![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rath's kind heart and earthy pragmatism make him easy to root for, and while events unfold in thoroughly predictable ways, entertaining flourishes in both the tournament and the romance will sweep the reader along. (The marriages need not be heterosexual one appealing feature of Derr's setting is the casually depicted wide variety of genders and sexual preferences, and fighters of all kinds are admitted to the tournament.) Meanwhile, Rath begins developing a relationship with a nobleman he met at the pub, though he knows there's no future in such a match. When a crime boss demands Rath pay the hefty debt Rath's father recently incurred, Rath realizes his only hope is to enter the Tournament of Charlet, often called the Tournament of Losers, in which commoners compete to marry the scions of noble houses. It is medieval fantasy, but it's kind of written in the style of urban fantasy or paranormal romance. Megan Derr Tournament of Losers Paperback Novemby Megan Derr (Author) 295 ratings Kindle 0.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 11.99 3 Used from 7.40 9 New from 11.99 All Rath wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Also a trans-inclusive world, but again, with cis men as main characters. It has some fairy-tale tropes but isn't based on any specific fairy tale. Rath scrapes up funds through working at the docks or in brothels, paying his bills with just enough left over for the occasional ale at the pub with his friends. Tournament of Losers - this is a standalone fantasy romance novel. Derr (The High King's Golden Tongue) bolsters this romantic fantasy with a charismatic protagonist and an engagingly designed cod-medieval world, helping the story's clich%C3%A9d elements feel charmingly familiar rather than stale. ![]()
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