daughters of the night sky by aimie k runyan

I was lucky to be born long after these times. I understand taking liberty with history when writing historical fiction, but this and other similar passages is called 'taking artistic license too far', having no idea what kind of society 1930-1940 USSR was. This passage would not only expel the person from flying school in 1941 USSR but get her straight to the Gulag. This passage ^^ among some similar ones, is why I not only had to dnf the “historical” fiction book but to rate it and I normally try not to rate books which I dnf'ed early on. “Stalin needs warm bodies, and I don’t think he cares how long they stay that way.” When the smoke of war clears, nothing will ever be the same-and one of Russia’s most decorated military heroines will face the most agonizing choice of all.ĭnf “Logic has never been the strong suit of the Red Army,” Taisiya snapped, picking up the letter and placing it in her bedside table with the rest of his correspondence.

The Germans quickly learn to fear nocturnal raids by the daring fliers they call “Night Witches.” But the brutal campaign will exact a bitter toll on Katya and her sisters-in-arms.

Not even the entreaties of her new husband-a sensitive artist who fears for her safety-can dissuade her from doing her part as a proud daughter of Russia.Īfter years of arduous training, Katya is assigned to the 588th Night Bomber Regiment-one of the only Soviet air units composed entirely of women. With the Nazis on the march across Europe, she is called on to use her wings to serve her country in its darkest hour. From childhood, she’s dreamed of taking to the skies to escape her bleak mountain life. Katya Ivanova is a young pilot in a far-flung military academy in the Ural Mountains. A novel-inspired by the most celebrated regiment in the Red Army-about a woman’s sacrifice, courage, and love in a time of war.

Daughters of the night sky by aimie k runyan