A Bid to Rule
Novae Caelum
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
While this book happens 23 years before the main events of this series, it contains characters, events, and context needed to fully enjoy the rest of the series. This is the preferred reading order, but it can also be read any time before, during, or right after books 1 and 2.
THE RULER IS DEAD.
LONG LIVE THE RULER.
Homaj Rhialden has lived his whole life knowing his older sibling, not himself, will rule his interstellar kingdom—and as a court rake, he’s perfectly okay with that. But when his parents are assasinated and the Heir goes missing, Homaj is suddenly thrust into power. All evidence points to an inside job, but who among his father’s trusted advisors are his enemies?
Determined to track down his parents’ killers and prove himself in an increasingly hostile court, Homaj hatches a plan with his servant cousin, Iata, to use their shapeshifting abilities to switch places: while Iata impersonates him and rules the kingdom as a willing target, Homaj searches for the Heir in the capital city.
But in a kingdom ruled by shapeshifters, anyone can be anyone, and not even your own identity is safe. When lies run deep enough to shatter a kingdom and family is hardly friendly, can Homaj protect both his kingdom and his identity from crumbling around him?
A Bid to Rule is a fast-paced royal thriller with a genderfluid lead and glittering court intrigue! This book was first published as The Seritarchus in serial form.
Duration - 14h 40m.
Author - Novae Caelum.
Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2023 Novae Caelum ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Novae Caelum
Digital Voice Madison G
The Stars and Green Magics
Robot Dinosaur Press
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. While this book happens 23 years before the main events of this series, it contains characters, events, and context needed to fully enjoy the rest of the series. This is the preferred reading order, but it can also be read any time before, during, or right after books 1 and 2. THE RULER IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE RULER. Homaj Rhialden has lived his whole life knowing his older sibling, not himself, will rule his interstellar kingdom—and as a court rake, he’s perfectly okay with that. But when his parents are assasinated and the Heir goes missing, Homaj is suddenly thrust into power. All evidence points to an inside job, but who among his father’s trusted advisors are his enemies? Determined to track down his parents’ killers and prove himself in an increasingly hostile court, Homaj hatches a plan with his servant cousin, Iata, to use their shapeshifting abilities to switch places: while Iata impersonates him and rules the kingdom as a willing target, Homaj searches for the Heir in the capital city. But in a kingdom ruled by shapeshifters, anyone can be anyone, and not even your own identity is safe. When lies run deep enough to shatter a kingdom and family is hardly friendly, can Homaj protect both his kingdom and his identity from crumbling around him? A Bid to Rule is a fast-paced royal thriller with a genderfluid lead and glittering court intrigue! This book was first published as The Seritarchus in serial form. Duration - 14h 40m. Author - Novae Caelum. Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2023 Novae Caelum ©.
Language:
English
Title Page
Duration:00:00:17
Author’s Note
Duration:00:01:51
1. News
Duration:00:05:47
2. Change
Duration:00:05:16
3. The Uniform
Duration:00:13:42
4. Deflection
Duration:00:07:11
5. Okay in There
Duration:00:08:11
6. Count Me In
Duration:00:11:32
7. Names
Duration:00:07:34
8. The Performance
Duration:00:08:29
9. The Corridor
Duration:00:08:48
10. The Pastry Chef
Duration:00:07:15
11. The Kitchens
Duration:00:06:48
12. The Encounter
Duration:00:09:14
13. The Sanctum
Duration:00:06:23
14. Enough
Duration:00:07:20
15. These Games
Duration:00:08:17
16. Absolute Control
Duration:00:09:16
17. Public Face
Duration:00:12:59
18. Happy
Duration:00:10:23
19. The Question
Duration:00:09:13
20. The First Magicker
Duration:00:06:31
21. A Bid to Rule
Duration:00:09:47
22. Ten Days
Duration:00:11:36
23. Tavven
Duration:00:13:39
24. Trust
Duration:00:08:14
25. Vulnerable
Duration:00:07:09
26. Cloak and Dagger
Duration:00:08:22
27. The Back Corridors
Duration:00:11:21
28. Riveredge
Duration:00:05:53
29. Evening Air
Duration:00:04:40
30. The Safe House
Duration:00:06:32
31. Release
Duration:00:05:57
32. Waking Up
Duration:00:07:29
33. Shadow Brother
Duration:00:07:19
34. The Crash Site
Duration:00:07:05
35. The Risk
Duration:00:06:29
36. Truth
Duration:00:09:26
37. The Long Term
Duration:00:07:41
38. What I Can
Duration:00:06:52
39. Calculation
Duration:00:09:32
40. Control
Duration:00:11:55
41. Privacy
Duration:00:09:47
42. The Summons
Duration:00:09:02
43. A Friendly Chat
Duration:00:10:02
44. Samples
Duration:00:07:00
45. The Search
Duration:00:12:16
46. Layers
Duration:00:05:33
47. The Approach
Duration:00:08:06
48. Competence
Duration:00:08:40
49. The Stranger
Duration:00:08:30
50. Dynastic Citizen
Duration:00:09:08
51. The Argument
Duration:00:06:33
52. Reasonable Questions
Duration:00:06:38
53. Go Back
Duration:00:08:09
54. A Walk Not His Own
Duration:00:07:09
55. Proof
Duration:00:09:14
56. Administrative Mode
Duration:00:10:31
57. The Ninth Unit
Duration:00:07:25
58. Tired
Duration:00:06:44
59. The Door
Duration:00:07:48
60. The Request
Duration:00:06:28
61. Looking for Answers
Duration:00:05:41
62. Eyras
Duration:00:09:41
63. The Study
Duration:00:15:12
64. Boundaries
Duration:00:06:55
65. No Visible Fear
Duration:00:06:59
66. Ready
Duration:00:10:34
67. A Second Bid
Duration:00:06:41
68. The Challenge
Duration:00:11:28
69. In Deep
Duration:00:06:02
70. The Meeting
Duration:00:07:21
71. Convincing
Duration:00:12:11
72. Codes
Duration:00:04:42
73. Unconscious Lies
Duration:00:05:38
74. The Future
Duration:00:13:46
75. The Makeover
Duration:00:08:31
76. Lavender Hall
Duration:00:11:33
77. The Buyer
Duration:00:09:51
78. Tension
Duration:00:07:27
79. Damage
Duration:00:07:27
80. Down
Duration:00:09:04
81. The Study
Duration:00:11:26
82. Contempt
Duration:00:09:19
83. Evening
Duration:00:07:56
84. The Pattern
Duration:00:07:23
85. Investigations
Duration:00:05:34
86. Identical
Duration:00:08:21
87. Letting Go
Duration:00:06:52
88. Frayed Nerves
Duration:00:08:44
89. All the Pieces
Duration:00:07:12
90. Drawn Pistols
Duration:00:05:59
91. Arrest Me
Duration:00:05:49
92. The Confession
Duration:00:09:00
93. Adapting in the Moment
Duration:00:08:05
94. The Housing Block
Duration:00:08:29
95. Live
Duration:00:09:11
96. Back
Duration:00:14:17
97. The Seritarchus
Duration:00:07:33
98. Flawless
Duration:00:05:09
99. The North Hall at Ten
Duration:00:05:19
100. The Usurper
Duration:00:07:44
101. Stricken
Duration:00:08:28
102. Cheering
Duration:00:05:36
103. Promises
Duration:00:09:52
104. Butterflies Drifting on the Wind
Duration:00:16:23