num_pages: 152
description: From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky  an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs.A Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for Polygon  Book Riot  Paste MagazineEsters family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother leaving her with nothing but her fathers painful silence and a single overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family.Esters path leads her to the Kings 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 empires most dangerous manticore hunt but on a journey of perseverance and acceptance.
language: English
title: Untethered Sky
publisher: Tordotcom