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\nStep into a s prawling world of celestial magic\, political intrigue\, and ancient proph ecies with \;New York Times \;bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse as we dive deep into her acclaimed \;Between Earth and Sky&n bsp\;trilogy. \;Black Sun\, \;Fevered Star\, and \;Mirrored Heavens \;are inspired by the rich and divers e cultures of the pre-Columbian Americas\, reshaping modern speculative fi ction with unmissable worldbuilding.
\nBlack Sun\, \;th e first book in the trilogy\, introduces us to the holy city of Tova. The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal\, but this y ear it coincides with a solar eclipse\, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.
\nMeanwhile\, a sh ip launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the so lstice. The captain of the ship\, Xiala\, is a disgraced Teek whose song c an calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man&rsquo\;s mind . Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless\, the passenger\, Serapio\, is a young man\, blind\, scarred\, and cloaked in destiny. As Xi ala well knows\, when a man is described as harmless\, he usually ends up being a villain.
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\nAbout the Author: \;
\nRebecca Roanhorse is a \;Ne w York Times \;bestselling and Nebula\, Hugo\, and Locus Award-winning speculative fiction writer. She has published multiple award-winning shor t stories and novels\, including two novels in \;The Sixth World \;series\, \;Star Wars: Resistance Reborn\, \ ;Race to the Sun \;for the Rick Riordan imprint\, and the Hugo Aw ard-winning epic fantasy trilogy \;Between Earth and Sky. She was the guest editor of America&rsquo\;s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy (2023) and a contributor to the \;New York Times \;&ldquo\;100 Be st Books of the 21st Century.&rdquo\; She has also written for Marvel comi cs and games\, and her TV writing includes FX&rsquo\;s \;A Murder at the End of the World\, and the Marvel series \;Echo \; for Disney+. She has had her own work optioned by Paramount\, Amazon Studios\, Netflix\, and AMC Studios.
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