Emilie and the Sky World

Written by Martha Wells

Narrated by Channie Waites

When Emilie and Daniel arrive in Silk Harbor, Professor Abindon, an old colleague of the Marlendes, warns them that she’s observed something strange and potentially deadly in the sky, a disruption in an upper air aether current. But as
the Marlendes investigate further, they realize it’s a ship from another aetheric plane. It may be just a friendly explorer, or something far more sinister, but they will have to take an airship into the dangerous air currents to find out.

Emilie joins the expedition and finds herself deep in personal entanglements, with an angry uncle, an interfering brother, and an estranged mother to worry about—not to mention a lost family of explorers, the strange landscapes of the upper air,
and the deadly menace that inhabits the sky world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781705048467

Martha Wells

Martha Wells is the author of five previous novels: The Wizard Hunters, the first book of the Fall of Ile-Rien, The Element of Fire, City of Bones, Wheel of the Infinite, and The Death of the Necromancer, which was nominated for the Nebula Award. She lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband.

Reviews for Emilie and the Sky World

[tldegray-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A charming steampunk adventure, that reminds me a bit of old-fashioned science fiction stories where cuddly sentient animals and plants befriend lost Earth explorers. I liked it, but I don't truly care for that type of cuddly plant thing, so I probably won't read more in this series. (Provided by publisher)

[katsmiao · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This book has a ton of great reviews, but I didn't like it at all. I was completely lost from the beginning, maybe because I hadn't read the 1st book in the series. The characters, the plot, the setting, nothing spoke to me. So after 15% this was a DNF for me unfortunately.

[bookwormdreams · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

After a year long wait, the time has come for us to again explore strange places, meet unusual people and share new adventures with Emilie. And this time the sky’s the limit because we are travelling to the Sky World.Emilie and the Hollow World was one of my favorite books in 2013. Resemblance to classic adventure novels I have read as a child won me over from the start and it was all spiced up with fantastic elements. So, Emilie and the Sky World had a big shoes to fill.While Emilie and the Sky World has Martha Wells’ recognizable fluid writing style which is easy to read, I found it much slower and conclusively with less adventurous air than it’s predecessor. They don't arrive to the Sky World until almost half of the book passed and I must confess that until then I was bored at times and even wondered will they ever get there. Emilie and the Sky World had a bigger intro than the first book in series!Some readers will maybe appreciate that we get to learn more about Emilie’s family background. But Emilie and the Hollow World was a whirl of adventures from the start, so I was impatient like a junkie waiting for his next fix and could not really appreciate new depths that Martha Wells added to Emilie’s character. Emilie from this book was overconfident, quick to judge, jumped into danger without thinking and too harsh with her brother. In my memory from the first book I remembered her to have much more likable personality.Martha Wells’ impressive imagination will again blow your mind with descriptions of Sky World and new creatures like you have never met before in any novel. But her descriptions felt shallower and tougher for me to buy it than before: new machines needed a little bit more explanation and theory that the world is a series of concentric circles was just mentioned.Emilie and the Sky World was not a bad book but I hoped for much much more. It’s tough being a sequel to someone’s favorite book. Maybe I complained too much and gave you wrong impression, because overall I liked Emilie and the Sky World and will definitely read next book in the Emilie series.IN THE END...Lovers of fantastic adventures of all ages will enjoy Emilie series by Martha Wells, especially younger audience because it’s easy to read, has no romance and feeds imagination and thirst for adventure. Who as a child did not dream to go on an exotic expedition?Disclaimer: I was given a free eBook by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.