Can't-Wait Wednesday: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

 "Can’t-Wait Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Wishful Endings, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

This week, what's really got my pages in a twist is...

Black Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse

(Between Earth and Sky #1)

Publication Date: October 13, 2020

Hardcover, 646 pages, Saga Press

Genres: Adult, Fantasy

Goodreads

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.

A god will return

When the earth and sky converge

Under the black sun

In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.

Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio, is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain.

Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created an epic adventure exploring the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in the most original series debut of the decade.

My Thoughts

This is a book I don’t know much about. I believe it’s a fantasy story with myths based on indigenous people and history, which is a concept I’m sad to say I’ve read zero of, despite reading oh-so-many fantasy books. Thus, it’s time for me to branch out of that white-female author group I gravitate towards. Nothing wrong with white, female authors, I just know there’s more out there that I’m sure I’ll love if I simply take a chance. I think this one could truly be a new favorite. I mean, S.A. Chakraborty gave it five stars and sang its praises! That means it has to be good, right?!