The dialogue is also excellent and really helps to flesh out the characters and get you emotionally involved with them. “There is a great deal of luscious description of Aransa which really gives some quality immersion in Dentan’s world without slowing down the plot. There’s something for everyone – witty banter, realpolitik, elusive and wonderful magic, the occasional stabbing.” “But there’s something relentless about the pacing of the text, and it picks up ever-increasing speed from about the middle onward – and by the end, it’s an absolute juggernaut of prose, which I couldn’t stop reading. I am really looking forward to more from this author.” The storyline and world building were impeccable as were the depth of the characters that inhabited it.

Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger “Blend two lovable rogues, a magical doppelganger, and a nasty empire,Īnd you have O’Keefe’s Steal the Sky. David Farland, author of the bestselling Runelords series “Megan O’Keefe’s prose is so full of fascinating twists and delights, you won’t want to put it down. Tim Powers, author of Declare and Three Days to Never

“Megan O’Keefe’s stories are always vivid and compelling.” 'O'Keefe's dialogue is as nimble as Detan's thieving fingers, and his inevitable tragic secrets lend needed gravitas to his wise-cracking, card-sharp persona.Green things may not last long in the Scorched, but with Steal the Sky, O'Keefe has cultivated fertile ground for the next books in her promising trilogy to grow.' And if his dangerous secret gets revealed, he has a lot more to worry about than a stolen airship.įile Under: Fantasy Did Detan accidentally walk into a revolution and a crusade? He has to be careful-there’s a reason most people think he’s dead. But the doppel isn’t working for Thratia and has her own intentions.

And with this sudden power vacuum, Thratia can solidify her power and wreak havoc against the Empire.

The sudden paranoia makes Detan’s plans of stealing Thratia’s ship that much harder. They set their sights on their biggest heist yet-the gorgeous airship of the exiled commodore Thratia.īut in the middle of his scheme, a face changer known as a doppel starts murdering key members of Aransa’s government. He and his trusted companion, Tibs, may have pulled off one too many cons against the city’s elite and need to make a quick escape. Murder and mayhem derail a con-man’s carefully laid schemes in this swashbuckling debut that blends elements of Firefly and steampunkĭetan Honding, a wanted conman of noble birth and ignoble tongue, has found himself in the oasis city of Aransa.

Steal the Sky by Megan E. O'Keefe