Sky's End

De: Marc J Gregson

Narrado por: Vikas Adam

Duración: 13 h y 37 m

Resumen del Editor

Plummet into a kill-or-be-killed competition where a scrappy underdog hell-bent on revenge must claw his way to the top in this thrilling YA fantasy debut

Exiled to live as a Low, sixteen-year-old Conrad refuses to become heir to his murderous uncle. But Meritocracy is a harsh and unforgiving rule on the floating island of Holmstead, and when his ailing mother is killed by monstrous gorgantauns, Conrad cuts a deal to save the only family he has left. To rescue his sister from his uncle's clutches, Conrad must enter the Selection of the Twelve Trades.

Hunter, the deadliest of all the Trades, gains a fresh recruit with Conrad. Now he must endure vigorous training, manipulative peers, and the Gauntlet—a brutal final test that yields riches and status to whichever skyship crew kills the most gorgantauns. Forced to serve in the lowest of stations and unseen by all, Conrad overhears whispers of rebellion in the dark. Conrad had never known anything existed below the toxic black clouds of the Skylands . . . until now.

Grab your copy of Book One of the Above the Black trilogy today! This action-packed series is reminiscent of Attack on Titan and The Hunger Games—a great pick for fans of Pierce Brown, Scott Westerfeld, and Veronica Roth.

©2024 Marc J. Gregson (P)2024 Listening Library

What an incredible story!!! I can’t wait to hear more!!!!

This story captivated me from the beginning. I never wanted it to end. I can easily see this in movie theatre’s doing so well because it is so unique and attention grabbing. I really hope this story is continued, I would start listening right as it comes out

Utterly brilliant!

Best book I’ve read in quite a while. Great action, with characters you’ll cheer for. The narration is perfect.

How it kept the reader wanting more

I loved but hated how descriptive the action scenes are. I could feel every hit, stab, fall, etc.

Absolute Masterpiece

Sky's End is the beginning of what will turn out to be an incredible trilogy. Its mix of world building, action, and character development are the perfect ingredients for an amazing story. Conrad is a very interesting character who is battling his mother's more humanism values v.s. his father's more aggressive nature. In addition, his crew mates also have backstories that help really lift the story and make the reader root for their success. I'm absolutely stoked to see where the story goes when Among Serpents comes out next year!

dude. woah.

This book is an absolute blast. One of the most fun reads I have had in a long time. What a book!!!

Epic!

Enjoyed it from beginning to end! Kept me locked in from the beginning. Can’t wait for the next one!

Rise!

It’s been a long time since I’ve read something learning to science fiction but I was drawn to this book. It had tragedy, action, betrayal, unlikely friendship, and new dangerous fantasy creatures, it was a great read and I think older kids would enjoy this book series. No worries about inappropriate adult situations. A few cuss words are thrown around but no F bombs.

AHHH IT WAS SO GOOD

The characters are so dynamic! They make the story feel like it could be a real thing happening somewhere, that all of these people are struggling with their own internal conflicts.

I feel like this book had 4 separate climaxes and each one somehow managed to top the one before it!

This book is amazing and I cannot wait to read more in this series.

Loved the characters

I almost never read YA or fantasy, and I loved this book. I can’t wait to continue reading the series. Marc Gregson is a great writer!

Loved it!

I purchased this because I saw the author’s video where he is with his students and the cover is revealed. His story was so emotional and inspiring and because he was a teacher and we know what real life hero’s they already are I thought I’ll get the book to support him. I’m a 65 year old woman and while I’d been into Harry Potter and Hunger Games and yes even Twilight when each of my children went through those fazes I never expected to be so into this type of fantasy book again. The writing is eloquent, the story and characters are so alive and the narrator made it so real I found myself often responding back with an “oh no!” out loud. I can’t wait for the rest of the series and in the meantime I’m going to buy several hardcover books, one to keep and the rest to give to my grown children and my granddaughter.