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The Sky on Fire: A dragon heist adventure full of magic, high stakes and revenge Hardcover – 11 July 2024

by Jenn Lyons (Author)
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Enter a world ruled by dragons . . .

'Spectacular and sexy fantasy' – Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light

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.

Praise for Jenn Lyons

'An extraordinary book' – Lev Grossman, author of The Bright Sword

'A fantastic page-turner' – John Gwynne, author of The Shadow of Gods

'Lyons proves she is worthy of comparison to other masters of epic fantasy' – Booklist

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  1. Print length
    448 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Tor
  4. Publication date
    11 July 2024
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    16.4 x 3.9 x 24.2 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1035048574
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1035048571
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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sarah R
5.0 out of 5 stars Dragon-tastic high fantasy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2024
4.5 stars. The Sky on Fire follows Anahrod, a woman from the Sylands (high altitude mountainous regions) who for some reason, that will be later explained, ended up living in the Unders - the swampy jungle regions at the base of the mountains. Anahrod has the skill of being able to talk to and control animals, and at the start of the book she has a Titan Drake called Overbite who she uses to travel around. A group of people find her when she is trying to stay out of the way of the King of the Unders, Sicaryon, and ask her to be their guide and basically stop them being killed by the various dangers in the region so they can get home. From this a heist is fored! The start of the book was a bit jarring - from being stuck in a place she's not from, to finding out the history of why she is there and then introducing a lot of other characters to Anahrod there is a LOT happening, but it does settle and each charcter comes into their own. There are multiple dragons who each have a bonded dragon rider and are in charge of the Skylands and lots of rules and structure to how they live and behave which was interesting. There's found family, family reunions, romance (MM/MF/FF and poly) and of course, THE HEIST!! I loved this book, as I said earlier the start throws a lot of story at you, but it's so worth getting to grips with it, it was briiliant!
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Freya
4.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable epic fantasy with lots of dragons!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2024
4,5 stars

Anahrod is supposed to be dead, executed 15 years ago. When an evil dragon ruler finds out she’s alive and blames the wrong people, she’s soon kidnapped by these people, from the monster filled jungle she calls home. They pretend that she’s saving and guiding them but end up taking her with a very surprising reason!

This is a heist novel with dragons! And lots of them with so many different powers and a very unique bond with humans. And it’s good, it’s so good! It had several impressive adventures that made me think “this is the reason why I read”. And it was clever and funny!

A book of this size has to be good to keep me excited and actually just wanting to inhale the words in this case, for so many pages. I honestly could have kept reading about these amazing characters (especially the goosebumps inducing heroine origin story) and just everything else in this book, forever.

A lot goes wrong and that makes it even more believable, the characters feel real and I absolutely loved the magical dragon rider school and the teacher who reminded me so much of Sneep.

The author succeeds in weaving, what could have been a series of books, together into one (I swear, so much happens!) and she does it in a way that was easy to follow and not with what feels like a million names and places to remember.

I want to tell so much more, like about the flying ships, the incredible character development and the inclusiveness (disability, mental health, different genders and sexualities rep,..)

We get more than a taste of the different kingdoms with each very different and very fascinating world building and many different dragons and other creatures and magical abilities and..

- : The author isn’t so great at creating romantic relationships but they weren’t very important to the story anyway. And unfortunately trying to be too inclusive backfired and made for some confusing moments that pulled me out of the story.
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Anita King
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible standalone
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2024
A first Jenn Lyons book for me, and I was not disappointed. This book ticked all the boxes for a high-fantasy, dragon filled adventure, bursting with action from beginning to end.

The world building is immense - so large that it definitely takes some time to get your head around. The descriptions are lush, the creatures and people painted so strongly, mixed in with the system they have in their world. I will say that I still don't 100% understand the meaning of the social and garden rings which people seem to pick at 15 years of age. Alas, there was no explanation but a lot of hinting, so maybe I'm just dense...

