They'll challenge her ideas of right, wrong, and what truly makes a hero. Ellie's new friends offer not just roadside companionship. Soon her path intertwines with a colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own aspirations. In the Clandoms, every person is born with wings, along with the ability to fly. In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high. Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud, ready to slay anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm - just as Ellie's family was. Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to this soaring fantasy series. This rigid hierarchy means that Ellie is destined to become a farmer.ĭetermined to honor her parents' memories and prove herself worthy of the Goldwings, Ellie sets out on her own for the capital. There’s just one problem: Ellie is a Sparrow, and the Goldwings are almost invariably picked from the higher clans like Eagles and Ospreys. It was a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her parents were killed. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow.Įllie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings - the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. If they aren’t careful, they’ll be cut down before they can rescue anyone.Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to a brand-new fantasy series. The four young fugitives must watch every shadow. And the king of the Clandoms himself is so desperate to conceal it that he’s sent a ruthless assassin after Nox and his friends. Now, finally, Nox is going to save her.īut there’s more to Nox’s story than even he realizes, a secret that’s been kept buried for centuries. Years ago, his mother was imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit.

Nox has had to steal and scrape just to survive, but a single goal has kept him going, even when it felt like all the Clandoms were against him. They can't own businesses or run organizations, all due to mysterious betrayal made hundreds of years ago. Ellie Meadows longed to become a Goldwing-the knights who protect the people-but because she came from the humble Sparrow Clan, her dream faced almost insurmountable resistance.

In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, though not all the clans are treated equally.

Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional depth to this soaring fantasy series.

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