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.

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.

Probably one of my favorite books now!

The story is brilliant. the plotline is intriguing, very good use of imagery, a clear knowledge of Chinese History and mythology was put into consideration by the author. The love story was beautiful and poetic, whilst it was also tragic and evoked strong feelings. Excellent as a representation of queer romance as well, it felt natural as if no one would even realize this is nothing except a well written story of two people in love that is for all audiences. amazing job.

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

Not for me - too confusing and I didn’t care about the characters

This book was not for me. It was just too confusing. Many of the character names were too similar, there were just too many characters, and because they kept jumping around in time I didn’t get a chance to care about any of the characters. Perhaps if it were a movie and you could see actors it would be possible to know which character was which in their other life. But since you don’t know who is supposed to be who, jumping around stilts the arch of character development. Plus there is no pay off in the end. I ended the book and went “meh”.

Big Fan

I could revisit this story again and again. The layout is fresh and the story is captivating. I can't wait for Justinian Huan's next book!