I was flattered when I was auto-approved to read an eARC of Every Sky a Grave, a Sci-Fi set in outer space where language is power. Told in third person, it follows Elyth who is tasked with the assassination of a planet for the greater good of the cosmos.

This adventure had a kind of quiet excitement to it. There is a lot of exploration, both internally and in settings that felt both familiar and new: expansive forests, snowy mountains, guarded fortresses and light aircrafts. A blend of human-built machines and wild nature.

Elyth is smart: knowledgeable, curious, adaptable and committed to the order that trained her: in the Deep Language, the life language of all things, and in the assassination of planets. Elyth is a solitary creature, due in part to circumstance, and there’s an interesting mentor-mentee relationship and found comradeships. Refreshingly, there is no romantic love and her found relationships were organic and true to her character.

I adored the descriptive writing; from Elyth’s smoked gray-blue infiltration attire to an entire scene that simply involves pouring and drinking tea. I would happily read an entire book by Jay Posey about two women drinking tea together. There’s a lot of contemplation in this book, as well as earth-moving action and daring escapes.

I consumed Every Sky a Grave in two sittings. It’s a fantastic Sci-Fi adventure woven with the power of words and how, in an ever-changing universe, Elyth must trust her instincts in order to survive.

This was a wonderful Sci-Fi. I was totally immersed in the story from the .beginning to the end. The writing just flowed onwards, I could feel and experience all the action and the conclusion was a climax to be admired.. Great escapist story for lockdown.