A sweeping fantasy romance set against the backdrop of an Ottoman Empire-inspired world, A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland is perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light and The Goblin Emperor.
‘A delicious tangle of romance, fealty and dangerous politics’ – Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
One false coin could topple an empire.
Kadou, the shy prince of Arasht, has no intention of wrestling for imperial control with his sister, the queen. Yet he remains at odds with one of the most powerful ambassadors at court – the father of the queen’s new child. Then a hunting party goes terribly awry, and Kadou finds himself under suspicion of attempted murder.
To prove his loyalty to his sister and salvage his reputation, Kadou takes responsibility for the investigation of a break-in at one of their guilds. He enlists the help of his newly appointed bodyguard, the coldly handsome Evemer, who seems to tolerate him at best. But what appears to be a straightforward crime spirals into a complex counterfeiting operation, with a powerful enemy at its heart.
In Arasht, where princes can touch-taste precious metals with their fingers and myth runs side by side with history, counterfeiting is heresy. The conspiracy they discover could cripple the kingdom’s financial standing – and bring about its ruin.
‘As indulgent and satisfying as your favourite fanfiction’ – Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear
© 2022 Tor (Ljudbok): 9781529099690
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 1 september 2022
A sweeping fantasy romance set against the backdrop of an Ottoman Empire-inspired world, A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland is perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light and The Goblin Emperor.
‘A delicious tangle of romance, fealty and dangerous politics’ – Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
One false coin could topple an empire.
Kadou, the shy prince of Arasht, has no intention of wrestling for imperial control with his sister, the queen. Yet he remains at odds with one of the most powerful ambassadors at court – the father of the queen’s new child. Then a hunting party goes terribly awry, and Kadou finds himself under suspicion of attempted murder.
To prove his loyalty to his sister and salvage his reputation, Kadou takes responsibility for the investigation of a break-in at one of their guilds. He enlists the help of his newly appointed bodyguard, the coldly handsome Evemer, who seems to tolerate him at best. But what appears to be a straightforward crime spirals into a complex counterfeiting operation, with a powerful enemy at its heart.
In Arasht, where princes can touch-taste precious metals with their fingers and myth runs side by side with history, counterfeiting is heresy. The conspiracy they discover could cripple the kingdom’s financial standing – and bring about its ruin.
‘As indulgent and satisfying as your favourite fanfiction’ – Tessa Gratton, author of The Queens of Innis Lear
© 2022 Tor (Ljudbok): 9781529099690
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 1 september 2022
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Sofia
14 nov. 2022
It was a good book. Good written, good story and so on. But I have some mixed feelings about this book. I like how their romance was slow and not directly “you like me I like you. Let’s fu*k!” but at the same time that was one of the bad things about the book. Because when I started reading this book I thought that it was a book about a prince and his body guard who fell in love, but then it turns out that that part come in the end and take up around 1/3 of the book. So that was a little disappointing. But over all I like the story, it was interesting to read and never boring. I like the side characters and they had personalities and took a part in the story.
A.
3 jan. 2023
Början och slutet är de svagaste delarna i den här boken. Jag hade lite svårt att komma in i handlingen, det tog mig någon timme innan jag fick grepp om världen och karaktärerna. Utan att spoila tycker jag att slutet var alltför abrupt, kanske kan man hoppas på en uppföljare? I övrigt tyckte jag väldigt mycket om boken, jag gillade den långsamma uppbyggnaden. Intressant världsbygge. Uppläsaren var riktigt bra också.
Anna
13 dec. 2023
Efter en något seg start utvecklades detta till en spännande och engagerande historia! Gillade den men drar av en stjärna då jag gärna velat ha en epilog, slutet kändes något otillfredsställande och mycket lämnades hängande i luften.
R
14 juli 2023
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Veronica
5 dec. 2022
50/50 on the fantasy/romance ratio. So have that as your expectation. The romance is slow burn and lovely. The mystery is interesting. I wanted a bit more of touch-taste ability.The friendships are amazing. The structure of society is interesting.Honesty I loved this so much and I will buy myself a physical copy.
Li
13 jan. 2023
Hela boken var mycket bra och det var svårt att sluta lyssna. Men jag var mycket förvånad när den plötsligt var slut, för jag tyckte inte att boken fick ett tydligt avslut. Det måste väl komma en uppföljare, annars får boken 4/5.
Elisabeth
3 maj 2023
Mysig och en väldigt lovande början, men sedan blev det lite för mycket ”fan fiction” för att vara ett original. Kunde inte sluta undra vilket ship historien ursprungligen baserades på. Men klart mysig!
D.Mentia
15 nov. 2022
Den är den ultimata slow burn boken. Det är en fin romans, spännande handling, lite deckare, lite fantasy. En bra bok. Det som drar ner den från fem till fyra stjärnor är att den är över 18 timmar lång och sen slutar den på lite av en cliffhanger. Jag antar att det kommer fler böcker? Den blir aldrig tråkig, vilket är ovanligt med sådana långa böcker. Så jag rekommenderar att ni läser den men kanske vänta tills nästa bok (om det kommer nån) kommer ut.
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