Captive Prince is one of many, many success stories about a book published online that amassed a huge following and was eventually picked up by a major publishing house. Initially published by Gatto in 2013 it has only recently made it on to the Australian market, and is being published by Penguin. And, it was at about this point that the book caught my attention, when I saw it reviewed as 'a gay sex slave political fantasy thriller.' Intrigued to know what kind of a book could inspire such a title, I found a copy at my local QBD and set about reading it. And to set the record straight, Captive Prince is indeed a gay sex slave political fantasy thriller. It begins with the capture of Prince Damianos, the rightful heir to the throne, who is betrayed by his evil half brother and gifted to the prince and heir of a rival kingdom as a slave. In this neighbouring kingdom, nothing is as it seems and Prince Damianos, now known as Damen, eventually finds himself making an unlike