Theirs is a world of opposites. The privileged live in sky manors held aloft by a secretive magic known only as the Mysteries. Below, the earthbound poor are forced into factory work to maintain the engine of commerce. Only the wealthy can afford to learn the Mysteries, and they use their knowledge to further lock their hold on society.
Cettie Pratt is a waif doomed to the world below, until an admiral attempts to adopt her. But in her new home in the clouds, not everyone treats her as one of the family.
Sera Fitzempress is a princess born into power. She yearns to meet the orphan girl she has heard so much about, but her father deems the girl unworthy of his daughter's curiosity.
Neither girl feels that she belongs. Each seeks to break free of imposed rules. Now, as Cettie dreams of living above and as Sera is drawn to the world below, they will follow the paths of their own choosing.
But both girls will be needed for the coming storm that threatens to overturn both their worlds.
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Cettie of the Fells. That was what people called her. CHAPTER ONE, THE GIRL WHO CAN SEE THEM
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(47North, 19 June 2018, 353 pages, ebook, borrowed from @AmazonKindle, #PrimeReading)
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I've become quite a fan of the author recently and wanted to read this because I love the image on the front cover. This is quite different than the other books I've read by the author. It's set around the Victorian era with fantasy elements thrown in such as rich people life in magnificent floating mansions and flying sky ships. Fitzroy, one of the elite with such a mansion is drawn to a young, poor girl from the people who live on earth and decides to adopt her, setting in motion a chain of events that will not only change both their lives but the very fabric of society. We are also introduced to the daughter of one of Fitzroy's friends and learn the important role she will play. This is the first book in the series so there is a lot of character set-up and world building and of course the to-be-expected open ending. I thought Storm Glass was great and plan to read the rest of the series.
