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With the political intrigue and high heat of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash, A Betrayal of Storms is perfect for readers who enjoy stories full of magic, romance, and adventure… but with added spice.

Half-fey Robin Vale has grown up amongst humans, but that doesn’t save him from being captured for coin by fey hunters. When he’s rescued by a fey princess, he’s taken to Wychwood, the fey realm – where everyone is focused on preparing for war against the humans who hate, hunt, and kill them for coin.

Robin doesn’t understand how he fits into the fey’s plans… until he’s revealed to be the lost heir to the Icethorn Court. Aided by the unclaimed, destructive power of the Winter Court, which had been thought destroyed with Robin’s mother’s death, the fey ready their numbers for complete domination of the human realm.

But by claiming the throne with the help of his devastatingly handsome personal guard, Erix, Robin’s very presence opposes the long-planned invasion. Along with his allies – including Althea, a stern princess hellbent on stopping the human hunters from killing her kin – Robin is thrust into a world of betrayal, murder, and lies. He must survive long enough to have the choice: listen to fate and claim his family’s power, or let it wreak havoc on a realm that turned its back on him for becoming who he was truly meant to be.

THE FACTS

📕 Queer fantasy series starter with romance

📘 M/M

📙 great characterizations

📗 well written action

THE GOOD BITS

I just finished “A Betrayal of Storms” by Ben Alderson and it was fantastic.

I’m not sure where to begin because there’s so much AWESOME in this book 🙂

The world building is terrific and I can see that this is going to pan out into a really great series. 

Robin is the central character. He’s half-fey and has been raised by his human father. One night he’s taken by hunters and then finds himself in an entirely new world. This opening sequence of events is one of the best I’ve read in quite some time. I couldn’t put it down and I had to read right through to see who managed to survive!

Each revelation about Robin’s past and his life is perfectly paced and I found that I couldn’t stop reading. Alderson is really great at characterization – I always find that I quickly get a real feeling for who the characters are.

There’s mystery, tons of really well written action sequences, twists and turns and big reveals that you won’t see coming. 

This is the beginning of a queer fantasy series that really sets a high bar for what’s to come. I can’t wait for more! And don’t worry… even though this is book one, it ends on a really satisfactory note!

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I purchased a copy of A Betrayal of Storms  by Ben Alderson.