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Reviewed by Nino Lobiladze for Readers' Favorite
Savage Skies by Kat Ross, the first book in the Fourth Empire series, will appeal to fantasy and adventure fans. The world is divided between light and darkness. The sun shines only on the west, while the east is lit by the three moons. The Boundary, where Castelio was born, has everlasting twilight. The Greater Gates lead to the Dominion, where the souls of the dead dwell. But one of the gates is damaged, allowing the dead to rise from their graves. Castelio is a quietus at the court of Ducissa Orlaith. He can cast the dead out. Delilah is the captain of the wind ship that cruises the skies with the help of a cat named Thistle, who can control the winds. Delilah, or Lo, desperately looks for her missing parents. Castelio and Orlaith's terrifying servant, Lucius, lure Lo into a trap and persuade her to bring her ship to Orlaith. But when Orlaith's son is kidnapped, Castelio, Lo, and Lucius join forces to find the boy, even if it means following his kidnappers to the obscure lands ruled by the Moon Courts.
Kat Ross's Savage Skies is an absorbing read thanks to the author's imaginative prose, one-of-a-kind mythology behind the elaborately developed world-building, and fascinating characters. Ross closely examines the topic of freedom and its price. Lo's flying ship is a perfect metaphor for freedom, especially the freedom of the spirit. Another meaningful theme is tolerance toward those who are different. Castelio has prejudices despite his kind nature, while the wise and smart Lo knows that no one and nothing is one-dimensional. I like that the main characters are not ideal. The author allows them to make mistakes and learn from them. Castelio is insightful, and it's his strongest feature, the one that makes him so interesting. Twenty-year-old Delilah is recklessly courageous and savvy beyond her age. The mysterious and whimsical Thistle steals our hearts immediately. This multigenre novel offers puzzling mysteries and unpredictable twists. I am hooked on this compelling series and cannot wait for Castelio and Delilah's further adventures.
