Agent: Lucy Carson, the Friedrich Agency.

With a resourceful, indomitable heroine, this high-flying series opener by Khoury ( The Mystwick School of Musicraft) offers a wealth of adrenaline-charged, cinematic aerial scenes featuring a Black protagonist and a largely white, fully winged cast, making for a thoroughly enjoyable adventure. Soon her path intertwines with a colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own aspirations. Sparrow Rising (Skyborn 1) - by Jessica Khoury 12. Her courage and resolve are tested by the harsh reality of the caste-dominated Clandoms, the duplicitousness of authority figures, and the constant threat of the gargols. Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to a brand-new fantasy series. be caught outside in a storm - just as Ellies family was. But as part of Nox’s band-which includes inventor Gussie, a Falcon, and animal-lover Twig, whose parents hail from different clans-Ellie finds her storybook ideals challenged. Book 1 Sparrow Rising by Jessica Khoury 4.40 456 Ratings 121 Reviews 6 editions Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Call of the Crow by Jessica Khoury 4. Learning of an opportunity to attempt another qualifying race as a wild card, Ellie sets forth with Nox as her reluctant companion. In an attempt to buck tradition, though, she enters, encountering Nox Hatcher, a Crow who was wounded on a secret mission. But as one of the lowly Sparrow Clan, Ellie is destined for life as a farmer, discouraged from participating in the Goldwing Trials. Ever since her parents were killed, 12-year-old orphan Ellidee Meadows has yearned to become an elite Goldwing, protecting the Clandoms’ winged peoples against the stone gargols that rule the sky during stormy weather.

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