A01=Fonda Lee
Author_Fonda Lee
birds of prey
canadian author
Category=FM
Category=VXQM1
coming of age
empire
epic
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eq_fiction
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eq_isMigrated=2
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eq_non-fiction
forthcoming
genre fiction
giant bird
hunt
invented world
magic animals
manticore
middle east inspired
monster hunter
mythical creatures
mythology
persian fantasy
roc
sff
speculative
world building
world fantasy award winning writer
Product details
- ISBN 9781250433480
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 137 x 211mm
- Publication Date: 24 Aug 2026
- Publisher: St Martin's Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A young woman forms a tempestuous bond with a gigantic and deadly bird of prey in this epic fantasy fable about the pursuit of obsession at all costs, written by World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee. Ester’s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother, leaving her with nothing but her father’s painful silence and a single, overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family. Ester’s path leads her to join the King’s Royal Mews, where the giant rocs of legend are flown to hunt manticores by their brave and dedicated ruhkers. Paired with a fledgling roc named Zahra, Ester finds purpose and acclaim by devoting herself to a calling that demands absolute sacrifice and a creature that will never return her love. The terrifying partnership between woman and roc leads Ester not only on the empire’s most dangerous manticore hunt, but on a journey of perseverance and acceptance.
