Wilde takes risks that pay off hugely." -Ken Liu, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of The Grace of Kings, on Cloudbound "Wilde's fantastical trilogy (after Cloudbound ) takes on violent political divisions, ecological desolation, and the imminent death of the only world the characters have ever known.Fans of the series will be satisfied by its conclusion." - Publishers Weekly on Horizon "Wilde gives us a compellingly strange world, one that is alien in the best and most interesting senses. planted herself firmly in the "authors to watch" category." -Andrew Liptak on Updraft "The world of the towers grown from bone, where residents strap on wings and soar the air currents, is captivating.Kirit's journey to find her place is satisfying, but the real draw is a world that readers will be anxious to revisit in future volumes of this exciting new series." - Library Journal, starred review, on Updraft "A fantastic follow-up to Updraft -I liked it better than its predecessor, particularly for what it says about the politics of fear and prejudice, and how giving people what they want isn't always the best thing." -Aliette de Bodard, award-winning author of House of Shattered Wings, on Cloudbound "A thrilling and complex tale about the most difficult stage of a revolution: what do you do after you win? Highly recommended both for the story it tells as well as how it tells that story. Praise for the Bone Universe Trilogy "A book that's impossible to put down. Bone Universe 1) Updraft 2) Cloudbound 3) Horizon Kirit begins to doubt her world and its unassailable Laws, setting in motion a chain of events that will lead to a haunting choice, and may well change the city forever-if it isn't destroyed outright. As she grows in knowledge and power, she starts to uncover the depths of Spire secrets. In an attempt to save her family from greater censure, Kirit must give up her dreams to throw herself into the dangerous training at the Spire, the tallest, most forbidding tower, deep at the heart of the City.
When Kirit inadvertently breaks Tower Law, the city's secretive governing body, the Singers, demand that she become one of them instead. Kirit Densira cannot wait to pass her wingtest and begin flying as a trader by her mother's side, being in service to her beloved home tower and exploring the skies beyond. From Fran Wilde comes Updraft, the Nebula finalist and Andre Norton Award-winning first novel in the Bone Universe saga Welcome to a world of wind and bone, songs and silence, betrayal and courage.
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