Untethered Sky

<p><b>From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes <i>Untethered Sky</i>, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs.</b><br><b><br>A Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for <i>Polygon </i> <i>Book Riot </i></b><b> <i>Paste Magazine</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.