Take Back the Skies by Lucy Saxon
Published: 5th June 2014 (Bloomsbury)
Plot summary: Catherine Hunter is the
daughter of a senior government official on the island of Anglya. She’s
one of the privileged – she has luxurious clothes, plenty to eat, and
is protected from the Collections which have ravaged families throughout
the land. But Catherine longs to escape the confines of her life,
before her dad can marry her off to a government brat and trap her
forever.
So Catherine becomes Cat, pretends to be a kid escaping the Collections, and stows away on the skyship Stormdancer. As they leave Anglya behind and brave the storms that fill the skies around the islands of Tellus, Cat’s world becomes more turbulent than she could ever have imagined, and dangerous secrets unravel her old life once and for all . . .
So Catherine becomes Cat, pretends to be a kid escaping the Collections, and stows away on the skyship Stormdancer. As they leave Anglya behind and brave the storms that fill the skies around the islands of Tellus, Cat’s world becomes more turbulent than she could ever have imagined, and dangerous secrets unravel her old life once and for all . . .
So I love me some YA sci-fi! This sounds like it has some great political stuff to sink your teeth into and I love books that explore class divisions. I'd chosen this book before I was approved for a review copy so now I'm even more excited that I'll be getting a chance to read it soon. Keep an eye out for the review nearer publication date! What are you waiting on this week? Let me know in the comments!
This cover is pretty cool, am intrigued as to what you think of it.
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