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DESCRIPTION:Step into a sprawling world of celestial magic\, political int
 rigue\, and ancient prophecies with New York Times bestselling author Rebe
 cca Roanhorse..\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info/event/17357527
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify\;">Step into a 
 sprawling world of celestial magic\, political intrigue\, and ancient prop
 hecies with <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse a
 s we dive deep into her acclaimed <em>Between Earth and Sky</em> trilogy. 
 <em>Black Sun</em>\, <em>Fevered Star</em>\, and <em>Mirrored Heavens</em>
  are inspired by the rich and diverse cultures of the pre-Columbian Americ
 as\, reshaping modern speculative fiction with unmissable worldbuilding.</
 p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><em>Black Sun</em>\, the first book i
 n the trilogy\, introduces us to the holy city of Tova. The winter solstic
 e is usually a time for celebration and renewal\, but this year it coincid
 es with a solar eclipse\, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Pri
 est as an unbalancing of the world.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">
 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 T
 eek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a m
 an&rsquo\;s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless\, 
 the passenger\, Serapio\, is a young man\, blind\, scarred\, and cloaked i
 n destiny. As Xiala well knows\, when a man is described as harmless\, he 
 usually ends up being a villain.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Whe
 ther you are a longtime fan of the trilogy or searching for your next imme
 rsive fantasy read\, this is an event you won&rsquo\;t want to miss out on
 .</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Register today to go behind the sc
 enes with one of speculative fiction's most exciting voices!</p>\n<p style
 ="text-align: justify\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><st
 rong>About the Author:&nbsp\;<br /></strong>Rebecca Roanhorse is a <em>New
  York Times</em> bestselling and Nebula\, Hugo\, and Locus Award-winning s
 peculative fiction writer. She has published multiple award-winning short 
 stories and novels\, including two novels in <em>The Sixth World</em> seri
 es\, <em>Star Wars: Resistance Reborn</em>\, <em>Race to the Sun</em> for 
 the Rick Riordan imprint\, and the Hugo Award-winning epic fantasy trilogy
  <em>Between Earth and Sky</em>. She was the guest editor of <em>America&r
 squo\;s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy</em> (2023) and a contributor to 
 the <em>New York Times</em> &ldquo\;100 Best Books of the 21st Century.&rd
 quo\; She has also written for Marvel comics and games\, and her TV writin
 g includes FX&rsquo\;s <em>A Murder at the End of the World</em>\, and the
  Marvel series <em>Echo</em> for Disney+. She has had her own work optione
 d by Paramount\, Amazon Studios\, Netflix\, and AMC Studios.</p>\n<hr />\n
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