The Silence of the Gilded Sky

 

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The Silence of the Gilded Sky
By Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda

A world above the clouds. A kingdom built on storms. A silence that could shatter everything.

Lunaria floats high above the turbulent Veil of Winds, a kingdom of radiant spires, suspended bridges, and soaring magic. For centuries, this airborne empire has thrived through harmony with the storms that gave life to its floating isles. But now… the skies have gone silent.

Without the once-predictable sky-storms, Lunaria begins to fall—literally. Its agriculture collapses, its magic dims, and its people panic. The floating islands tremble, drifting lower toward the abyss below. Something unnatural is at work. Something ancient. Something dangerous.

At the heart of the unraveling lies Celestian Vale, a once-legendary sky-captain turned reclusive outcast, haunted by a past he cannot remember. When the ruling Skyguard Council summons him to investigate the mysterious silence, Celestian is thrust back into a world of lost loyalties, buried truths, and skies fraught with peril.

Beside him stands a band of unlikely allies:

• , a former Windborn mage who believes the long-extinct storm-wielders may still be alive—and that their return holds the key to Lunaria's salvation.
• , a cunning exile of a fallen dynasty, whose shadowy knowledge of the floating markets hides deeper secrets than he lets on.
• , a decorated Skyguard commander torn between her loyalty to the crown and her conscience.
• , a daring young sky-pirate with secrets of her own and a map to places Lunaria fears to remember.

Together, they set sail through treacherous skies, forbidden ruins, and the myth-haunted Veil of Winds in search of answers. But the silence in the sky is more than a magical anomaly—it’s a symptom of something far greater. A conspiracy that stretches from Lunaria’s glittering towers to the storm-scoured graveyards of the Shattered Isles. A forgotten war. A sacrifice buried in memory. And a reckoning long overdue.

As alliances strain and ancient powers rise, Celestian must uncover the truth of his final voyage—the one that broke the skies and shattered his past. And in the silence, the skies themselves wait for a captain to rise once more.

Perfect for readers of epic fantasy, steampunk adventure, and skybound sagas like Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, and Howl’s Moving Castle.
Includes airships, elemental magic, political intrigue, lost orders of sky-mages, and a kingdom literally falling apart.

Author Note:
The Silence of the Gilded Sky marks the first major fantasy epic by Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda, crafted for readers across the globe who crave both grand imagination and deeply personal stakes. Dive into a world where memory is power, storms are sacred, and even silence has a voice.