{"product_id":"untethered-sky-fonda-lee","title":"Untethered Sky by Lee (Releases 07\/28\/2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleases 07\/28\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Aurora Award for Best Novella!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNebula Award nominee for Best Novella!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2023 Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Slate Best Books of 2023 Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping action set in vast spaces writ as clean and spare as a dry bone . . . the result is tremendous.\"―The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for Polygon | Book Riot | Paste Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48754254708971,"sku":"9781250433480","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2652\/3794\/files\/9781250433480.jpg?v=1780872075","url":"https:\/\/www.maggiemaesbooks.com\/products\/untethered-sky-fonda-lee","provider":"Maggie Mae's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}