Welcome to the midway discussion of The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills, the FiF winner for our Self or Indie Published theme! We will discuss everything up to the end of Chapter 14. Please use spoiler tags for anything that goes beyond this point.

The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills

In this gripping debut novel from acclaimed Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-winning author Samantha Mills, a disgraced soldier fights to make sense of her world and the gods who abandoned it. The Wings Upon Her Back is an action-packed, devastating exploration of the brutal costs of zealous loyalty.
Zenya was a teenager when she ran away to join the mechanically-modified warrior sect. She was determined to earn mechanized wings and protect the people of Radezhda, the city she loved. Under the strict tutelage of a mercurial, charismatic leader, Vodaya, Zenya finally became Winged Zemolai.
But after twenty-six years of service, Zemolai is disillusioned with her role as an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state. After one tragic act of mercy, she is brutally cast out and loses everything she worked for. As Zemolai struggles for her life, she is must question her sect, their leader, and even the gods themselves.

Bingo categories: Criminals, Dreams (HM), Prologues & Epilogues, Self/Indie Published (HM), Published in 2024, Eldritch Creatures (HM), Reference Materials, Book Club (HM if you join!)

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