num_pages: 272
description: A shocking assassination creates an unconventional bond between a princess and her guardian in a kingdom filled with political intrigue, danger and unexpected romance.Princess Shasta Soltranis enjoys a pampered life of court dances, elaborate finery, and the occasional secret fencing match with her twin brother, Daric. But in the midst of a birthday celebration, her world shatters when a mysterious assassin takes her brother's life. Shasta, the only remaining heir to the throne, narrowly escapes the assassin's blade thanks to the intervention of a traveling acrobat named Talon.With the threat of another attempt on Shasta's life imminent, her father declares that the young hero will be come the Princess's bodyguard. But what Shasta doesn't know is that her new guardian has a very well-kept he is actually a she.Talon and Shasta soon grow closer than anyone, especially her father, could have predicted. Will the truth of her guardian's secret change their relationship forever?Book 1 of The Legends of Ithyria Series
language: English
title: Sword of the Guardian
titlecomplete: Sword of the Guardian (Legends of Ithyria, #1)
genres: Historical, Queer, Lesbian Fiction, Lesbian Romance, LGBT, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Lesbian, Romance
ratings_count: 1762
series: Legends of Ithyria
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lambda Literary Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lesbian Fiction Readers' Choice Award
category: Fantasy, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Golden Crown Literary Award
category: Lesbian Speculative Fiction, Debut Author
publisher: Bold Strokes Books