Hati S. - And The Sky Bled - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A cli - fi fantasy exploring the potential for rage and trauma to break the world. Library Journal starred review And the Sky Bled is already drawing comparisons to the work of N. K. Jemisin and Fonda Lee. Paste Magazine Amid the chaos of a dying city ruled by colonizers three rivals a thief a slumlord and an heiress race to find a hidden cache of magic that will decide the city's fate. In the occupied city of Tejomaya calor a magical fossil fuel is found only in the blood rains that fall from the sky. While a six - month drought has brought Tejomaya to a desperate standstill rumors of a secret stash of magic propel three unlikely treasure seekers to risk everything. Tenacious and street - smart Zain Jatav has been forced to steal calor for her slumlord bosses for years. Finding the magic reserve might be her only key to freedom. But she ll have to contend with Iravan Khotar a slumlord himself and an ambitious revolutionary hoping to use the same magic to save his people from the mysterious illness devastating the slums and to bolster a fight against their oppressors. Meanwhile heiress Anastasia Drakos leads the ruling council of Tejomaya from the safety of a nearby island. With the hidden magic she could finally take full control of the city and crush the slums beneath her unyielding fist. As Zain Iravan and Anastasia draw closer to finding the treasure their paths tangle and not for the first time they met before a decade ago in a fire that destroyed each of their lives in different ways. Their reunion might bring the already - weakened city to its knees. Exploring the devastating mechanisms of power this searing climate fantasy breathes life into a crumbling world hovering on the brink of total destruction.
Title: And The Sky Bled
Author(s): Hati S.
Publisher: Girl Friday Productions
Barcode: 9781959411680
Pages: 336 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/15/2024
Category: Fantasy