Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky Book 1)

Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky Book 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse

461 Pages

Publisher: Gallery Books, Gallery/Saga Press

Release Date: October 13, 2020

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy

Serapio was a boy whose mother turned him into a god. She sewed his eyes shut and carved ritual symbols on his body before she killed herself. Now it is time for the winter solstice, the celebration of new beginnings. This year is different, however, there is a total eclipse of the sun the end of the sun year. This is the end of the sun year and the beginning of the year of the crow.

Xiala is a sea captain and a Teek, a woman who can command the water with song. She is tasked with bringing Serapio to Tova in time for the solstice celebration at all costs. What she doesn’t realize at the time of the assignment is that it might be a price too high to pay.

Naranpa is the Sun Priest but has never really been truly accepted. She is from the earth and was not a sky maiden. Now someone is trying to assassinate her. Her apprentice is trying to undermine her authority and make a power play.

The story has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. The three main characters are all different traveling troubled paths. Each is heading for their destiny but must make sacrifices. The book ends in a cliffhanger so we are left not knowing their fates. This is the first book of the trilogy