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    Black Wings Beating

    By Alex London

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    *An NBC Today Show Book Club Pick!*
    *A Seventeen Magazine Best YA Book of 2018!*
    *A Kirkus Best YA Fantasy Book of the Year*
    *A We Need Diverse Books 2018 Must-Read*

    "Epic thrills, heart-punching romance, and a marvel of a hero" --Adam Silvera, New York Times-bestselling author of They Both Die at the End

    The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers who call them to their fists.

    Brysen strives to be a great falconer—while his twin sister, Kylee, rejects her ancient gifts for the sport and wishes to be free of falconry. She’s nearly made it out, too, but a war is rolling toward their home in the Six Villages, and no bird or falconer will be safe.

    Together the twins must journey into the treacherous mountains to trap the Ghost Eagle, the greatest of the Uztari birds and a solitary killer. Brysen goes for the boy he loves and the glory he's long craved, and Kylee to atone for her past and to protect her brother's future. But both are hunted by those who seek one thing: power.

    In this first young-adult fantasy novel in a trilogy, Alex London launches a soaring saga about the memories that haunt us, the histories that hunt us, and the bonds of blood between us.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 25, 2018
    ISBN9780374306830
    Author

    Alex London

    Alex London is the acclaimed author of more than thirty books for children and teens, including the picture book Still Life, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. His middle grade novels include The Princess Protection Program, Search & Rescue, Dog Tags, and two titles in the 39 Clues series. For young adults, he’s the author of the cyberpunk duology Proxy and the epic fantasy series Black Wings Beating, which were both named to numerous best-of-the-year lists. He has been a journalist and human rights researcher reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, a young adult librarian with the New York Public Library, and a snorkel salesman. He lives with his husband, daughter, and hound dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

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    • 5/5
      This was cool to see both a male and female as the main character of a YA novel. And the obvious placement of a youn gay make is brilliant and not protrayed enough!!!!
    • 5/5
      Just gorgeous. With bonus monster birds.
    • 3/5
      I really wanted to like this. But I got a third of the way in and found that I wasn’t connecting with any of the characters. Brysen was the most frustrating. He’s “in love” with someone who treats him blatantly badly. I get that people make poor decisions for live but man.

      Also? And this is just my hangup. I didn’t like the violence with the birds. I know, I know, bleeding heart hypocrite. I can read about people being murdered and abused but the same thing happening to animals gets to me.
    • 2/5
      Liked the strong sibling relationship, but I got bogged down in the story line.
    • 2/5
      Not even close to actual falconry and I found the main characters..unlikeable instead of endearing.