Between Earth and Sky: A Black Sun Adventure

Amazon Customer: This fantasy takes you on a ride that stresses every emotion you have. A generational epic that leaves you winded and wondering!

United States on Jan 09, 2024

Kasey's Book Hoard: Roanhorse's world inspired by Pre-Columbian Americas is intersting and compelling. A refreshing difference from the usual European inspired fantasy. Our cast of characters:
A young boy is carved by his mother's blood sacrifice and forbidden sorcery into the avatar of the Crow God.
A woman from the slums of the greatest city in all the lands has risen to the highest position of the priesthood, The Sun Priest and hopes to root out the corruption among them.
A sea-captain from the Teek island - a land of only women - whose Song is a magic that can calm, beguile, or kill.

Somehow all these people will find themselves embroiled in a war of gods, revenge, class-struggle, and forbidden magics. All are powerful, all are haunted by their pasts, and none of them are in control of their fates - fates likely promising death.

This is one of the most unique and enthralling fantasy worlds I've immersed myself in for some time. If you love fantasy, I definitely recommend this one.

United States on Oct 06, 2023

Madamejojo13: I absolutely love the characters and imagery of this world. Can’t wait to start the sequel! Defo one worth reading.

United Kingdom on Oct 05, 2023

Kindle Customer: I loved the storyline, the different povs, read the book in a whole day and I'll probably reread it to catch things I missed the first time around.

Canada on Feb 11, 2023

Jennifer C.: I discovered Rebecca Roanhorse through her middle grades novel Race to the Sun, which I loved. So, when I spotted this book which also highlights Indigenous Pre-Columbian peoples, I snagged a copy. Having finished listening to it, I have now decided that if Rebecca Roanhorse writes a book, I will read said book. I think you should join me in that, but since you probably won't just take my word for it, let me tell you why.

The book follows four main characters, though two of them definitely outshine the other two. I think the lesser two will get more time in the next book, though, which should help balance out the characters. As the book starts, we learn about a prophecy that is poised to come to fruition as there is going to be a solar eclipse on the same day as the winter solstice. According to the Sun Priest, this event will cause an imbalance in the world.

The four characters who all play major roles in this prophecy are Serapio, a blind man who describes himself as a vessel, Xiala, the captain of the ship charged with transporting Serapio to Tova for the festival to be held on the solstice who also happens to be a mermaid, Naranpa, a sun priestess who is...

United States on Oct 08, 2022

M. Loughin: This novel follows several viewpoint characters and jumps back and forth in time. Therefore, it's important to pay attention to the dates and quotations at the start of each chapter. I enjoy that sort of structure, but it would be confusing if you didn't notice how it works.

To be honest, I wasn't always certain I liked that characters, but they were distinctive and they did grow on me by the end. I particularly enjoyed the world-building and the bits of mythology that came through. The culture is fascinating. Also, I like crows. So overall, I can recommend this book and very much look forward to reading the next installment.

Canada on Jun 20, 2022

Rodrigo Menendez Arzac: Novela de fantasía que se desarrolla en un entorno prehispánico, con personajes muy interesantes y una trama ágil y atractiva que dejarán al lector con ganas de adentrarse más en este mundo.

Mexico on Jun 14, 2022

Serena: My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley, I did receive a eARC in August 2020. I have between that time and now also purchased it in Kindle edition, still I apologize for the lateness of my review.

I did not plan to have read & reviewed so close to Fevered Star's April 2022 release rather than in 2020. I have to say these past two years of the pandemic I have worked in healthcare and now find I have little patience or taste for violence or death in books. So much so I had recently become frustrated with myself and my rate of eARC tbr reading seemingly piling up with no results.

So the opening with a mother intent on sacrifice and blooding & blinding her son was put away until I felt I could get though it chapter by chapter if it was all violence. Yet I fell in love with the characters, especially Xiala and the fates of Serapio and Naranpa enthralled me, yesterday I was at 40% -and today I am finished! It feels so good to read again!

So Black Sun is a gift, I have a love of the ancient Americas that goes back to the beginning of my love of myth and it's so rarely done well or touched upon with respect or genuine kindness.

I would love a whole...

United States on Jun 06, 2022

Amazon Customer: I found it almost impossible to put this down. Beautifully written and exciting from the start to the end. I hope there’s another instalment waiting for me at Amazon.

Australia on May 27, 2021