Sparrow Rising illustrator-Nelda LaTeef beauty thrives in the people

beauty thrives in the people left behind

at the end of the day they will always be the very best of friends

they experienced rich and varied lives: they had childhoods and mothers and fathers and favorite foods

and the women of Mount Ruin have their sights set on revenge beyond the confines of their island prison

And if that wasn't bad enough

Sparrow Rising illustrator-Nelda LaTeef beauty thrives in the peopleIn a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow. Ellie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. It was a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her parents were killed.