The Other Side of the Sky

Written by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Narrated by Johnathan McClain and Caitlin Davies

""Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner prove they are two living goddesses of writing, creating two compelling worlds with high stakes and gripping emotions."" —Sarah Rees Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of the Demon's Lexicon trilogy and the Lynburn Legacy series

New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and a deadly love. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Brandon Sanderson.

Prince North’s home is in the sky, in a gleaming city held aloft by intricate engines, powered by technology. Nimh is the living goddess of her people on the Surface, responsible for providing answers, direction—hope.

North’s and Nimh’s lives are entwined—though their hearts can never be. Linked by a terrifying prophecy and caught between duty and fate, they must choose between saving their people or succumbing to the bond that is forbidden between them.

Plus don't miss the thrilling sequel, Beyond the End of the World!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Sep 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9780063033184

Amie Kaufman

Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, and the host of the podcast Amie Kaufman on Writing. Her multi-award winning work is slated for publication in over 30 countries, and has been described as “a game-changer” (Shelf Awareness), “stylistically mesmerising” (Publishers Weekly) and “out-of-this-world awesome” (Kirkus). Her series include The Illuminae Files, The Aurora Cycle, The Other Side of the Sky duology, the Starbound trilogy, the Unearthed duology, the Elementals trilogy, and The World Between Blinks. Her work is in development for film and TV, and has taken home multiple Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, a Gold Inky, made multiple best-of lists and been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing. She lives in Melbourne with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog, and an extremely large personal library. Learn more about her and subscribe to her newsletter at www.amiekaufman.com

Reviews for The Other Side of the Sky

[Teresa O'Brien · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was my first introduction to both authors and OH BOY! I don't understand why bookstagram hasn't hyped this book more, no idea why there weren't more book boxes including it and where's the so needed fanart to hold me until book 2 is published!?
The Other Side of the Sky follows the story of Nimh, a deity in the surface, and North, a prince of a city in the Sky, linked by a prophecy that shakes their believes and makes them question their duty.
This book is told from both main characters POV and each has such a different perspective and voice, it's really refreshing. It's a book where worlds collide, fantasy and SciFi, old and modern, science and religion, technology and magic, yet it blends so well you never feel they shouldn't go together.
I listened the audiobook and I HATED the female narrator, yet I couldn't stop listening to it! The story grabs you from the beginning and my only regrets are waiting so long to read it, and reading it so far away from the release of book 2!

[Nor Azah Rahman · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The female narrator is horrible. she ruins all the books she narrates. i don’t understand why she has to make those inflections it’s so disconcerting. you might be better off reading it rather than listening to it since the story is fascinating

[Nehis Osagie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great pacing and writing, told a lovely story in an engaging way, that makes you not want to stop after a chapter is over.

[herenya_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

More or less the sort of story I expected from these two. Nimh is the Divine One in a world of magic and prophecy. North is a prince in a floating city of science and engineering. Nimh believes the gods fled into the sky thousands of years ago, and North believes no one still lives down on the surface… until he crashes his glider.I enjoyed this but don’t feel any emotional investment -- yet. (In These Broken Stars the protagonists are alone together for much of the story, so there’s an intense focus on them and their relationship, which is perhaps what made me care so intensely.) I will read the sequel.

[theyodamom · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Wonderfully woven story from these two authors. Fantastic characters and two well developed different worlds. Two people from different worlds one tech world one magic world and the two struggle with believing in each other. Stuff happens. evil comes, battles happen, lives lost, goddesses lost it's all left on a cliffhanger. This beek spent a lot of time in the magic world I think the next might be more tech world based. I'm really looking forward to continuing with this series

[jmchshannon · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Magic and science. Sky and Earth. Boy and girl. Goddess and prince. Destiny and choice. Family and individuality. The Other Side of the Sky, the latest collaboration between Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, is a fascinating amalgam of all of these. It truly is a fantasy/science fiction mashup in the very literal sense.One thing that Ms. Kaufman and Ms. Spooner do well is within their character development. With each new piece of information learned or event witnessed, Nimh and North change and grow. Preconceived notions disappear, and these two characters from opposite ways of life start finding their similarities rather than their differences. In this age of seeming intolerance, it is refreshing to see two characters who are anything but.I don’t often say this, but I wish there was more exposition within The Other Side of the Sky. We have so many questions; almost every scene creates a new one. However, we don’t get nearly enough answers because Nimh and North are constantly on the move with no time for explanations. I get the need to keep readers’ interest, but to me, the sheer number of unanswered questions is frustrating rather than intriguing.Speaking of action, there is so much of it that it too becomes overwhelming. There appears to be a plot twist within every chapter, which makes for interesting reading. Unfortunately, it also means that there is no chance to just sit and absorb everything. Characters and readers need rest, and there really isn’t any for either.As a result, The Other Side of the Sky feels slightly manipulative, or, rather, as if it is trying too hard to keep readers engaged for the next volume. Even the cliffhanger ending is less a cliffhanger and more a very obvious ploy to shock readers. There is simply no way what the authors intimate at the end of the novel is really going to come to fruition in the second installment.Between the numerous unanswered questions, the near-constant plot twists, and an ending that hints at a major misdirection, the whole thing has an air of desperation about it that begs readers to maintain interest over of the course of the series, something that is too obvious and therefore a bit uncomfortable to experience. Sadly, all of this means is that The Other Side of the Sky is not my favorite Kaufman/Spooner collaboration.

[sennebec · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I've read everything these two have jointly written and not once have I been less than completely satisfied. This book continues that streak with a solidly created world, appealing characters, plenty of action and dandy twists. All of that blended together with one heck of an ending leaving me (and I suspect most other readers) drooling for what comes next.