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But branded the daughter of a coward, it will be very challenging for her to convince everyone she will not get scared and abandon her flightmates in the middle of a battle.īut, Spin has one or two secrets that might even further complicate her status. To become a fighter pilot and help defend her little world against the aliens is all Spensa, callsign Spin, has ever wanted. I decided to start with Skyward, mostly because I prefer sci-fi over fantasy a little bit… What It Is About Now, I know that many Brandon Sanderson’s fans disagree on where one should start with his books. I’ve heard so many amazing things about his writing – I just knew once I start reading his books, I won’t be able to shut up about them, so be warned :-). And how special occasion exciting it felt to finally hold Skyward in my hands.Īt that point, I didn’t even doubt I would like it. I have no words to describe how eager I was to change that. 2021 has just started, the world has practically gone crazy and I, a lifetime bookworm and lover of sci-fi and fantasy, have never read anything by one of the greatest fantasy/sci-fi authors of our time. Skyward is the first book I’m reading by Brandon Sanderson.īut here we are. RATED ON GOODREADS – 4.52 of 5 Initial Thoughts GENRE – science fiction, fantasy, young adult Skyward by Brandon Sanderson – Book Details he's simply a brilliant writer' Patrick Rothfuss Praise for Brandon Sanderson's #1 New York Times Bestselling RECKONERS series: but their desperation to survive might just take her skyward.

They've doubled their fleet, making Spensa's world twice as dangerous. And the Krell just made that a possibility. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, but she is still determined to fly. But her fate is intertwined with her father's - a pilot who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, placing Spensa's chances of attending flight school somewhere between slim and none. Spensa has always dreamed of being one of them of soaring above Earth and proving her bravery. Pilots have become the heroes of what's left of the human race. Humanity's only defense is to take to their ships and fight the enemy in the skies. An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Spensa's world has been under attack for hundreds of years. From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, WORDS OF RADIANCE, and the internationally bestselling MISTBORN series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.