Scorched Skies

Way of Wings, Book 1

By: E.J. Mellow

Narrated by: Dominique Salvacion, Andre Santana

From the award-winning author of the Mousai series comes book one in an epic duology inspired by the Icarus myth, about an outcast woman and a winged prince torn between forbidden love and born duty.

In the divided world of Cādra, where the winged Volari rule over the earthbound Süra, Tanwen has never relished her life of secrecy, but hiding is her only means of survival. As the child of a forbidden union, her very existence is punishable by death.

As the Crown Prince, Zolya is forced to fulfill his father’s every whim. Acting on orders, he captures Tanwen’s father and brother, whisking them away to his kingdom in the sky. Determined to save her family, Tanwen infiltrates the royal court disguised as a servant.

Amid the palace’s intrigue, she realizes there’s more to save than just her family and more to Prince Zolya than meets the eye. As their worlds collide, their star-crossed relationship intensifies under the king’s oppression. With their loyalties pulling them in opposite directions, Tanwen and Zolya must decide if their love can bridge the divide or if they have flown too close to the sun.

©2025 E. J. Mellow. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Original, imaginative, skillfully written, and of immense interest to fans of historical fantasy novels with romance, memorable villains, and reader engaging adventure…”—Midwest Book Review

literally just such a good story

The book was fabulous, my only con is I hate when the voice actors try and do the opposite sex and then make then sound stupid

Great narrators

The book does start out slow but definitely picks up midway. I really enjoyed this book. It actually surprised me with how good it ended up being. Looking forward to the next one.

Not my favorite

The story was slow only for the end to be super rushed and then halted for the cliff hanger. I was confused by the way the last quarter of the book was structured as the storyline was just bland.

Did Not Finish

I did not finish this book.
It is very slow and Tanwen is annoying.
The narrators are not bad, but you will have to increase the speed since they read very slow.