Every Sky a Grave

By: Jay Posey

Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow

The first in a “fresh” (Jason M. Hough, New York Times bestselling author) sci-fi space opera that follows a powerful planetary assassin who can destroy planets with a single word but is suddenly faced with an adversary that threatens the entire known universe.

Far in the future, human beings have seeded themselves amongst the stars. Since decoding the language of the universe 8,000 years ago, they have reached the very edges of their known galaxy and built a near-utopia across thousands of worlds, united and ruled by a powerful organization known as the Ascendance. The peaceful stability of their society relies solely on their use of this Deep Language of the cosmos.

But this knowledge is a valuable secret, and a holy order of monastics known as the First House are tasked with monitoring its use and “correcting” humanity’s further development. Elyth is one such mendicant, trained as a planetary assassin, capable of infiltrating and ultimately destroying worlds that have been corrupted, using nothing more than her words.

To this end, Elyth is sent to the world Qel in response to the appearance of a forbidden strain of the Deep Language that was supposed to have died out with its founder over seven hundred years prior. What she finds on the backwater planetoid will put her abilities to the test and challenge what she knows of the Deep Language, the First House, and the very nature of the universe.

Fantastic story from Jay Posey once again

Exciting, complex, enticing. I loved every second of it. Pay attention to the details, you will not regret it.

Transcendent

This book is simply transcendent. So many ways it can speak to you and everyone will come away changed for the better in some way, shape, or form. Such a powerful novel!

Simple and Incredible

Breathtaking, vast, sweet, and punctuated by intense and wonderfully choreographed action. Posey’s best so far. I am in awe.

Excellent Performance by Laurel Lefkow

After reading a couple of chapters, I wasn't sure I was going to 'get into' this story. After chapter 4, I decided to start over without the preconceived notion. I am very glad I did. I did not stop reading until a completed the entire book. In my opinion, writer Jay Posey has created a very good series starter with non-standard characters for books of this genre. The main character, Elyth, is a very likeable, competent and dedicated emmisary assigned to a solo, but critical mission. Her power and dedication to complete the mission is unquestionably - but is it the right the right thing to do? There is a 'Lord of the Rings' or 'Star Wars' feel to the story, but very different. The audible performance by Laurel Lefkow is top notch. -Mr.Bill

it's okay

The story is okay, but you get the feeling that you jumped into the middle of things. The book seems more cerebral than I like in a book. The society in which the story is set not completely flushed out which has given it an appearance of a phantasm lurking in the back. It's a galaxy spanning civilization, and yet not much is mentioned of the technology or even the surroundings. This makes a good outline or a story arc with just couple of the details flushed out. Really it needs more work.