Desperate to escape an arranged marriage and the life her high-ranking government official father planned for her, Cat Hunter does the unthinkable. She runs away from her homeland Tellus, disguises herself as a boy, and stows away on an air ship. She's ready for life in a new land where the general population isn't poverty stricken and at the mercy of the cruel officials. What she isn't quite ready for is meeting Fox, a crew member aboard the Stormdancer-which turns out to be a smugglers' ship. So begins an epic adventure that spans both land and sea.
This explosive debut starts a unique six-book series. Each novel will be set in a different land within the Tellus world, with repeating characters and related, nonlinear storylines that combine to create a one-of-a-kind, addictive reading experience.
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Lucy Saxon has always loved reading, but her love of writing began at the age of 12 when she first suffered from the neurological disorder ME (chronic fatigue syndrome). She found herself missing lengthy periods of school, giving her the opportunity to indulge in creative writing. TAKE BACK THE SKIES is her debut novel. It was inspired by a dream and Lucy submitted a version of it to the National Novel Writing Month's online competition. Lucy can often be found attending comic and fantasy conventions and ALWAYS makes her own, very impressive costumes. She is on Twitter at @Lucy_Saxon.
Gr 7 Up—Saxon's debut novel tells the story of Cat Hunter, a rich girl from the government nobility in the war ravaged country of Anglya. Though the commoners have lost most of their children to the government's war Collection, she is safe in her life of luxury. Yet all is not as happy as it seems for Cat; she lives a life controlled by her cruel father and is about to be betrothed to someone she despises. Cat plans her escape, and disguised as a boy, she manages to stow aboard an airship. Once in the air, she is discovered and quickly accepted by the crew of smugglers as one of their own. When she learns the truth about her world, that the war the government has been Collecting children to fight has been over for years, she convinces the crew to join her in taking them down. Readers will discover a fast-paced adventure, a little mystery, and a little romance. As the first in a planned six-part series, the book shows potential but leaves perhaps too many unanswered questions. Light character development and unrefined writing will lose more sophisticated readers. Fans of steampunk and "girl in disguise" genres may do better to try Scott Westerfeld's "Leviathan" trilogy (S. & S.) or L. A. Meyer's "Bloody Jack Adventure" series (Houghton Harcourt).—Genevieve Feldman, San Francisco Public Library
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