{"product_id":"firstborn-of-the-sun-october-2025-gsff-edition","title":"Firstborn of the Sun - October 2025 GSFF Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE HEART-POUNDING YORUBA INSPIRED FANTASY NOVEL SET IN AN EPIC WORLD OF COURTLY INTRIGUE AND FORBIDDEN POWER . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rich worldbuilding inspired by Yoruba mythology and a strong cast of characters. This debut fantasy shines as bright as the sun'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e L. R. LAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Absolutely Radiant’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEA FITZGERALD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A Dazzling Debut’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANDREA STEWART\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEnthralling and epic’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANNA DAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Gorgeously, powerfully written'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINDIA HOLTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Readers are going to LOVE THIS BOOK!’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANGELA MONTOYA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Kingdom of Oru L'ore has a secret. She is the only one without agbára – the ability to harness power from the sun. On pain of death she must conceal it from everyone. Including her best friend, Alawani.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the gods declare Alawani an Àlùfáà High Priest – a great honour where he will serve the gods and the Kingdom – he must be stripped of his power in a brutal trial likely to kill him. Unwilling to bear his death, L'ore vows to rescue him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she desperately attempts to channel agbára an icy shadow magic instead pours from her hands; a power she learns originated from a forbidden, secret land beyond Oru.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this place, she and Alawani must seek sanctuary from those pursuing them. But soon they will discover a secret that could bring the kingdom to its knees . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbsolutely radiant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Anson has created a captivating, intricate world with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echaracters who will stay with me for a long time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A perfect balance of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epolitical machinations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eaching romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, wrapped up in a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efast-paced action packed adventure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I loved it!’ BEA FITZGERALD, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGirl Goddess Queen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edazzling debut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echaracters that leap off the page and burrow into your heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Filled with love, betrayal, and questions of loyalty, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etwists and turns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e this story takes will keep you reading late into the night' ANDREA STEWART, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gods Below\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Fierce, exciting and utterly original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Firstborn of the Sun is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ean enthralling and epic fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebeautiful and tender romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at its center’ ANNA DAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthor of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Girl who Grew Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Epic and gorgeous,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFirstborn of the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, enraptures readers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erich, complex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKingdom of Oru with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eintricate magic, fascinating politics, swoony romance,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003egasp-worthy twists. A radiant debut, not to miss!'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDHONIELLE CLAYTON, author of The Conjurverse series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGorgeously, powerfully written,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewonderful characters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintricate, luxuriant worldbuilding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- altogether \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ereally quite exceptional. I foresee it becoming a beloved classic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eamongst fantasy readers.' INDIA HOLTON, author of the Dangerous Damsels series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A rich and confident fantasy with expansive world building and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea magic system as vicious as it is unique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Filled with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eintricately woven twists and action from beginning to end\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, readers will have a hard time putting this book down. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReaders are going to LOVE THIS BOOK!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ - ANGELA MONTOYA, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSinner’s Isle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Cruel Thirst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55503287648629,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/BOOKSforWEBSITEDONOTDELETE-2025-06-17T102512.838.png?v=1750153801","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/products\/firstborn-of-the-sun-october-2025-gsff-edition","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}