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The Surviving Sky

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by Kritika H. Rao
Sharmila Devar
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High above a jungle-planet float the last refuges of humanity—plant-made civilizations held together by tradition, technology, and arcane science. Here, architects are revered deeply, with humanity's survival reliant on a privileged few.
If not for their abilities, the cities would plunge into the devastating earthrage storms below.
Charismatic and powerful, Iravan is one such architect. His abilities are his identity, but to Ahilya, his archeologist wife, they are a method to suppress nonarchitects. Their marriage is thorny and fraught—yet when a jungle expedition
goes terribly wrong, jeopardizing their careers, Ahilya and Iravan must work together to save their reputations. But as their city begins to plummet, their discoveries threaten not only their marriage, but their entire civilization.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Surviving Sky

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  • Release date

    June 13, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705031650
      • File size: 530071 KB
      • Duration: 18:24:18

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2023

      In a world devastated by land-destroying storms, the remains of civilization live on scattered plant-powered islands in the sky. Architects, people with the ability to keep the plants flying, are a privileged few. Iravan is one of the highest of these, sitting on the ruling council in his flying city of Nakshar. His estranged wife, Ahilya, wants to join the council and oust the stranglehold that architects have on society. Their unhappy marriage is scrutinized when a simple trip on the surface goes wrong, killing a citizen and bringing them both under investigation. Then Nakshar starts to sink. Rao is brilliant at portraying conflict, especially how people talk through and past each other. The magic system is layered, the plot is tense and driving, and the characters' impulses toward good are hampered by the nuances of daily life. Narrator Pranshu Mishra, who gives voice to Iravan, provides a masterful performance, depicting the poetic spacing in Rao's text with emphasis and pauses in the reading. Unfortunately, Sharmila Devar, who narrates Ahilya's part, is less adept, with erratic pacing and inconsistent pronunciation. VERDICT Despite the imbalanced narration, Rao's strong, multifaceted debut shines.--Katherine Sleyko

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Sharmila Devar and Pranshu Mishra tap into the emotional turmoil of a marriage on the rocks in a Hindu-inspired eco-fictional world in which humans fight for their lives amid devastating storms. As an archaeologist, Ahilya knows the importance of studying the remaining vestiges of human civilization. As a senior architect with the ability to control plants, her husband, Iravan, is more concerned with keeping their jungle planet afloat. When the planet starts falling, architectural powers begin to fail, and a mysterious resonance shows up, Ahilya and Iravan are forced to combine their efforts to save their world--and finally address their rocky marriage. With a broad range of emotional complexity, Devar and Mishra skillfully balance the couple's interpersonal strife and the far-reaching implications of a shifting society filled with secrets. A.A.H. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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