A Breathless Sky

by Veronica G. Henry

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Book 2 of The Scorched Earth

Pub Date Dec 17 2024 | Archive Date Dec 31 2024

47North

General Fiction (Adult) | Multicultural Interest | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

The impending destruction of a forest triggers a battle between two siblings, and nature and humankind, in a gripping and provocative novel by the author of The Canopy Keepers.

As climate disasters wreak havoc, a sister and brother take opposing sides on the fate of the human race.

Syrah Carthan wants to save it. A tour guide for the Sequoia National Park, Syrah has an affinity for the millennia-old giants that extends to Rhiza, a subterranean world as ancient as Earth itself. Syrah is the reluctant heir apparent as its Keeper. Her duty is to maintain a balance between nature and humans. But Syrah’s greatest adversary has his duty as well.

Romelo, Syrah’s brother, wants humankind to get what it deserves. To protect the forests, he’s already instigated one battle that ended in chaos and death. To reverse the near extinction of the magnificent trees, Romelo’s next move is to conspire with the sequoias themselves. If all goes according to plan, it will leave human beings absolutely breathless.

The siblings are going to battle. In the worlds above and below, only one of them can emerge victorious.

The impending destruction of a forest triggers a battle between two siblings, and nature and humankind, in a gripping and provocative novel by the author of The Canopy Keepers.

As climate disasters...

A Note From the Publisher

Veronica G. Henry is the author of The Canopy Keepers, the first book in The Scorched Earth series; Bacchanal; and, in the Mambo Reina series, The Quarter Storm and The Foreign Exchange. Her work has debuted at #1 on multiple Amazon bestseller charts and was chosen as an editors’ pick for Best African American Fantasy. She is a Viable Paradise alum and a member of SFWA and CWoC (Crime Writers of Color). Her stories have appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Many Worlds, and FIYAH literary magazine. For more information, visit www.veronicahenry.net.

Advance Praise

“A fascinating tale…Henry digs in to themes of family, environmentalism, and the connection between humans and the natural world.” —Publishers Weekly

“Henry’s near-future fantasy world is interesting and beautiful, with lush descriptions of the forest and the fantastical world hidden within.” —Library Journal

“Henry adeptly navigates the communication struggles among families and the destructive forces of climate change in this thrilling fantasy.” —Booklist

“Perfectly balanced between the fantastical and sharp reality, The Canopy Keepers is a genre-defying work as prescient as it is brilliant. Henry has written yet another extraordinary novel everyone should be reading.” —Cadwell Turnbull, award-winning author of No Gods, No Monsters

“A gripping, compelling story with themes of great significance to us all.” —Shiv Ramdas, author of Domechild

“The Canopy Keepers is a gorgeous love story for national parks, trees, and the people who protect them. Veronica Henry’s characters are strong, complicated heroes, and her world is delicately, lovingly drawn—and an anguished reminder of everything we are losing day by day.” —Yume Kitasei, author of The Stardust Grail

“A fascinating tale…Henry digs in to themes of family, environmentalism, and the connection between humans and the natural world.” —Publishers Weekly

“Henry’s near-future fantasy world is interesting...