A thrilling YA fantasy debut that plummets readers into a kill-or-be-killed competition where a scrappy underdog hell-bent on revenge must claw his way to the top Exiled to live as a Low, sixteen-year-old Conrad refuses to become heir to his murderous uncle.
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All his life, Conrad hadn\'t known anything existed below the toxic black clouds of the Skylands .
Forced to serve in the lowest of stations and unseen by all, Conrad overhears whispers of rebellion in the dark.
Now he must endure vigorous training, manipulative peers, and the Gauntlet--a brutal final test that yields riches and status to whichever skyship crew kills the most gorgantauns.
Hunter, the deadliest of all the Trades, gains a fresh recruit with Conrad.
To rescue his sister from his uncle\'s clutches, Conrad must enter the Selection of the Twelve Trades.
But Meritocracy is a harsh and unforgiving rule on the floating island of Holmstead, and when his ailing mother is killed by monstrous gorgantauns Conrad cuts a deal to save the only family he has left.
A thrilling YA fantasy debut that plummets readers into a kill-or-be-killed competition where a scrappy underdog hell-bent on revenge must claw his way to the top Exiled to live as a Low, sixteen-year-old Conrad refuses to become heir to his murderous uncle
