{"product_id":"untethered-sky-9781250433480","title":"Untethered Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Aurora Award for Best Novella!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNebula Award nominee for Best Novella!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2023 Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2023 Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Gripping action set in vast spaces writ as clean and spare as a dry bone . . . the result is tremendous.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for \u003ci\u003ePolygon \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes \u003ci\u003eUntethered Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEster'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEster'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250433480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Fonda Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604448473269,"sku":"9781250433480","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/untethered-sky-9781250433480","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}