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The Other Side of the Sky

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""Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner prove they are two living goddesses of writing, creating two compelling worlds with high stakes and gripping emotions."" —Sarah Rees Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of the Demon's Lexicon trilogy and the Lynburn Legacy series

New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and a deadly love. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Brandon Sanderson.

Prince North's home is in the sky, in a gleaming city held aloft by intricate engines, powered by technology. Nimh is the living goddess of her people on the Surface, responsible for providing answers, direction—hope.

North's and Nimh's lives are entwined—though their hearts can never be. Linked by a terrifying prophecy and caught between duty and fate, they must choose between saving their people or succumbing to the bond that is forbidden between them.

Plus don't miss the thrilling sequel, Beyond the End of the World!

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 10, 2020
      Coauthors Kaufman and Spooner (the Unearthed duology) reunite for this propulsive, tender-hearted duology opener, which juxtaposes the fallibility of religion with the power of faith. Centuries ago, Prince North’s ancestors launched archipelago Alciel into the sky, where enigmatic engines keep it aloft. Alciel’s denizens assume the Below is now deserted, so North is shocked when Nimh rescues him after his glider crashes on the surface. Nimh’s people believe their gods retreated to the heavens last millennium, leaving behind a deity incarnate to protect them; when one living god dies, divinity settles on another. Shortly after Nimh—the current holy vessel—discovers a prophecy about a falling star–accompanied entity who can help remake her dying world, she witnesses North’s flaming descent. Nimh thinks North’s arrival is destiny, but North rejects the notion; he simply hopes that Nimh’s temple archives contain information that can help him return home. The teens’ wary alliance leads to romance, despite Nimh’s being forbidden from human contact. Turbid worldbuilding abounds, but evocative prose, escalating intrigue, and charismatic, predominantly olive- and brown-skinned characters with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities keep the pages turning. Ages 13–up. Agent: Josh Adams, Adams Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Two worlds--one above the clouds, driven by technology, and one under the clouds, driven by magic. Two points of views, and two narrators. Caitlin Davies creates Nimh, a young goddess on earth, and Johnathan McClain portrays Prince North, who swoops into Nimh's world in his glider. North comes to life as he searches for a way to get back home. From time to time, the two narrators conduct a dialogue as each character learns more about the other character's world. The two young people are wise in their own way. McClain captures North's confidence and bravado. His portrayal is contrasted with Davies's depiction of Nimh's quieter but just as determined manner. A cliff-hanger ending signals that this audiobook is the first in a new series. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
    • School Library Journal

      August 7, 2020

      Gr 9 Up-At 15, beautiful dark-eyed, dark-skinned Nimh is a goddess and magician, beloved by her people and desperate to save them from the ever-growing mist storms, which render humans insane when they don't outright kill them. Following a prophecy, she leads an expedition to find the Last Star. What she finds is North, and the smoking ruins of his glider. North is from the cloudlands where his brown skin marks him as one of the first families, and where Nimh's ancestors fled from the mists a thousand years ago. North is astounded, he has no idea that people still live in the Below, while Nimh is amazed to learn that the cloudlands exist. North's world has science, technology, and transportation in stark contrast to the Below, where there is only the most basic of machines. However, they do have magic, and Nimh believes that North is the Last Star prophesied to help her save the people of Below. But when the two discover the original prophecy scroll, everything Nimh has ever believed in changes beyond comprehension. This is a complex, intricately woven tale, placed in an intriguing and unique world. VERDICT This assionate story will thrill devotees of Kaufman and Spooner's "Starbound" series while also appealing to fans of Naomi Novik, Marissa Meyer, and Claudia Gray.-Gretchen Crowley, formerly at Alexandria City P.L., VA

      Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      August 1, 2020
      Grades 8-11 Nimh and North are from two vastly different worlds. On the Surface, Nimh is the living goddess of her people, who are ravaged by a wasting magical disease. Though she's desperately lonely, Nimh must remain apart from her people, unable to touch them, and as she waits for her powers to fully manifest, she seeks guidance from ancient prophecies. In the sky, North lives in a city of machinery. He's desperate to forge his own way, but because of his station as a prince, the life that he wants?a relationship with the two people he loves, work developing new machinery?is out of his reach. Neither Nimh's people nor North's people knows that the other exists, but when an accident sends North crashing down to the Surface, he and Nimh come face-to-face with each other?and their destinies. Kaufman and Spooner, who also collaborated on the Starbound Trilogy, return with another richly drawn, tantalizingly romantic sf series starter. An especially action-packed back half will ensure readers come running back for the next volume.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)

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