Heir to the Sky
by Amanda Sun
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I dangle my legs over the edge of the cliff, tapping my heels against the smooth dirt that crumbles down the side of the continent. I don't fear falling. The world below looks unreal and distant, like it's only been painted on. Falling is something I can't even imagine.As heir to a kingdom of floating continents, Kali has spent her life bound by limits: by her duties as a member of the royal family, by a forced betrothal to the son of a nobleman and by the edge of the only world she's show more ever known—a small island hovering above a monster-ridden earth, long since uninhabited by humans.
When Kali falls off the edge of her kingdom and miraculously survives, she is shocked to discover there are still humans on the earth. Determined to get home, Kali entrusts a rugged monster-hunter named Griffin to guide her across a world overrun by chimera, storm dragons, basilisks and other terrifying creatures. But the more time she spends on earth, the more dark truths she begins to uncover about her home in the sky, and the more resolute she is to start living for herself. show less
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This was good stuff. Seriously.
I bought it because I really liked the cover, but the idea of a floating island in the sky sounded awesome. There are a bunch of different landscapes, which I love. Also! There are a bunch of made up creatures and monsters which are fun to imagine.
I love the main characters too. Glad they aren't dicks. That seems to happen a lot in young adult books recently, theres a main character that is just unbearable. Not here though!
This is definitely a book I didn't want to put down. Once you get in a few chapters all hell breaks lose and you just gotta find out what's going to happen.
I bought it because I really liked the cover, but the idea of a floating island in the sky sounded awesome. There are a bunch of different landscapes, which I love. Also! There are a bunch of made up creatures and monsters which are fun to imagine.
I love the main characters too. Glad they aren't dicks. That seems to happen a lot in young adult books recently, theres a main character that is just unbearable. Not here though!
This is definitely a book I didn't want to put down. Once you get in a few chapters all hell breaks lose and you just gotta find out what's going to happen.
DNF'ed at 55% - In the end, I was unable to get into the character of Kali. While I thought this was more of a fantasy-esque title, the entire premise felt poorly executed.
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- Ferguson, T. S.
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- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Fantasy, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.6 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 2000-
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- PZ7 .S9564 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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