Untethered Sky, Fonda Lee
Untethered Sky, Fonda Lee
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Untethered Sky

Author: Fonda Lee

Narrator: Nikki Massoud

Unabridged: 3 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/25/2023


Synopsis

From World Fantasy Award–winning author Fonda Lee comes 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.

About Fonda Lee

Fonda Lee is the author of Exo, which was a Junior Library Guild selection, and Zeroboxer, which was an Andre Norton Award finalist, a Junior Library Guild selection, and an ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. After spending years as a corporate strategist for Fortune 500 companies, she is now a writer and black belt martial artist living in Portland, Oregon. You can visit her online at www.fondalee.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik

ARC provided by the publisher—Tordotcom—in exchange for an honest review. 4.5/5 stars Judging this by my novella standards, Untethered Sky is one of the best standalone novellas I’ve read. “We cannot know the price others pay for their good fortune.” Fonda Lee is one of my favorite authors of all t......more

Goodreads review by John

Check out my recent interview with Fonda Lee at Grimdark Magazine. My complete review of Untethered Sky is published at Grimdark Magazine. Untethered Sky is Fonda Lee’s delicate coming-of-age novella inspired by Persian and Arabian folklore, featuring two beasts from Middle Eastern mythology: manticor......more

This was a fantastic novella! I wish it would've been fleshed out into a novella series, because I grew so fond of all the characters throughout the story (DARUS YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS) & I would love to continue to follow them on all their adventures.......more

A decent enough book, but way, way too short. Watch my video review by clicking here.......more

Goodreads review by Sofia

When you love a person, you are expected to give them their freedom, but when you love a monster, you keep it caged. Untethered Sky follows Ester, a rukher, the keeper and partner of her roc, Zahra. Zahra is a deadly bird of immense proportions, trained to hunt the terrifying manticore: a beast a......more