a taste of gold and iron alexandra rowland

We also see the world through Evemer’s eyes. Kadou is too shy to be power hungry, but that may end up being his downfall if he isn’t more careful about who he defers to. Their relationship is one of my favorite relationships in the book: they act like real siblings, only with an unusual amount of power that only one of them seems to care about. Our first scenes of him are praying for his sister’s baby to arrive without complications. Kadou is as charming as he is interesting, and doesn’t seem interested in power or domination. We are given the privilege of seeing into his mind and understanding how he came to this point in his life, and how the people around him view him. Tip-toeing between anxiety he labels cowardice, and a quiet intellect he keeps mostly to himself, Kadou is full of surprises. What follows is a witty and romantic adventure about a larger conspiracy and palace politics that Kadou has no desire to be a part of. This small favor turns out to be more than he begged for – there’s trouble of some sort brewing, and it’s getting increasingly complicated the further he digs in. Accompanying him is Evemer, his handsome and aloof bodyguard, who despises the prince for his cowardly actions. When Kadou, the prince of Araşt and brother of the sultan, Zeliha, becomes embroiled in a conflict with the Oissikan ambassador to Araşt at court, he offers to investigate a break-in to one of their guilds to save their reputation and prove his loyalty to his sister. Though it does not have the strongest army, its esteemed channels of diplomacy keep their kingdom in good graces with others. While other kingdoms are plagued with counterfeit coins, the princes of Araşt have the ability to test the purity of metals through touch and taste. Reputation is everything in Araşt, the setting for A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland. A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland ( Tor 978-8-1, 512pp, $27.99 hc) August 2022.

A taste of gold and iron alexandra rowland