The Flight Nobody Owes
A Fantasy Adventure Beyond Borrowed WingsBy Adrian Serrick
Length13h 20m
About this audiobook
Nera has followed her sister’s departure as far as the ground allows. Above her, feathers form shifting passages between inhabited ledges, where one wrong step can leave her hanging over empty air.
Irix, a traveler with folded wings, teaches her how to support her own weight. Setha, a gifted flier, draws her into games she can barely reach. The Seamkeeper offers help that may demand more than Nera is willing to give.
Lysa is somewhere above, but reaching her does not mean deciding what she should do next.
Nera learns through bruises, broken equipment, patient practice, and small victories. As the feather shifts, her choices affect journeys beyond her own. Help can save a life without becoming a promise, and skill can open a passage without giving anyone authority over another person’s destination.
A later chronicle pieces together what witnesses allowed to be recorded—and what those records cannot claim to know.
To move forward, Nera must become capable of taking the path herself.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Action and Adventure
Length13 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 28, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 01 — The Fallen Feather
2Chapter 02 — A Hold for One
3Chapter 03 — The Held Tongue
4Chapter 04 — The Man at the Rib
5Chapter 05 — The First Brace
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6Chapter 06 — The Limit of a Catch
7Chapter 07 — The Broken Letter
8Chapter 08 — The Unreached Spur
9Chapter 09 — The Flying Game
10Chapter 10 — Grounded
11Chapter 11 — The Second Panel
12Chapter 12 — No Rescue Requested
13Chapter 13 — Two Kinds of Effort
14Chapter 14 — The Working Sling
15Chapter 15 — The Short Hold
16Chapter 16 — The Longer Attempt
17Chapter 17 — The Viewing Rib
18Chapter 18 — The Animal on the Shelf
19Chapter 19 — Room to Climb
20Chapter 20 — The Deposited Leaves
21Chapter 21 — Evening Fold
22Chapter 22 — The Sister She Found
23Chapter 23 — A Note Left Rough
24Chapter 24 — The Heavier Body
25Chapter 25 — A Bed for Change
26Chapter 26 — Water Under the Wing
27Chapter 27 — The Hook in the Flange
28Chapter 28 — What the Hook Cost
29Chapter 29 — The Rough Note
30Chapter 30 — Irix's New Weight
31Chapter 31 — The Ring Contest
32Chapter 32 — The Reach That Failed
33Chapter 33 — The Animal on the Skin
34Chapter 34 — The Hurt Forearm
35Chapter 35 — The Warning Before the Turn
36Chapter 36 — The Guide Position
37Chapter 37 — Houses on the Turning Tongue
38Chapter 38 — The Unsafe Rack
39Chapter 39 — Beyond the Drift
40Chapter 40 — The Last Request
41Chapter 41 — The Hand Comes Away
42Chapter 42 — Stay Beside Me
43Chapter 43 — The Low Practice Face
44Chapter 44 — One Useful Transfer
45Chapter 45 — Setha's Departure
46Chapter 46 — The Hook and the Rope
47Chapter 47 — The Sleeping Recess
48Chapter 48 — The Narrow Passage
49Chapter 49 — The Far Shelf
50Chapter 50 — What Irix Lost
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