explorer / books · 2016
Updraft
Fran Wilde’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 2015 by Tor Books · 364 pages
Nebula · 2016
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This book is recorded on the Nebula ballot only. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
Synopsis
In a city of living bone towers that rise above the clouds, people fly on wings of silk and trade in secrets. When young Kirit accidentally breaks a law and is claimed by the mysterious Singers who rule from above, she discovers that the towers' greatest protectors are hiding the city's darkest truth.
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