The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas follows Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and trans son of the bird goddess Quetzal, who never expected to be chosen for a deadly divine competition. Every decade, ten young demigods are selected by Sol to u…
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas follows Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and trans son of the bird goddess Quetzal, who never expected to be chosen for a deadly divine competition. Every decade, ten young demigods are selected by Sol to undergo a series of trials that will determine who will carry the Sun’s power across Reino del Sol and who will be sacrificed to sustain its protective magic. When Teo and thirteen-year-old Xio, child of the god of bad luck, are unexpectedly chosen alongside stronger, elite Gold semidioses such as Teo’s rival Aurelio, they are thrust into a high-stakes contest of magic, skill, and survival. Blending queer romance, young adult fantasy, and mythology-inspired worldbuilding, the novel explores rivalry, loyalty, and identity under the pressure of a ritual that demands both heroism and loss.
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas follows Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and trans son of the bird goddess Quetzal, who never expected to be chosen for a deadly divine competition. Every decade, ten young demigods are selected by Sol to u…
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas follows Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and trans son of the bird goddess Quetzal, who never expected to be chosen for a deadly divine competition. Every decade, ten young demigods are selected by Sol to undergo a series of trials that will determine who will carry the Sun’s power across Reino del Sol and who will be sacrificed to sustain its protective magic. When Teo and thirteen-year-old Xio, child of the god of bad luck, are unexpectedly chosen alongside stronger, elite Gold semidioses such as Teo’s rival Aurelio, they are thrust into a high-stakes contest of magic, skill, and survival. Blending queer romance, young adult fantasy, and mythology-inspired worldbuilding, the novel explores rivalry, loyalty, and identity under the pressure of a ritual that demands both heroism and loss.
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas concludes the duology begun in The Sunbearer Trials, returning to a myth-inspired, queer young adult fantasy world on the brink of collapse. After Teo’s refusal to sacrifice another semidiós shatters the old order,…
Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas concludes the duology begun in The Sunbearer Trials, returning to a myth-inspired, queer young adult fantasy world on the brink of collapse. After Teo’s refusal to sacrifice another semidiós shatters the old order, the sun disappears, Obsidian gods break free, and Reino del Sol is left in unending darkness. Teo, his best friend Niya, and his crush Aurelio must cross the monster-haunted region of Los Restos to recover the Sol Stone and rescue captured semidioses, even as they wrestle with guilt, trauma, and an emerging romance. The novel blends high-stakes adventure with a tender transgender and queer coming-of-age narrative set against a backdrop of divine conflict and mythological danger.
