Water dripped from wide, notched leaves, and the ground was soft under his sandals.

It had rained all night, and the air here was heavy and wet. He walked past the farming village of Kuharan with its oval houses and thatched roofs, past the jail where’d he found the Teek woman, and into the surrounding jungle. He traveled the wide, spotless avenue that ran the length of Cuecola, past the still-sleeping market, and through the city gates.

A man to carry his purchases home, another to guard his person, although there were very few things he feared. Normally, he would bring servants with him. He left his home well before dawn, a purse of cacao, a small clay cup, a mirror, and an obsidian knife on the belt at his waist, and he walked. The sun had not yet risen on the first day after the new year’s winter solstice, and it felt not at all as if an age had ended, but Balam knew better. From The Manual of the Dreamwalkers, by Seuq, a spearmaiden I have done great deeds both good and evil, and who is to judge me but the gods, and what shall they say to me but that I dared? Welcome back to the fantasy series of the decade in Fevered Star-book two of Between Earth and Sky from one of the “Indigenous novelists reshaping North American science fiction, horror, and fantasy” ( The New York Times) and the “epic voice of our continent and time” (Ken Liu, award-winning author of The Grace of Kings). How will Serapio stay human when he is steeped in prophecy and surrounded by those who desire only his power? Is there a future for Naranpa in a transformed Tova without her total destruction? For the Clan of Matriarchs of Tova, tense alliances form as far-flung enemies gather and the war in the heavens is reflected upon the earth.Īnd for Serapio and Naranpa, both now living avatars, the struggle for free will and personhood in the face of destiny rages. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded?Īs sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected ally in the former Priest of Knives.

The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God’s eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart.

Return to The Meridian with New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse’s sequel to the most critically hailed epic fantasy of 2020 Black Sun-finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Lambda, and Locus awards.

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