Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Rebecca Roanhorse
The first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio, is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain.
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this was so good!!! i LOVED the magic in this book and the characters were incredible. i’m suffering waiting for my hold on book 2
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Damn. I need the next one
Bleh never mind I'll borrow it. Why is book 2 ugly and why doesn't it match
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I am not a fantasy person and somehow years ago I got the impression that this was a sci-fi book so that made the first set of chapters hard for me as I adjusted. I’d been meaning to read this book for years(under the impression it was a sci-fi) and finally got around to it because a sci-fi fantasy bookclub near me was reading it (another reason i continued to think this was sci fi) as someone who doesn’t do epic fantasy learning all the names, places and things was a big learning curve for me. However it was a smooth well written ride and I was halfway through before I knew it even as a I struggled. Even as a non fantasy reader this book was pretty enjoyable you might love it if you like fantasy! Ofc the diverse representation (in all kinds of ways) was wonderful.
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