Marc J. Gregson

Dec 26, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Rebecca Ross |Holly Black |Marc J. Gregson

A thrilling and brilliantly realized series opener; readers will clamor for the next installment. To save his younger sister from their villainous uncle, a 16-year-old enters a perilous contest that involves killing massive sky serpents. Anyone living on the socially stratified floating islands can rise in status by dueling or entering a Trade. Conrad, once a High, is demoted after his uncle kills his father and assumes the role of Archduke.