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What to expect

Enter a world ruled by dragons . . .

The Sky on Fire is a daring new fantasy heist adventure from Jenn Lyons that will thrill fans of Temeraire, Fourth Wing and Dragonriders of Pern.

Anahrod lives only for survival, forging her own way through the harsh jungles of the Deep with her titan drake by her side. Even when an adventuring party saves her from capture by a local warlord, she is eager to return to her solitary life.

But this is no ordinary rescue. It’s Anahrod’s past catching up with her. These cunning misfits – and their frustratingly appealing dragonrider ringleader – intend to spirit her away to the dragon-ruled sky cities, where they need her help to steal from a dragon’s hoard.

There’s just one problem: the hoard in question belongs to the current regent, Neveranimas – and she wants Anahrod dead.

From the acclaimed author of the Chorus of Dragons series, this soaring stand-alone fantasy combines conniving dragons, lightning banter, high-stakes intrigue and a little bit of heat.

Critics Review

  • Nobody does dragons like Jenn Lyons! All the ingredients here add up to a spectacular and sexy fantasy heist story: sky ships hunting leviathans, revenge plots, secrets, family drama, and an ensemble that sparkles like a hoard full of diamonds

    Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light

  • Jenn Lyons just keeps getting better and better! The Sky on Fire is fantastic! — in multiple senses of that word

    Glen Cook, author of The Black Company

  • The Sky on Fire‘s wily worldbuilding is deeply enjoyable, and its plot races like wildfire atop wit and banter, twists and reverses, and an unflappable delight in the possibilities of fantasy

    Kate Elliott, author of King's Dragon

  • It’s impossible not to be impressed with the ambition of it all, the sheer, effervescent joy Lyons takes in the scope of her project . . . a larger-than-life adventure story about thieves, wizards, assassins and kings to dwell in for a good long while

    The New York Times on The Ruin of Kings

  • What an extraordinary book . . . enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. I loved it

    Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians on The Ruin of Kings

  • A virtually un-put-down-able read

    Kirkus Reviews on The Ruin of Kings

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