Thomas said it was important to him for the book to reflect modern queer and transgender teen experiences regardless of the fantasy setting. Throughout the book, as the characters prepare for and compete in the five trials, they also face normal teenage challenges - crushes, rivalries, hormones and an inability to follow the rules. When the day of the selection ceremony rolls around, however, Teo is chosen to compete. Teo has a chip on his shoulder about his mother’s lesser status, but at least he can rest easy knowing that a child of a Jade god has not been chosen to participate in the trials in over a century. The protagonist Teo is the son of Quetzal, one of the Jade gods that play second fiddle to the more powerful Gold deities. The winner will carry light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser will be sacrificed to Sol, their body used to fuel the Sun Stones that will protect the universe for the next 10 years. The book, the first in a duology, follows 10 teens with one godly and one human parent - called semidioses - who must compete in five trials with high stakes. Thomas pitched “The Sunbearer Trials” as a cross between the beloved Percy Jackson series and the Hunger Games trilogy. More: These are the authors to see at Texas Book Festival, from food to fiction Thomas was scheduled to appear, but he had to cancel because of illness, according to his publisher. "The Sunbearer Trials" was one of the young adult picks for the Texas Book Festival, which is Nov.
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