I know this was Sanderson’s way of showing Spensa’s distress regarding the death of her father and growing up weighed down by the label of “coward’s daughter” and it served as an easy marker to measure growth as the story continues on but it was very difficult for me to sit through. Loud, boisterous and with a chip on her shoulder, it felt like Spensa’s grandstanding was closer to what I would expect out of a 13-year-old boy than a teenaged girl.
I spent at least the first 25 percent of the book cringing whenever Spensa spoke to someone. The daughter of an alleged coward, Spensa strives to become a pilot like her father despite continuous obstacles orchestrated by Ironsides, a leader that served with her father during the mission when he allegedly fled the battle. The battle continues throughout the decades with the Krell regularly attacking and trying to wipe out the last human settlements. She and the remaining humans are descendants of the crew that originally crashed on the planet escaping the Krell, a hostile alien race. Skyward follows Spensa, a young girl that lives on the planet of Detritus. Top notch world creation made this plotline easy to sink into. "It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough." - Booklist Fans of Sanderson will not be disappointed." - SLJ "Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society. "With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast." - Publishers Weekly, starred review " nonstop, highflying opener." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars.Īnd don't miss the thrilling sequel, Starsight ! Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. But her fate is intertwined with her father's-a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa's chances of attending flight school at slim to none.
Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream.
Spensa's world has been under attack for decades. Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fictionįrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the Mistborn trilogy 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. Published by Random House Children's Books on October 8, 2019
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