Hunted by the Sky
core novel 2020 The Wrath of Ambar
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (2,268 ratings, collected 2026-10-23) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780374313098 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Gul has spent her life running. She has a star-shaped birthmark on her arm, and in the kingdom of Ambar girls with such birthmarks have been disappearing for years. Dangerous circumstances bring Gul and Cavas together at the king's domain in Ambar Fort, a world with secrets deadlier than their own. Exploring identity, class struggles and high-stakes romance, Hunted by the Sky is a gripping adventure set in a world inspired by medieval India, the first of a duology, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in June 2020 and by Penguin Teen in Canada.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wrath of Ambar
- Series: The Wrath of Ambar core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tanaz Bhathena
Awards (verified)
- White Pine Award, 2021: won; Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading, voted by readers in grades 9 to 12.
- Snow Willow Award, 2021: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Wrath of Ambar): Gul and Cavas against the tyranny of Ambar.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Wrath of Ambar: position 1 of 2: next Rising Like a Storm (2021)
Sources
- Author page on the rating platform (ratings and years with titles)
- 49th Shelf (publisher page and author note)
- Winchester Public Library catalogue (FSG first edition and jacket text)
- Tamaqua library catalogue (publisher description)
- Dallas Public Library (publisher description)
- CBC Books (2021 Forest of Reading winners)
- TeachingBooks (state and provincial lists)
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