ISBN: 1250842476 9781250842473

Category: Fiction / Fantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures

Page count: 160

<p><b>Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novella!</b><br><b><br>Nebula Award nominee for Best Novella!</b><br><br><b>Shortlisted for the 2024 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy<br><br></b><b>A<i> New York Times</i> Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2023 Pick</b><br><b><br>A <i>Slate</i> Best Books of 2023 Pick<br></b><br><b>"Gripping action set in vast spaces writ as clean and spare as a dry bone . . . the result is tremendous."—<i>The New York Times</i></b><br><b><br>A Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for <i>Polygon </i>| <i>Book Riot </i></b><b> | <i>Paste Magazine</i></b><br><br><b>From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes <i>Untethered Sky</i>, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>