From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs. A Most Anticipated in 2023 Pick for Polygon -- Book Riot. Ester´s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother, leaving her with nothing but her father´s painful silence and a single, overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family. Ester´s path leads her to the King´s Royal Mews, where the giant rocs of legend are flown to hunt manticores by their brave and dedicated ruhkers. Paired with a fledgling roc named Zahra, Ester finds purpose and acclaim by devoting herself to a calling that demands absolute sacrifice and a creature that will never return her love. The terrifying partnership between woman and roc leads Ester not only on the empire´s most dangerous manticore hunt, but on a journey of perseverance and acceptance.