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.
