Waiting on Wednesday – The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy. I run this segment in conjunction with the Can’t-Wait Wednesday meme that is currently running at Wishful Endings. Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them. For this week’s Waiting on Wednesday, I look at an awesome upcoming fantasy novel that I am very excited to read, with The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons.

The Sky on Fire Cover

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There are so many cool fantasy novels coming out in 2024 but one that has really caught my attention is The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons. Lyons is an impressive author, whose work I have been meaning to get into for years. I actually have copies of her entire A Chorus of Dragons series on my bookshelf at the moment, and I am hoping to get the chance to read it soon. However, before I get to that I will probably end up reading the upcoming The Sky on Fire first, mainly because it sounds so damn cool.

The Sky on Fire, which is set for release in July 2024, is a standalone epic fantasy novel, that I really love the sound of. Set in a world where humans ride dragons (always a good start), The Sky on Fire will follow a young runaway and loner, who is coerced into attempting a deadly heist in a dragon-ruled city on the clouds. I am a big fan of both dragon novels and heist novels, and combining the two together seems to be a pretty sure way to create an epic read. Throw in a group of fun characters, a dragon-based society and a protagonist with a past, and The Sky on Fire has the potential to be one of the top fantasy novels of 2024.

Plot Synopsis:

Enter a world ruled by dragons…

The Sky on Fire is a daring new fantasy heist adventure 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 only one problem: the hoard in question belongs to the current regent, Neveranimas―and she wants Anahrod dead.

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