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Starsight
''Starsight'' is a 2019 young adult fiction, young adult science fiction novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It is the sequel to Skyward (novel), ''Skyward'' and second in a planned series of four books. It was published by Delacorte Press on November 26, 2019. Plot summary Spensa and the DDF have pushed the Krell war into space; Spensa's cytonic "defect" has been a key advantage in the war. Cobb, now the DDF admiral, is worried that humans will lose unless they manage to steal a Krell hyperdrive, as the Superiority is sending increasing numbers of warships into battle. Rodge and the engineers discover footage showing a creature known as a 'Delver' consuming and destroying the first inhabitants of Detritus - Spensa recognizes it as the eyes that she sees in the Nowhere when using her cytonic powers. A cytonic alien named Alanik crash lands on Detritus and cytonically implants her destination into Spensa's mind. Spensa learns that Alanik was traveling from her own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyward (novel)
''Skyward'' is a 2018 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It is the first in a series of four books. It was published by Delacorte Press on November 6, 2018. ''Skyward'' is set in the same universe as Sanderson's short story ''Defending Elysium'', which details events hundreds of years before the events of ''Skyward''. ''Defending Elysium'' is available on Sanderson's website and contains spoilers for ''Skyward''. Plot summary Spensa is a 17-year-old girl who is part of a group of shipwrecked humans living on a ruined world called Detritus, under constant attack from mysterious aliens called the Krell. Spensa dreams of following in the footsteps of her deceased father, a fighter pilot of the Defiant Defense Force (DDF). However she is barred from any chance at becoming one because her father abandoned his flight in the infamous Battle of Alta, which ended in his own wingmates shooting him down. In order to get accepted into the fligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |