{"id":376,"date":"2018-08-23T22:07:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T22:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/izzy-king.com\/?page_id=376"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:15:28","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/index.php\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>To the Sky \u2014 sky pirate adventure romantasy<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22.22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/to_the_sky_smller.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" srcset=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/to_the_sky_smller.jpg 600w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/to_the_sky_smller-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Content Warnings: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>age-gap romance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>violence and blood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ritual and blood magic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>arranged marriage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44.45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Princess-Runs-Away-1024x219.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Princess-Runs-Away-1024x219.png 1024w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Princess-Runs-Away-300x64.png 300w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Princess-Runs-Away-768x165.png 768w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Princess-Runs-Away-600x129.png 600w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A-Princess-Runs-Away.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-upper-heading-font-size\"><strong><em>A betrothed princess flees and a sky pirate captain is hired to bring her home.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Princess Tessa is engaged to her father\u2019s advisor, Lord Xensor. Magic is taboo, and still Lord Xensor practices in secret. To protect her family and kingdom from his evil rule, Tessa runs away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The royal family hires James, a sky pirate captain, to bring her back. Meanwhile, Lord Xensor sends Craven, his right-hand man, after her. James wants nothing to do with the politics and only dreams of wealth and adventure. Craven is a loyal dog who will do anything he\u2019s told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Tessa doesn\u2019t know what Lord Xensor has planned for her, but she knows it can\u2019t be good. She\u2019ll do anything to keep him from the throne, even if it means they all have to face some hard truths in the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/To-the-Sky-Tropes-and-Themes-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1498\" srcset=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/To-the-Sky-Tropes-and-Themes-1-819x1024.png 819w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/To-the-Sky-Tropes-and-Themes-1-240x300.png 240w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/To-the-Sky-Tropes-and-Themes-1-768x960.png 768w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/To-the-Sky-Tropes-and-Themes-1-600x750.png 600w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/To-the-Sky-Tropes-and-Themes-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"292\" src=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/xr7jn0op-kickstarter-logo-k-green.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1506\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8767984524241325;width:89px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Kickstarter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pre-launch live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/izzyking\/to-the-sky\" title=\"\">here<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Launch in February 2027!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\">\ud83d\udcda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publishing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Coming to Amazon in Q3 2027!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the Sky \u2014 sky pirate adventure romantasy Content Warnings: A betrothed princess flees and a sky pirate captain is hired to bring her home. Princess Tessa is engaged to her father\u2019s advisor, Lord Xensor. Magic is taboo, and still Lord Xensor practices in secret. 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