A Taste of Gold and Iron

Now an Indie Next pick! A Most Anticipated Pick for BookRiot FanFi Addict The Nerd Daily io9 We Are Bookish Buzzfeed

Book of the Year for Kirkus Reviews, Book of the Year for Gizmodo

"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: 05/30/2023
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781250800398
ISBN10: 1250800390
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Epic
- Fiction | Fantasy | Historical
- Fiction | LGBTQ+ | Gay

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.