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The explosive and reality-shattering Rages trilogy, started by The Surviving Sky, concludes as Ahilya and Iravan fight one last time to save everything they've ever loved-the survivors of humanity, their families, their home and each other. A powerful, immersive and sweeping epic fantasy like no other.
"Rao is a phenomenal new voice and deserves a place alongside authors like Arkady Martine, N.K. Jemisin, and Adrian Tchaikovsky. I can't wait to see how she wraps up this epic series!" -S.B. Divya on The Unrelenting Earth
The worst has happened. The Conclave has crashed into the jungle, and humanity builds one last city, clinging to survival in the ruins.
Forced into a deadly alliance with the Virohi, Ahilya alone can communicate with the cosmic creatures – but she is growing weaker with every encounter. Equally revered and feared by her council, Ahilya desperately tries to balance the needs of her people with the untameable desires of the trapped Virohi.
Iravan does not believe reconciliation is possible. All he sees is a crumbling bastion being eaten from the inside out. Answering to no law, he would destroy the Virohi before they can destroy humanity.
As Ahilya and Iravan wage war, the planet itself rebels, unleashing new rages of untold power. Caught between a wounded planet and the cosmic creatures, all screaming to exist, the last survivors of the human race confront the approaching maelstrom.
At the last, Ahilya and Iravan must face up to their mistakes to forge peace between themselves – to save each other and humanity. "Riveting… Like Rao's debut, The Surviving Sky, this is an instantly immersive epic that expands the boundaries of what fantasy can be. Hindu philosophy is integrated into a lush jungle world with complicated cosmic magic and an intricate architecture… A great pick for fans of Martha Wells or those who enjoy inventive sci-fi fantasy with emotional stakes."-Library Journal
"A powerful, sweeping story; epic science fantasy at its best." -Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters
"Kritika H. Rao returns to the SFF scene with a fury in her sequel, THE UNRELENTING EARTH. Intricate worldbuilding and a labyrinthine magic system weave together to form the foundation for a gripping plot filled with twists and turns, sky-high stakes (literally), and heart-breakingly relatable characters." -M. J. Kuhn
"THE UNRELENTING EARTH is a powerful epic of heartbreak and hard-bought triumph, of anguish and enduring hope, woven with complex magic, intricate worldbuilding, and deeply felt humanity. A stratospheric sequel that truly raises the stakes!" - Melissa Caruso, author of the Swords & Fire trilogy.
"The first novel of The Rages trilogy was a masterpiece of worldbuilding and creativity, and THE UNRELENTING EARTH doubles down as Rao ratchets up the pace and the stakes. It does not suffer from "middle book syndrome" in the slightest. Rao is a phenomenal new voice and deserves a place alongside authors like Arkady Martine, N.K. Jemisin, and Adrian Tchaikovsky. I can't wait to see how she wraps up this epic series!" -S.B. Divya
PRAISE FOR THE SURVIVING SKY:
"Breathtakingly inventive, The Surviving Sky is a twisty, cerebral journey through a fractured marriage, a world plagued by storms, and the question of what it means to be human. This is a book to get lost in." -Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
"Intensely imaginative and heartbreakingly human, The Surviving Sky paints a brutal, unforgiving world and the life that tenuously exists above it. Filled with both startling revelations and the intimate portrait of a struggling marriage, this is a story that is hard to put down." -Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter
"The Surviving Sky weaves a compelling web of wounded hearts and warped duty, as conflicting forces of ambition, love, and magic strain its characters to the breaking point in a lush world on the br
"Rao is a phenomenal new voice and deserves a place alongside authors like Arkady Martine, N.K. Jemisin, and Adrian Tchaikovsky. I can't wait to see how she wraps up this epic series!" -S.B. Divya on The Unrelenting Earth
The worst has happened. The Conclave has crashed into the jungle, and humanity builds one last city, clinging to survival in the ruins.
Forced into a deadly alliance with the Virohi, Ahilya alone can communicate with the cosmic creatures – but she is growing weaker with every encounter. Equally revered and feared by her council, Ahilya desperately tries to balance the needs of her people with the untameable desires of the trapped Virohi.
Iravan does not believe reconciliation is possible. All he sees is a crumbling bastion being eaten from the inside out. Answering to no law, he would destroy the Virohi before they can destroy humanity.
As Ahilya and Iravan wage war, the planet itself rebels, unleashing new rages of untold power. Caught between a wounded planet and the cosmic creatures, all screaming to exist, the last survivors of the human race confront the approaching maelstrom.
At the last, Ahilya and Iravan must face up to their mistakes to forge peace between themselves – to save each other and humanity. "Riveting… Like Rao's debut, The Surviving Sky, this is an instantly immersive epic that expands the boundaries of what fantasy can be. Hindu philosophy is integrated into a lush jungle world with complicated cosmic magic and an intricate architecture… A great pick for fans of Martha Wells or those who enjoy inventive sci-fi fantasy with emotional stakes."-Library Journal
"A powerful, sweeping story; epic science fantasy at its best." -Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters
"Kritika H. Rao returns to the SFF scene with a fury in her sequel, THE UNRELENTING EARTH. Intricate worldbuilding and a labyrinthine magic system weave together to form the foundation for a gripping plot filled with twists and turns, sky-high stakes (literally), and heart-breakingly relatable characters." -M. J. Kuhn
"THE UNRELENTING EARTH is a powerful epic of heartbreak and hard-bought triumph, of anguish and enduring hope, woven with complex magic, intricate worldbuilding, and deeply felt humanity. A stratospheric sequel that truly raises the stakes!" - Melissa Caruso, author of the Swords & Fire trilogy.
"The first novel of The Rages trilogy was a masterpiece of worldbuilding and creativity, and THE UNRELENTING EARTH doubles down as Rao ratchets up the pace and the stakes. It does not suffer from "middle book syndrome" in the slightest. Rao is a phenomenal new voice and deserves a place alongside authors like Arkady Martine, N.K. Jemisin, and Adrian Tchaikovsky. I can't wait to see how she wraps up this epic series!" -S.B. Divya
PRAISE FOR THE SURVIVING SKY:
"Breathtakingly inventive, The Surviving Sky is a twisty, cerebral journey through a fractured marriage, a world plagued by storms, and the question of what it means to be human. This is a book to get lost in." -Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
"Intensely imaginative and heartbreakingly human, The Surviving Sky paints a brutal, unforgiving world and the life that tenuously exists above it. Filled with both startling revelations and the intimate portrait of a struggling marriage, this is a story that is hard to put down." -Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter
"The Surviving Sky weaves a compelling web of wounded hearts and warped duty, as conflicting forces of ambition, love, and magic strain its characters to the breaking point in a lush world on the br
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