The Sunbearer Trials

The Sunbearer Trials

Children's, Teenage & Young Adult
Paperback Published on: 15/09/2022
£8.99
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The Sunbearer Trials
The Hunger Games meets Percy Jackson
The first book I ever read for fun was Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Those books got me started on reading, and the Hunger Games made me fall in l... READ MORE
Charles
The Sunbearer Trials
Upbeat, Immersive Fantasy!
This was so much fun! I've been waiting for a fantasy that was accessible and light-hearted, and the Sunbearer Trials is it. Its action is not too intense,... READ MORE
Clara at Barnet
The Sunbearer Trials
I need the sequel in my hands right this second but the first book isn't even out yet!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review! I need the sequel in my hands right this seco... READ MORE
Millie Slingsby

Synopsis

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, isn’t worried. As a Jade, it’s unlikely he’ll be chosen to compete in the Trials, and even if his best friend Niya competes, she’s a born-and-bred Gold semidiós 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 . . .

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781035008612
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Weight: 294g
  • Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 24 mm

Customer Reviews

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The Sunbearer Trials
Excellent
I read Thomas' Cemetery Boys last year, and it was one of my favourite books of the years, and I've been eager to read more of his work. When The Sunbearer... READ MORE
Marcy at Cardiff
The Sunbearer Trials
Characters you will fall in love with
I have shamelessly been stalking following the progress of The Sunbearer Trials on Thomas’ Twitter account for a while now, and fell in love with the sound... READ MORE
Heather @justgeekingby
The Sunbearer Trials
Incredible, inclusive fantasy adventure
The Sunbearer Trials is a fantasy inspired by Mexican mythology, set in the modern land of Reino del Sol, each of its cities governed by a different dios. ... READ MORE
Penny Olson
The Sunbearer Trials
No issues to be had at all, outstanding read from start to finish.
Trigger warnings: Child abuse & Endangerment, mentioned transphobia, gender dysphoria talk, violence, bullying, classism. Honestly, stunning. I was blown ... READ MORE
Sky
The Sunbearer Trials
fast-paced, engaging and immersive fantasy with easy to root for characters!
this book has firmly cemented aiden thomas as one of my auto-buy authors, having also loved ‘cemetery boys’. i finished this delightful YA fantasy last n... READ MORE
Kelly
The Sunbearer Trials
a fantasy read
A group of teenage semidioses are chosen for The Sunbearer Trials – a competition to determine who will be sacrificed to Sol to fuel the Sun Stones for the... READ MORE
Bosties Lovebooks
The Sunbearer Trials
TST
This is my first Aiden Thomas book (even though Cemetery Boys has been sitting on my bookshelf for probably a year now) but it looked so interesting I coul... READ MORE
ezwolf
The Sunbearer Trials
Wonderfully Unique & Magical Fantasy! READ IT!!
When Aiden first teased the idea of Sunbearer Trials in a TikTok I was immediately sold. A Hunger Games type competition mixed with Mexican-inspired fantas... READ MORE
thelibrarysghost
The Sunbearer Trials
Loved this one!
This was such a cool story! The main character is the semidiosa named Teo who is the trans son of Quetzal, the Goddess of Birds. Teo is a passionate charac... READ MORE
Katelyn Beane
The Sunbearer Trials
Almost great... almost...
Right, this is not gonna be the five star review I expected I was gonna write but oh well, we live. I had fun. Let's start with that. I had a lot of fun... READ MORE
Gabriela Gorniak
The Sunbearer Trials
Whimsical World, Dangerous game
The Sunbearer Trials is being sold as Percy Jackson meets Hunger Games, and while I can understand the comparison, The Sunbearer Trials it’s their own orig... READ MORE
Veronica Garcia Jimenez
The Sunbearer Trials
A Magical Trial!
I listened to a serialized version of The Sunbearer Trials on Macmillan’s YA Heard it Here First podcast & really enjoyed it! I love a magical competition,... READ MORE
Marina Marcello