--- product_id: 333261148 title: "Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky)" price: "£15.50" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/333261148-black-sun-between-earth-and-sky store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) **Price:** £15.50 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) - **How much does it cost?** £15.50 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/333261148-black-sun-between-earth-and-sky) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) [Roanhorse, Rebecca] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) Review: A must read if you enjoy epic fantasy - This was such a great book. I enjoyed it so much more than I expected. It is rich and lush and magical and surprising and even shocking at moments. I loved all of the representation that this book provided: trans characters, bisexual characters, nonbinary characters. It was fascinating and something I hadn't heard anyone mention. It could be argued that there are TOO many characters but I disagree. I thought you got to meet and see the side characters but we weren't stuck in their heads. Also, for some reason I thought this story was taking place on a spaceship, not a LITERAL ship. So imagine my surprise. I loved the relationship development between Xiala and Serapio. It was sweet and not all instalovey. You could feel how Xiala's thoughts and feelings about Serapio changed over the voyage without it seeming fake or rushed. Speaking of Serapio, his back story was something else! When I tell you I was shocked and horrified by his mother's actions. She had her reasons, sure, but still. I also really liked Naranpa, the Sun Priest, but Abah can go kick rocks. Ugh! I can't stand her. Iktan is a character I liked but I was VERY disappointed with their actions. The crows and the role they played were a very cool and interesting aspect of the story. I also found the magic system intriguing. It's not like a typical fantasy magic system and that makes it all the more interesting. Lastly, that ending?!?! Woah. I got to the end of the book and shouted: "THAT'S IT?!?!" I couldn't believe it ended like that. Talk about a cliffhanger. An excellent series debut and I highly recommend. Just read it and thank me later. Review: lovely fantasy based on pre-columbia americas - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse is a queer fantasy inspired by the civilizations of Pre-Columbian Americas and the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy. I did a blended read for Black Sun and borrowed the audiobook from my local library. There are four main characters in the book, and each have their own narrator. I honestly love this kind of structure; having different narrators for different POVs really helps my brain parse high fantasy. Even so, each character is very distinct from the others just in their personality and how they are written, which was even better for my brain to follow along! Though the plot is established pretty early, this is really a character-driven story. There's also a ton of political stuff happening within a group of high priests. I really liked the world building and magic system here, too. I found the pacing to be pretty great; I inhaled this book within a day. When I'm reading longer books, this is really important to me, and I was really glad to not feel like it was dragging. There's also great representation here. Other than characters of color, there is a lot of casual queerness and one of the main characters we follow is blind. One of our main characters hails from a civilization of women sailors (sirens? mermaids?) and she's pretty rad and queer. As this is the first book in a trilogy, it's unsurprising that Black Sun ends on a pretty big cliffhanger. But now all the books are out, (Mirrored Heavens just came out last month) so I can read them at my own pace! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #81,447 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #48 in Indigenous Fiction #291 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #1,130 in Epic Fantasy (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,150 Reviews | ## Images ![Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713yrpGJD1L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read if you enjoy epic fantasy *by D***R on January 14, 2022* This was such a great book. I enjoyed it so much more than I expected. It is rich and lush and magical and surprising and even shocking at moments. I loved all of the representation that this book provided: trans characters, bisexual characters, nonbinary characters. It was fascinating and something I hadn't heard anyone mention. It could be argued that there are TOO many characters but I disagree. I thought you got to meet and see the side characters but we weren't stuck in their heads. Also, for some reason I thought this story was taking place on a spaceship, not a LITERAL ship. So imagine my surprise. I loved the relationship development between Xiala and Serapio. It was sweet and not all instalovey. You could feel how Xiala's thoughts and feelings about Serapio changed over the voyage without it seeming fake or rushed. Speaking of Serapio, his back story was something else! When I tell you I was shocked and horrified by his mother's actions. She had her reasons, sure, but still. I also really liked Naranpa, the Sun Priest, but Abah can go kick rocks. Ugh! I can't stand her. Iktan is a character I liked but I was VERY disappointed with their actions. The crows and the role they played were a very cool and interesting aspect of the story. I also found the magic system intriguing. It's not like a typical fantasy magic system and that makes it all the more interesting. Lastly, that ending?!?! Woah. I got to the end of the book and shouted: "THAT'S IT?!?!" I couldn't believe it ended like that. Talk about a cliffhanger. An excellent series debut and I highly recommend. Just read it and thank me later. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ lovely fantasy based on pre-columbia americas *by R***S on July 3, 2024* Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse is a queer fantasy inspired by the civilizations of Pre-Columbian Americas and the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy. I did a blended read for Black Sun and borrowed the audiobook from my local library. There are four main characters in the book, and each have their own narrator. I honestly love this kind of structure; having different narrators for different POVs really helps my brain parse high fantasy. Even so, each character is very distinct from the others just in their personality and how they are written, which was even better for my brain to follow along! Though the plot is established pretty early, this is really a character-driven story. There's also a ton of political stuff happening within a group of high priests. I really liked the world building and magic system here, too. I found the pacing to be pretty great; I inhaled this book within a day. When I'm reading longer books, this is really important to me, and I was really glad to not feel like it was dragging. There's also great representation here. Other than characters of color, there is a lot of casual queerness and one of the main characters we follow is blind. One of our main characters hails from a civilization of women sailors (sirens? mermaids?) and she's pretty rad and queer. As this is the first book in a trilogy, it's unsurprising that Black Sun ends on a pretty big cliffhanger. But now all the books are out, (Mirrored Heavens just came out last month) so I can read them at my own pace! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Epic Fantasy *by J***Y on March 11, 2021* This book has one of the most intense openings I've read in awhile and I could only wonder if the rest of it would deliver on that rush. It does. The quality of writing is nearly flawless and does everything I think a good fantasy novel should: detailed yet restrained world-building; intriguing but uncertain characters; patiently crafted and cleverly layered plotting, which creates an ominous, wholly absorbing sense of momentum. Four protagonists could feel like a crowd, but this group is well-managed, made distinct by their humanity--flaws, motivations, desires. Additionally, the non-binary representations are notable for how they're used to enrich this world's social landscape; they never become a checklist. And the love story... Simple yet enticing and expertly threaded throughout the narrative so as to not overtake the story's scope but, rather, to strengthen it. 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