Under the Never Sky

Veronica Rossi's 'Under the Never Sky' is a thrilling young adult dystopian novel, perfect for readers aged 10-14. It introduces Aria, a sheltered teen from a technologically advanced city, who is exiled to a dangerous, storm-ravaged wasteland. There, she encounters Perry, a 'savage' Outsider with unique survival skills. The story follows their reluctant alliance as they navigate a brutal environment, face cannibals and electrified storms, and search for their lost family members. The book explores themes of survival, prejudice, identity, and the formation of unlikely bonds, all set against a backdrop of a richly imagined, harsh future. Parents should be aware of moderate peril, violence, and some character deaths, which are handled within the context of a survival narrative.

Since she'd been on the outside, she'd survived an Aether storm, she'd had a knife held to her throat, and she'd seen men murdered. This was worse. Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland--known as The Death Shop--are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She's been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He's wild--a savage--and her only hope of staying alive. A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile--everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria's help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky. In her enthralling debut, Veronica Rossi sends readers on an unforgettable adventure set in a world brimming with harshness and beauty.