Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where ten semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes in this breathtaking, Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the author of the New York Times-bestselling Cemetery Boys.Only the most powerful and honorable will be chosen.Teo, the seventeen-year-old trans son of the goddess of birds, isnt worried. As a Jade, its unlikely hell be chosen to compete in the Trials, and even if his best friend Niya competes, shes a born-and-bred Gold semidis with unparalleled abilities.But for the first time in over a century, Sol chooses not one, but two Jade competitors: Teo and Xio, the thirteen-year-old child of the god of bad luck. With the odds stacked against them, Teo is determined to get himself and his friends through the trials unscathed for fame, glory, and their own survival . . .

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Sunbearer Duology .

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

There are 320 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Pan Macmillan .