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The follow-up to Foz Meadows''s A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, All the Hidden Paths is a sultry political & romantic fantasy exploring gender, sexuality, identity, and self-worth.
With the plot against them foiled and the city of Qi-Katai in safe hands, newlywed and tentative lovers Velasin and Caethari have just begun to test the waters of their relationship. But the wider political ramifications of their marriage are still playing out across two nations, and all too soon, theyre summoned north to Tithenas capital city, Qi-Xihan, to present themselves to its monarch.
With Caethari newly invested as his grandmothers heir and Velasins old ghosts gnawing at his heels, what little peace theyve managed to find is swiftly put to the test. Caes recent losses have left him racked with grief and guilt, while Vel struggles with the disconnect between instincts that have kept him safe in secrecy and what an open life requires of him now. Pursued by unknown assailants and with Qi-Xihans court factions jockeying for power, Vel and Cae must use all the skills at their disposal to not only survive, but thrive.
Because theres more than one way to end an alliance, and more than one person who wants to see them fail and they will resort to murder if needed.
