A Light in the Sky

Written by Shina Reynolds

Narrated by Fiona Dexter

Red Queen meets The Scorpio Races in a high-flying new fantasy series filled with passion, betrayal, and adventure from debut author Shina Reynolds.

Seventeen-year-old Aluma Banks has always dreamed of soaring freely through the skies astride a powerful winged steed of her own. But flying is a privilege granted only to the Riders of the king's Empyrean Cavalry, the aerial warriors who defend the borders of their land from the fallen kingdom of Laithlann.

Each year, Rider hopefuls across Eirelannia compete in the Autumn Tournament for the honor of joining the Cavalry. Aluma, trained to ride and fight by her retired Empyrean Rider father, knows she has what it takes to prove herself worthy-if only her father hadn't forbidden her from joining their ranks, in the hope of protecting his only daughter from the perils of war. To make matters worse, Thayer, Aluma's best friend who could be becoming something more, is competing-and if he wins, he'll leave her behind. 

When Aluma's father is tragically injured just before the Tournament, she finds herself unexpectedly thrust into this year's competition. But as Aluma begins to pursue her dreams, she learns devastating secrets about the king and his never-ending war with Laithlann. In her quest for the truth, Aluma discovers a power deep within herself that may be the only way to save Eirelannia and the people she loves from the darkness that threatens to consume them all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wink Road Press
• Release date: Mar 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9781733451147

Reviews for A Light in the Sky

[kristyn44 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I went into reading this book with no real idea of what it was actually about, I just really loved the cover and that it was going to be about flying horses! This is definitely a dream come true for all of us who were obsessed with horses and especially if you love a Pegasus!This book has a wonderful amount of action and just enough fantasy to lure you in and hold you. The world building was great and like most first books in a series there is a bit of an info dump but that must be done in order to set the world for the rest of the books that will follow. The characters were relatable and the action seems very plausible in terms of not only do side characters get injured but the main ones as well. Being that it is a fantasy series there is also magic involved but not in the sense of witches/wizards, I mean there has to be some magic with the whole flying horses!I loved how any horse can become a "Pegasus" but not all are worthy of becoming one. I honestly really want to get my hands on one of those horses, they all seem so majestic and it is so upsetting when one of them dies in battle! I really can't wait until the next book comes out!It does have the typical Love Triangle as many Young Adult books have had a few years ago but I really did not mind it, at least it doesn't seem to have the enemies to lovers trope which I would be really upset if it happened with the awful person they are going against!I received an ARC from the author and Book of Matches Media in exchange for an honest review.