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'A magnetic and addictive tale of star-crossed love, inexplicable magic and an impossible choice. Science and faith collide in this tale of magic, destiny and the changing truths found through love by the award-winning authors of the bestselling Starbound trilogy.
'Two worlds, two hearts and a choice that will shape their fate forever.
'Prince North's home is in the sky, in a gleaming city held aloft by intricate unknown technology. But North believes his sky island is sinking. Its engines are failing, and the key to saving his home is to venture to the place the engines were first created.
'Nimh is the living goddess of her people on the surface, responsible for providing answers, direction - hope. But in the midst of the surface's worst crisis yet, a mist that spreads madness and poison, doubts have arisen among the people about Nimh's divinity. She must find a way to manifest her power - before she is overthrown, and all is lost.
'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 to either save their people, or succumb to the bond that is forbidden to them.' (Publication summary)
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'Compelling and magnetic, this much-anticipated sequel to New York Times bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner's The Other Side of the Sky has something for every reader: a star-crossed love full of tantalising longing, unique and immersive new worlds to explore, and nonstop thrills that escalate into an unforgettably electric conclusion.
'Time to stop Inshara. Time to find a way between worlds. Time to find each other again.
'Nimh still holds on to her divinity, if only by a thread. In her final confrontation with Inshara, the woman determined to take her place and rule Nimh's kingdom, both Nimh and her enemy were sent to the world above, in the cloudlands.
'Now North looks to the sky, left behind on the surface world. Desperate for a chance to join the girl he loves and save his world, North will stop at nothing to find a way back to his home in the sky-city of Ciel. Before it's too late to save anyone.
'But more awaits them in the world above than North or Nimh could ever expect. And as they come together and team up with allies from above and below, they face an ultimate test of their bond, their abilities, and their belief in each other in a quest to save their worlds.'
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Works about this Work
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Australian Young Adult Fiction
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , March no. 105 2021; (p. 96-97)
— Review of The Other Side of the Sky 2020 single work novel -
The End of the World : Three New Young Adult Novels
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Future Girl 2020 single work novel ; The Other Side of the Sky 2020 single work novel ; Indigo Owl 2020 single work novel -
y
At Home with Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
2020
23454053
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are New York Times bestselling author duo. They have now published three YA series together, and in this interview Amie and Meagan discuss how they write together (even when living on different continents), how they ensure so many gripping pay-offs for their devoted readers, and even how they achieved the impossible - combining fantasy and science fiction in one novel.
'Their first series together was The Starbound Trilogy (These Broken Stars, This Shattered World and Their Fractured Light), followed by the Unearthed duology (Unearthed and Undying). They have just released The Other Side of the Sky, the first in a series.' (Production introduction)
-
The End of the World : Three New Young Adult Novels
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Future Girl 2020 single work novel ; The Other Side of the Sky 2020 single work novel ; Indigo Owl 2020 single work novel -
Australian Young Adult Fiction
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , March no. 105 2021; (p. 96-97)
— Review of The Other Side of the Sky 2020 single work novel -
y
At Home with Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
2020
23454053
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are New York Times bestselling author duo. They have now published three YA series together, and in this interview Amie and Meagan discuss how they write together (even when living on different continents), how they ensure so many gripping pay-offs for their devoted readers, and even how they achieved the impossible - combining fantasy and science fiction in one novel.
'Their first series together was The Starbound Trilogy (These Broken Stars, This Shattered World and Their Fractured Light), followed by the Unearthed duology (Unearthed and Undying). They have just released The Other Side of the Sky, the first in a series.' (Production introduction)
Awards
- 2021 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2020 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Novel
