The Voyages of Trueblood Cay
Being an Especial Accounting of His Life and Times at Sea, as Told by Gil Rafael
by Suanne Laqueur
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Pub Date Jan 23 2019 | Archive Date Jan 10 2021
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Description
Pelippé Trueblood is on the voyage of a lifetime and hosting a temperamental, half-man-half-horse creature onboard his ship. He just might end up killing his difficult guest. Or kissing him.
Trueblood is descended from giants and poised to be one of the world's great mariners. Raised by his father on the mighty ship Cay, he’s chosen at nineteen for a perilous voyage predicted in ancient prophecy: find the lost Tree of Life and anchor her branches back to the sky. Young and unseasoned, Trueblood fears the gods may have picked the wrong man for the job. Worse, scripture demands he be accompanied by the beautiful, brooding Fen il-Kheir. Nothing in Trueblood's life at sea has prepared him for this dangerous new crew member, nor the feelings he plants in Trueblood's heart.
Fen is a kheiron—a creature with the ability to shift between man and horse. With his dark past, his distrust of humans and his contempt for prophecy, Fen proves a reluctant passenger who could jeopardize not only the voyage, but the very future of the world. As the journey progresses, Fen finds himself more and more drawn to the Cay's charismatic commander, bringing the kheiron closer to everything his human nature longs for, and everything the beast in him fears.
A feud of the gods. Ships built by giants. Spice that makes the world beautiful. Flying horses. Murder and misery. Belonging and bravery. Sailors, centaurs, warriors, queens, courtesans and storytellers. A tapestry of mythology and human experience, The Voyages of Trueblood Cay is Suanne Laqueur’s most adventurous love story.
Publisher's Note: Gil Rafael is the pen name of Javier Landes, who is a fictional character in Laqueur's Venery series. The Voyages of Trueblood Cay is the novel Javier is writing throughout the series. This novel-within-a-novel contains subtle references to people and situations in Venery, however it is not necessary to have read the series beforehand. Trueblood Cay can absolutely be enjoyed as a standalone fantasy novel.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780463968185 |
| PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Nora S, Reviewer
This book was beyond exceptional. Wow. Before starting this book, I started the Venery series (which this book is part of in a way) and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't quite my taste. I couldn't find a way for me to read the second book in the series, and, since Laqueur said this book could be enjoyed as a standalone, I took my chances and boy am I glad I did. The ending literally made me weep, which I consider high praise for a book. Watching Pe grow up throughout the story was beautiful and all of the relationships in the story were so well thought out and the worldbuilding was fantastic. I could literally go on and on about this book. Despite my ambivalence toward An Exaltation of Larks, I found the easter eggs from that story strewn through The Voyages of Trueblood Cay to be utterly delightful. I read the two books literally back to back and many of the lines I had highlighted in the first book because I loved them so much were mentioned throughout this book. The Voyages of Trueblood Cay is probably my favorite book I've read this year and I would recommend it to literally anyone and everyone. There was magic through every page of this story and while the romance is beautiful, the relationships between parents and their children I think is what makes this story extraordinarily special.
Michaela M, Reviewer
I was a bit leery of starting this book with it being part of an existing series. However, I'm very glad I picked this up because I enjoyed The Voyages of Trueblood Cay more than I was expecting to.
The worldbuilding was good and the writing engaging. Side characters were well fleshed out, though I did wish there was a bit more focus on Raj and Lejo towards the end—after all their screentime early on they seemed to fade into the background even during the climax of the story they were actively participating in.
My primary hangup was pacing. The beginning to middle of the book felt a bit slow, and the end seemingly rushed to catch up (but still in the slow, long book type of way).
All in all, I'll be recommending this to friends who enjoy the genre and don't mind a longer read.
TASMIN B, Reviewer
Pelippé Trueblood is on the voyage of a lifetime and hosting a temperamental, half-man half-horse onboard his ship. He just might end up killing his difficult guest. Or kissing him.
I don't know what I was expecting, but damn. This was a decent read. I really loved the way it's written the most. It had such an epic story feel to it.
Ashley A, Reviewer
I cannot describe the amazing, heart wrenching, soul shattering experience that is The Voyages of Trueblood Cay. Thank you Rakontistos for giving a new meaning to love, for building a world we can only long to be apart of, for the longing to smell Nye and climb the mast of the Cay.
I cried and laughed and once again relished in the joy that only a story can bring.
I have read a lot of books, gone on a lot of adventures and loved many characters so for a book to be my number one it must be exepsionally especial.
I will read it to learn it. Learn it to tell it. Tell it to teach it.
~Legantos
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