Captive Prince
Book One of the Captive Prince Trilogy
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4.3 • 103 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first novel in her critically acclaimed Captive Prince trilogy.
Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.
Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince Laurent epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Veretian court, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen finds himself caught up in a play for the throne, he must work together with Laurent to survive and save his country.
For Damen, there is just one rule: never, ever reveal his true identity. Because the one man Damen needs is the one man who has more reason to hate him than anyone else...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pacat's powerful debut, a blend of intense erotica and political fantasy, is disturbing and intriguing in equal measure. When the king of Akielos dies, his son Kastor takes the throne. The other prince, Damen, is betrayed, kidnapped, and taken to Vere, a country with which Akielos had a nasty war a few years before. In that war Damen killed Vere's crown prince; now he is the property of Vere's new heir, Laurent, who does not, as yet, know who Damen is. Pacat's ubiquitous and varyingly grim depictions of sexual slavery play brutal counterpoint to Damen's optimistic attempts to regain agency, and the obvious ways Damen and Laurent could help each other are made plausibly difficult by old hatreds and deep cultural differences. The intricacy of the political entanglements gives depth to the novel's erotic turmoil, and readers who struggle with the extensive scenes of nonconsensual sex will still be drawn in by the subtle, powerful writing. Fans of Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series will eat this up with a spoon.
Customer Reviews
I’m in love
These two own my heart now. The whole trilogy is amazingly written and thought out. Warning, even to you caste iron b*tches, you will experience feels. A lot of em. So, go grab your tricycle, and get ready to 3rd wheel in the best way possible.
Great Read!
I've reread this series time and time again. Definitely an enjoyable read!
Captivating
I read this book in one night. A story of twists and turns in a royal court kept all my attention. If you're expecting a romance novel, this is not it. It feels like a game of thrones. The writing, expressed with meticulously chosen words, was a joy to read.