Fresh from receiving vaunted starred reviews in Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, Nebula, Locus, and Sturgeon Award winner Samantha Mills’ debut novel THE WINGS UPON HER BACK is now available from all finer booksellers or direct from Tachyon.

[STARRED REVIEW] “A triumphant debut novel.” —Booklist

[STARRED REVIEW] “An absolute must-read—fantasy fans will find themselves in literary heaven.” —Kirkus

[STARRED REVIEW] “This cathartic adventure will stay with readers long after the final page.” —Publishers Weekly

[STARRED REVIEW] “Complex and haunting, filled with beautiful prose and timely themes.” —Library Journal

THE WINGS UPON HER BACK

by
Samantha Mills

ISBN: 978-1-61696-414-6 (print); 978-1-61696-415-3 (digital)

Available Format(s): Trade paperback and digital

In this gripping debut novel from acclaimed Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-winning author Samantha Mills, a disgraced soldier fights to make sense of her world and the gods who abandoned it. The Wings Upon Her Back is an action-packed, devastating exploration of the brutal costs of zealous loyalty.

Zenya was a teenager when she ran away to join the mechanically-modified warrior sect. She was determined to earn mechanized wings and protect the people of Radezhda, the city she loved. Under the strict tutelage of a mercurial, charismatic leader, Vodaya, Zenya finally became Winged Zemolai.

But after twenty-six years of service, Zemolai is disillusioned with her role as an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state. After one tragic act of mercy, she is brutally cast out and loses everything she worked for. As Zemolai struggles for her life, she is must question her sect, their leader, and even the gods themselves.