With his bodyguard/companion, Brand, he sort of works freelance for the Tower, and is hired to find Lady Judgment’s missing son, Addam. Rune was a member of the Sun Throne, but it was destroyed a few years before the story began, and he’s the last surviving member (hence, “The Last Sun”). There are many wonderful books out there, some of which I’ve reviewed here, that feature great gay characters, or have been written by gay men, but none of them quite nailed it in the way I’ve been hoping.įirst, the plot: Rune Saint John lives in New Atlantis, where there are demigods based on tarot cards. This book is the reason why I started doing this little series in the first place. Basically, it kind of feels like an all-male version of “Friends.” But with more explosions (actual explosions, mind you, I don’t know where your dirty, filthy imagination was going).īrief summary / book review: This is the book I’ve been waiting for. And what’s awesome is how natural it all feels. Since the main character is gay, this tends to gay up the surrounding cast. In the world of New Atlantis, nobody cares what the gender of the other person you sleep with is. Are there LGBT characters? Yes, the main character is gay, and so is just about everyone else of importance - if not gay, then probably least bi or poly.
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