On market day on the island of Ilyrea the livestock led out for auction are young men who have learned to accept a life of slavery. When Rock is bought by Dorian and enters his household, he becomes slave to both Dorian and his brother Carlos and must learn the pleasures of serving two masters.
3.5 stars Enjoyable enough story about slaves where the dynamics change between who is the slave and who is the master. I liked how things turned out with Carlos, the meaner brother, becoming subordinate to the actual slave, and Dorian, the younger nicer brother, embracing his need to serve. It was a fast read, but the ending was rather abrupt.
The first time I read this was in the early to mid 2000's I gave it away and later found it as an ebook.
I was guilty of masturbating in the carriage of a train the first time I read it. I don't feel even with my limited reading experience that this could ever be counted as a spectacular read, but I at least didn't get lost or confused.