“Its triumph lies in the way Whiteley uses the metaphor to examine the tortured process of love and attachment.” -- The Guardian

– The Guardian

“A murky delirium of sinuous language and unnerving storytelling that will delight both experienced genre fanatics and literary fiction lovers alike.”

– Kirkus

“Whiteley has a penchant for describing the disturbing… a surreal and disquieting post-apocalyptic consideration of the roles we place ourselves in.” -- The Barnes and Noble SF&F Blog

– The Barnes and Noble SF&F Blog

"A story of the future that is an appeal to the present. The best kind of science fiction. A novel of its time, confronting current and terrible misjudgements with which humanity assures its own demise. All made startling by a typical Whiteley strangeness." -- Adam Nevill, author of The Reddening and Wyrd and Other Derelictions

"Whiteley [is] one of the most original and provocative voices in contemporary science fiction." -- Nina Allen, author of The Rift

“Visceral and unsettling - I loved it” -- G. V. Anderson, award-winning speculative fiction author

"Intense and consuming writing, constantly challenging expectations." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time

“The absolute best kind of philosophical SF, & indisputable inheritor of Le Guin. Aliya Whiteley forces us to confront difficult ideas, but they are important, and will become even more so. Exactly what SF should do.” -- Marion Womack, author of The Golden Key

"Clever and touching: a book of cosmic scope but with real characters and a human heart." -- Chris Beckett, author of the award-winning Dark Eden series

"A powerful and surprising examination of colonialism and its unintended consequences. Highly recommended." -- Helen Marshall, author of The Migration

“Skyward Inn is an experience. Whiteley is a strong voice in speculative fiction and readers will be delighted and unsettled by her novels for years to come.” -- The Nerd Daily

– Kibby Robinson, The Nerd Daily

"Whiteley takes the reader on a cryptic journey of trust, identity and knowing your place in the world." -- Starburst Magazine

– Fred McNamara, Starburst Magazine

"A moving and thought provoking tale, completely unlike anything I’ve read before." -- The Bibliophile Chronicles

– The Bibliophile Chronicles

"There are some books that are simply beautiful. And Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley is one of those." -- Libri Draconis

– Libri Draconis

"Whiteley's trademark subtle surrealism shines." -- Publishers Weekly

– Publishers Weekly

"A melancholy and compellingly weird tale of identity in crisis." -- SFX

– Will Salmon, SFX

“Skyward Inn feels like an instant classic of the genre.” -- The Guardian

– Lisa Tuttle, The Guardian

"A beautifully realised story, with achingly engaging prose." -- The British Fantasy Society

– The British Fantasy Society

"Rarely has a writer who is not Philip K. Dick had so much fun building a world only to take it apart." -- LA Times

– Noah Berlatsky, LA Times

"A vital contribution to modern speculative fiction and a novel to be read and reread and pondered at length.” -- The Fantasy Hive

– Jonathan Thornton, The Fantasy Hive

"A unique work of literary and speculative excellence." -- SciFiNow

– Bert Peterson, SciFiNow

"When it comes to misdirection, Aliya Whiteley is the very devil." -- The Times

– Simon Ings, The Times

The Times SF Book of the Month

– The Times

"Whiteley explores questions of identification, attachment and belonging, tying everything together in a wonderfully surreal and weirdly uplifting denouement." -- The FT

– James Lovegrove, The FT

"Skyward Inn is a quietly disarming and beautiful book that masterfully blends literary conventions with science fiction." -- Dark Matter Magazine

– Alexander Pyles, Dark Matter Magazine

"A book to take solace in."

– Locus Magazine