The Hourglass Throne

The Tarot Sequence, Book 3

By: K. D. Edwards

Narrated by: Josh Hurley

As Rune Saint John grapples with the challenges of assuming the Sun Throne, a powerful barrier appears around New Atlantis’ famed rejuvenation center. But who could have created such formidable magic...what do they want from the immortality clinic...and what remains of the dozens trapped inside?

Though Rune and his lifelong bodyguard, Brand, are tasked with investigating the mysterious barrier, Rune is also busy settling into his new life at court. Claiming his father’s throne has irrevocably thrown him into the precarious world of political deception, and he must secure relationships with newfound allies in time to keep his growing found family safe. His relationship with his lover, Addam Saint Nicholas, raises additional political complications they must navigate. But he and Brand soon discover that the power behind the barrier holds a much more insidious, far-reaching threat to his family, to his people, and to the world.

Now, the rulers of New Atlantis must confront an enemy both new and ancient as the flow of time itself is drawn into the conflict. And as Rune finds himself inexorably drawn back to the fall of his father’s court and his own torture at the hands of masked conspirators, the secrets that he has long guarded will be dragged into the light—changing the Sun Throne, and New Atlantis, forever.

The climax of the first trilogy in the nine-book Tarot Sequence, The Hourglass Throne delivers epic urban fantasy that blends humor, fast-paced action, and political intrigue.

©2022 K.D. Edwards (P)2022 Audible, Inc.

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I love these books very much. So much adventure and magic but the relationships of all shapes and sizes are what make them excellent. They grow and change along with the characters - just like in real life - which is rare in adventure books, at least the LGBTQ ones I read. I counted down the days until this book and now I’m low key dying for the next one. Deep breaths…

this book is the best of the three!

I loved this book - definitely the most mature of the three! the writing flowed very nicely, I loved the addition to the world building and the villain was great. I was hooked the whole time! only thing is that I wish Adam and Rune's relationship was just a bit more touched upon. Rune and Brand have a lot more chemistry together, so I would've liked to see Adam and Rune more to make the relationship make a bit more sense. other than that, great book! I am excited to see what else this author has in store for us.

Good but

It’s not bad, but the first book was still better. It’s better than the second book by leagues but I still wish the author kept the tone of the first book it was a lot more mature, and raw

Too many characters and no time for reflection and character development

There is a lot going on the action is ramped up from the get go. Then once all the plot elements are resolved through action there’s a montage of character interaction that made me wish the book could have delved into the relationships more throughout. Because there’s so much action, all the meaningful character interaction is told to us at the end and never shown. It’s all fine and pretty enjoyable but it really made me wish the author dove deeper. Narrator is amazing as with all the books.

The Pillar of a Great Trilogy!

Sometimes you come across a book or series of books that just absolutely leave you stunned and speechless, when you try to consider just HOW MUCH happens and how intricately a story is being woven together. Well, damn if this is just that book and series!

Holy crap. This book deserves way more than just the 5 stars I can give it. I am floored by the fact that this is just the first 3 of 9 total books - and if this much has happened in these few books then I can’t even begin to imagine what depths the author is going to take us too in the future.

So much happened and was revealed here, that there really isn’t anyway I could hope to recount all the ways this story was nothing short of phenomenal. Per usual, Rune, Adam and Brand are my favorite trio, and the way that their love is starting to become more shared is just nothing short of the most perfect combination or the ideal platonic and romantic relationship triangle that I could only hope to get from a story like this. We have Addam that is so clearly in love with Rune for who he is and is willing to do anything for him, and then we have Brand who would literally serve as his shield if he had to because of their bond. AND not to give anything away, but I saw sparks of “something” in all this relationship that I really, really hope is what I think it is!

I loved that we got the time between Addam and Rune alone in this book that served as a great way to bring these two together even closer than before. My one and ONLY quirk with them is that other than that brief scene in book 1 we’ve saw nothing of their intimate relationship other than passing mentions of kissing or cuddling. This is totally able to be overlooked though because their relationship feels SO authentic and romantic that it renders the intimacy in the story pointless. Although, I also can’t help but wonder if maybe they haven’t been intimate? Especially since I’m book 2 Rune confessed he wasn’t all that comfortable with that yet because of his trauma. I’m not sure. But I really do hope we get something in the coming books that’s maybe a smidge steamier.

Either way, nothing will keep me from reading every book in this series as they are released. I am SO mad that idk when that will be, but either way I am so stoked to see what happens next!

Ripped my heart out!

For being a book with so much adventure and fantasy, it’s so touching and beautiful. I loved it all from story to performance to development. I can’t recommend it enough

I LOVE this book and series

I have listened to this series SEVERAL times. I just got done listening to this book for the 7th time. there are parts that everytime still brings tears to my eyes!!! can't wait for more

Lovable characters

This series is definitely one of my absolute favorites. I love the chats dearly and the narrator bring so much life to them. I really hope this isn’t the last of our Court of Misfits 💛

Amazing series!

I have listened to it multiple times. I can’t wait for the next book! The characters are very well developed!

Love this series!

Absolutely ran through all three books in about a week and I wish there was more!!