“Animmersivefeverdreamofanovel,beautifullywrittenandboldlyimagined.“--LeslieJamison,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheEmpathyExamsFromprizewinningwriterJoeFasslercomesabrilliantmodernreimaginingofthemythofDaedalusandIcarusasastoryofobsession,longing,andtheradicalpursuitofutopiaIt’s2005,and24-year-oldJaneismiserable.Overworked,buriedindebt,shesensesthelifeshewantedslippingaway--whiletheworldaroundherveersbadlyoffcourse,hurtlingtowardeconomicandecologicalcollapse.Shewantstofindsomethingbetter.Butshehasnoideawheretostart.Inasuddenandunprecedentedburstofrebellion,Janedecidestoabandoneverythingsheknows,leavingbehindherrelationshipsandresponsibilitiestogoontheroad.That’showshemeetsBarry,abrilliantandcharismaticrecluselivingonanisolatedhomesteadnearNewYork’sCanadianborder.Foryears,insecret,Barry’schasedanunlikelyobsession:tobuildapairofwingshumanscanflyin,withdesignsinspiredbyanobscureprecursortotheWrightBrothers.It’snomerehobby.He’sconvincedhisdreamofflightwillsparkarevolution,deliveringusfromthedegradationofmoderncapitalismandtheclimatechaosthatawaitsus.JaneiscaptivatedbyBarry’sradicalvision,evenashisexperimentsbecomemoredangerous.Butshe’sequallydrawntotheenigmaticIke,Barry’sgentle,thoughtfulson,who’sknownnootherreality--andwhoonlywantstokeephisfatheralive,tetheredtogroundandtoreason.Sobeginsaninventive,dazzlinglybeautifulstoryaboutthehumandesirefortranscendence--ourlongingtoescapethemundaneandglideintoaeuphoricfuture.InspiredbythemythofDaedalusandIcarus,TheSkyWasOursisapowerfulandimaginativedebutthatexploresthequestion:Ifyouhadaccesstotechnologythatallowedyoutoescapetheconfinesofyourlife,wouldyouuseit?AndifBarry’swingsreallycouldchangetheworld,wouldthatbefreedom?
