From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky an epic fantasy fable
about the pursuit of obsession at all costs. "Gripping action set in vast spaces writ as
clean and spare as a dry bone . . . the result is tremendous."- The New York Times A Most
Anticipated in 2023 Pick for Polygon | Book Riot | Paste Magazine Ester'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. Ester'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.
