9 subscribers right now, but just a couple of days ago, I only had 2, so I consider this a great victory already. Just one more to go to 10!
Iyu Aksanevich is a bastard—literally, and, some would say, figuratively—but his father’s royal blood means he can use magic, which no commoner can. At least, that’s what he believes until he’s kidnapped during a peasant rebellion. His captors force him to confront some difficult questions: is magic really tied to bloodlines, or is there a different, more sinister reason that some people in this world are magic and others aren’t?
Check it out if you like fantasy, magic, drama, queer anti-heroes, rebelling against tyrants, awkward romance, and a pervasive vein of inappropriate humor, both dark and otherwise.