City of Burning Wings

May has trained her whole life to ascend the Ash Throne as her king's successor, and she's the fastest Sky Stormer in Elydor, a city that floats among the clouds. But when the king dies, the Ruler's Rune appears not on May but on the forehead of Luan, a mysterious secret dealer from the city's slums.

Reluctantly, May agrees to help Luan navigate his sudden, unwanted power — not for his sake, but to save Elydor itself. Lily S. Morgan's debut novel is a self-contained Romantasy: a floating city, a reluctant alliance between a soldier and an outsider, and a slow-building bond forged under political pressure.

Published in 2021, the book became a Spiegel bestseller and marked the print debut of one of Germany's best-known book bloggers.