The storyline was amazing, being split into sizable parts to allow a sense of where a new major plot point was happening. While the beginning may have been a bit slower, with the plot set up and the meeting of all our beloved characters, it was worth the build up because it was just non-stop action, adventure and dragons. Gwydinion grew on me a lot, his mischievous mind always turning. I also loved Sicaryon and wished there was almost more of him.

There was also hint of a potential growing poly relationship, which didn't feel forced or sudden at all. While it's true that the attraction between Ris and Anahrod felt quite quick, the story not being too clear on how much time passed between start to end, it wasn't quite insta-love nor slowburn.

I am seeing this a standalone, even though it opens up a way for a sequel if needs be with the ending. Since that is the case, I look forward to reading Jenn Lyons other books.
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Cecereads23
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2024
I am finding books that I am just connecting with at the moment and Jenn Lyons new book is no exception.

When you see a Jenn Lyons book what do you expect? Dragons [check] love interests [check] a hero who may not be the hero [check] this had all the buzzwords that I knew from the first page that this was going to be stepping back into my blanket of Jenn Lyons.

And to tell you I would die for these characters is an understatement each one I would stand in front and that includes a few dragons well two in particular. I cannot wait to be able to scream about this book with my bookish friends because they all need to read this.

There was a moment that I had tears running down my face and that was the moment that even though this book is a standalone I could absolutely do another 5 books of these characters. Jenn Lyons has a way of me just wanting to nestle myself in the world and enjoy the ride now I am off to grab my sword and find my own dragon because I am off to the crimson sky and I urge you all to join me.
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happy, happy reader
5.0 out of 5 stars I am happy I did a pre-order of this!
Reviewed in the United States on 13 July 2024
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Humans and dragons and a dragon rider School, and it doesn't fall at all into the usual category. One doesn't expect a heist story, and a revenge story, and a coming of age but not the usual at all because at least the heroine is in her thirties.. and a very interesting cast of characters. Be warned that a couple of people don't have plot armor. I enjoyed this a lot, and would read other things by this author
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James W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read
Reviewed in Canada on 10 July 2024
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Do you want dragons and heists? Because this is how you get dragons and heists!
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nancy
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful new fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on 24 July 2024
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Wow! I was excited to read this and it did not disappoint. I thought Lyons executed this story wonderfully. A ragtag crew attempting a heist, and from dragons; sign me up!
This is a very approachable and easily digestible slice of fantasy. I haven’t read Lyons other series, but I can tell you that after reading this, I fully intend to move it up my TBR.
I really enjoyed the pacing in this story; Lyons successfully builds a world that feels fleshed out, yet still has room for expansion in future installments. I enjoyed the political machinations and the lore. I actually found that to be what I was looking most forward to learning more about. I typically prefer a very character driven book, so the one area that I wish I felt a bit more connected is with the characters. Jen sets them up well enough that she can easily build that deeper connection in future books if she chooses. However, I was so interested in the plot and how the heist and the aftermath would play out that it didn’t bother me. Each of the main characters is layered enough to peak my interest, draw a little connection, and has me looking forward to finding out more about them in the upcoming rest of the series. I would totally binge book 2 right now if it were available!

I also am aware that as of now this book is a standalone, but I have a feeling that we have not seen the last of this world.
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Vincent E.M. Thorn
5.0 out of 5 stars Lyons is a master at weaving character and worldbuilding into a marvelous story
Reviewed in the United States on 11 July 2024
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I absolutely loved this book from start to finish. The characters shine and have instant chemistry, and the world-building unfolds at a rate that moves at a steady pace with the plot, never feeling overly expository or like elements come out of left field.

Fans of Lyons's Chorus of Dragons series will be happy to know that despite being a standalone and holding a much narrower scope, The Sky on Fire holds no quarter in its poignancy in everything from its romance to its brutality.
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Elias Eells
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!
Reviewed in the United States on 15 July 2024
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A true delight! Fast-paced, exciting, audacious. I loved Lyons' first series, but this new standalone has helped cement them as an autobuy author for me. Whatever Jenn Lyons writes, I will read and love and joyfully recommend. A truly perfect summer read!
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