quotA clifi fantasy exploring the potential for rage and trauma to break the worldquot Library Journal starred reviewamp10amp8220And the Sky Bled is already drawing comparisons to the work of N K Jemisin and Fonda Leeamp8221 Paste MagazineAmid the chaos of a dying city ruled by colonizers three rivalsamp8212a thief a slumlord and an heiressamp8212race to find a hidden cache of magic that will decide the citys fate In the occupied city of Tejomaya caloramp8212a magical fossil fuelamp8212is found only in the blood rains that fall from the sky While a sixmonth drought has brought Tejomaya to a desperate standstill rumors of a secret stash of magic propel three unlikely treasure seekers to risk everything Tenacious and streetsmart Zain Jatav has been forced to steal calor for her slumlord bosses for years Finding the magic reserve might be her only key to freedom But sheamp8217ll have to contend with Iravan Khotar a slumlord himself and an ambitious revolutionary hoping to use the same magic to save his people from the mysterious illness devastating the slumsamp8212and to bolster a fight against their oppressors Meanwhile heiress Anastasia Drakos leads the ruling council of...
