Untethered Sky

Untethered Sky

Hardcover
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Beschreibung

Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella
Nominated for the Aurora Award for Best Novelette/Novella

Shortlisted for the 2024 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy

A New York Times Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2023 Pick
A Slate Best Books of 2023 Pick

"Gripping action set in vast spaces writ as clean and spare as a dry bone . . . the result is tremendous."―The New York Times

A Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for Polygon | Book Riot | Paste Magazine

From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs.

Ester’s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother, leaving her with nothing but her father’s painful silence and a single, overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family.

Ester’s path leads her to the King’s Royal Mews, where the giant rocs of legend are flown to hunt manticores by their brave and dedicated ruhkers. Paired with a fledgling roc named Zahra, Ester finds purpose and acclaim by devoting herself to a calling that demands absolute sacrifice and a creature that will never return her love. The terrifying partnership between woman and roc leads Ester not only on the empire’s most dangerous manticore hunt, but on a journey of perseverance and acceptance.
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Hardcover
Seitenzahl
152
Preis
14.95 €

Beiträge

2
Alle
4

As an fan of the Greenbone Saga and also of the novella „The Jade Setter of Janloon“ and „Jade Shards“ I was really looking forward to reading this. It was different in tone but I enjoyed it! In „Untethered Sky“ by Fonda Lee we follow a young woman in her training with a giant war eagle. I loved the way the training was described and the different steps of taming the wild creature. I felt like I as a reader also formed a bond with the creature. The world building and atmosphere was really strong in this novella. Achieving this in this short amount of time shows Fonda Lee’s exceptional writing skill. I felt the tension and emotion in this book so deeply that it was uncomfortable times. It really swallowed me whole. This is a very unique and emotional book full of wonderful quotes. Give it a try if you like animal companions or Fonda Lee’s writing!

5

Highlight - Fantasy

Das Buch hat mir so gut gefallen. Es ist super ruhig und eigentlich nur ein Bericht über das Leben von der Protagonistin, aber ich fand’s super gut geschrieben und interessant. Es geht um Ester, deren halbe Familie von einem Mantikor getötet wird, als sie noch ein Kind ist. Daraufhin geht sie zu den Rukher. Das sind im Prinzip Falkner, bloß haben sie keine Falken sondern riesige Vögel, die Roc und mit denen gehen sie auf die Jagd, unteranderem auf die Jagd nach Mantikor. Das Buch erzählt dann wie sie aufgewachsen ist, wie sie zu den Rukher gegangen ist und ihre Zeit als Rukher.

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