Byrd, L: Moon Blessed King

'An ambitious and compelling tale of deadly court intrigue and star-crossed lovers'
- Lucy Holland, author of Sistersong, on The Sun Blessed Prince
As the death toll rises, cities will fall . . .
From Lindsey Byrd, The Moon Blessed King is a breathtaking, queer, slow-burn fantasy romance.
Elician is to be crowned King of Soleb. But he's secretly a Giver, capable of raising the dead - and it's forbidden for Givers to rule. Despite this, he's desperate to end Soleb's war with Alelune, and will marry their rightful king, Cat, a Reaper who can kill with a single touch, to do so. But before Cat can challenge his tyrannical brother for Alelune's throne, the goddess of Death unleashes a devastating plague on both nations.
With Elician and Cat's attention on Death herself, Elician's Giver sister, Fen, is left behind to heal the sick of an uncertain nation still at war. In the face of this new responsibility, Fen must decide what she is willing to sacrifice to ensure Elician and Cat can succeed. Two countries are at stake, and it's a race against time to appease the wrath of a god.
The Moon Blessed King is the stunning second fantasy in the A Tale of Two Crowns duology, following The Sun Blessed Prince. For those who adore enemies-to-lovers and slow burn, and royals at odds.
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Praise for the series:
'An outstanding slow-burn, character-driven narrative'
- T. L. Huchu, author of The Library of the Dead
'Delicious romance and thorny court intrigue keep the pages turning'
- Publishers Weekly
Readers have also fallen in love with the series:
'Really excellent political/epic fantasy with the slowest, *softest* slow-burn queer romantic subplot'
'I absolutely love the magic system'
'There were plot twists after plot twists, my jaw literally was on the ground for half of it'
'Made me sob to the point where I had to stop reading for a second'
'I just loved it'