The Emperor and the Endless Palace

De: Justinian Huang

Narrado por: Dylan J. Locke, Will Dao, Telly Leung

"A sweeping triumph in queer romance." –Booklist

“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a previous life?”

In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor—but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue.

In 1740, a lonely innkeeper agrees to help a mysterious visitor procure a rare medicine, only to unleash an otherworldly terror instead.

And in present-day Los Angeles, a college student meets a beautiful stranger and cannot shake the feeling they’ve met before.

Across these seemingly unrelated timelines woven together only by the twists and turns of fate, two men are reborn, lifetime after lifetime. Within the treacherous walls of an ancient palace and the boundless forests of the Asian wilderness to the heart-pounding cement floors of underground rave scenes, our lovers are inexplicably drawn to each other, constantly tested by the worlds around them.

As their many lives intertwine, they begin to realize the power of their undying love—a power that transcends time itself…but one that might consume them both.

An unpredictable roller coaster of a debut novel, The Emperor and the Endless Palace is a genre-bending spicy romantasy that challenges everything we think we know about true love.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Emperor and the Endless Palace is a heart-pounding romantasy, full of shocking twists, morally shifty characters, and erotic thrills. When it comes to the romance within this novel, you can expect equal parts mess and swoon, but its central thread is an epic tale of true love against all the odds.

©2024 Justinian Huang (P)2024 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

An ambitious book

This was a sexy and ambitious book that didn’t really click with me most of the time. There was a lot to love, and the sex scenes were sexy, but I often found the rest of the plot confusing. I wanted to love it but I never got there unfortunately.

What a story!

I was enthralled in the story. It made me hope for the best but at the end it was a happy ending when the happy ending I thought

An amazing book

This was amazing and the only complaint is I wish there was more. The narrative is compelling, the story is gripping, and the readers give an amazing performance. I look forward to hearing more of this authors work. I can’t wait to see what else Justinian Huang will write!

It was a lovely, if at times, tragic love story.

There were some plot lines that were left unfinished and unresolved but maybe there will be a sequel.

sexy, fun, beautiful prose

I went in with low expectations but was delighted to find a highly enthralling story of love, messy relationships and lots of hot scenes to boot. I thought the choice to make the story switch between characters whom were connected, but a few thousand years apart was a really good choice and kept things spicy with lots of great cliff hangers and twists. If you're a fan of fantasy, gay erotica or both (like myself) definitely pick this up!

Twist and Turns and Pure Amazement

This book is not like any other. It’s a slow burn, but once you’re in it, you can’t stop. It’s so good. I didn’t know how it end, as it kept surprising me. This is a beautiful book.

Intriguing Story

This story was definitely unique and very intriguing. The plot was well done and easy to follow most of the story. But there were definitely some places I had to back up and listen again to completely understand what was happening. The characters and interactions were captivating and sexy in the right places.

I was a bit disappointed with the ending. While not every story gets or needs a happy ending. I didn't feel like it was completely wrapped up, and wasn't expecting it to end so abruptly with no resolution to 2000 years worth of lifetimes. I feel like I could have been okay with no happy reunion / finally being together, if It hadnt ended feeling like not a single character had resolution or closure.

A story of Soul Mates

I'm not much of a fantasy fiction reader but this story won my heart! A love story of soul mates! Great performance of characters as well.

Story not there

The syllabus sounded so good but it soo smutty. We could have easily gotten the story without like lots of smut.didn’t finish

Pushed/forced/couldn’t stand it

Took 3 dynasties for the plot to kick off and so much gay s*x with no real plot/meaning/build-felt so forced and out of nowhere. Couldn’t finish it