/2022
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.69w x 1.54d
ISBN: 9781250800381


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2022 pg. 12
Publishers Weekly 03/21/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 24
Library Journal 06/01/2022 pg. 132
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2022
Shelf Awareness 09/02/2022

About the Author
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.