03591cam a2200577 i 4500 2056144757 TxAuBib 20250322120000.0 220712s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022017595 9781250822130 hardcover 1250822130 hardcover 9781250887719 special edition 1250887712 special edition 9781250822741 paperback 12.99 1250822742 paperback 12.99 (OCoLC)1275428365 TxAuBib rda Thomas, Aiden, author. The Sunbearer Trials / Aiden Thomas. First edition. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022. 405 pages : map ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Sunbearer duology ; 1 Maps on endpapers. Transgender demigod Teo is unexpectedly selected for the Sunbearer Trials, a fierce competition among demigod heroes where the winner sacrifices the loser to Sol, their blood fueling the Sun Stones that protect Reino del Sol. "Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I'm just a Jade. I'm not a real hero." As each new decade begins, the Sun's power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the evil Obsidian gods at bay. Ten semidioses between the ages of thirteen and eighteen are selected by Sol himself as the most worthy to compete in The Sunbearer Trials. The winner carries light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body used to fuel the Sun Stones that will protect the people of Reino del Sol for the next ten years. Teo, a 17-year-old Jade semidiós and the trans son of Quetzal, goddess of birds, has never worried about the Trials...or rather, he's only worried for others. His best friend Niya daughter of Tierra, the god of earth is one of the strongest heroes of their generation and is much too likely to be chosen this year. He also can't help but worry (reluctantly, and under protest) for Aurelio, a powerful Gold semidiós and Teo's friend-turned-rival who is a shoo-in for the Trials. Teo wouldn't mind taking Aurelio down a notch or two, but a one-in-ten chance of death is a bit too close for Teo's taste. But then, for the first time in over a century, Sol chooses a semidiós who isn't a Gold. In fact, he chooses two: Xio, the 13-year-old child of Mala Suerte, god of bad luck, and...Teo. Now they must compete in five mysterious trials, against opponents who are both more powerful and better trained, for fame, glory, and their own survival. Ages 13-18. Grades 10-12. 20250322. Gods Juvenile fiction. Gods Fiction. Contests Juvenile fiction. Contests Fiction. Transgender youth Juvenile fiction. Heroes Juvenile fiction. Sacrifice Juvenile fiction. Sacrifice Fiction. Transgender people Fiction. Heroes Fiction. Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. fast Novels. fast Transgender fiction. fast Fantasy fiction. fast Novels. fast Sunbearer duology ; 1.