![]() ![]() Fans of Sanderson will not be disappointed. "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) " A] nonstop, highflying opener." ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Everything Spensa has been taught about her world is a lie.īut Spensa also discovered a few other things about herself - and she'll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to. 2 One of the reasons Brandon hasnt worked on the sequel, yet, is that it will deal with Native American culture and he wants to be sure to treat the subject matter with due respect. 1 Brandon does not plan to work on it until he has finished the Alcatraz series. When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars - and it was terrifying. The sequel is tentatively titled The Aztlanian. And she's sure that whatever happened to her father in his starship could happen to her. Spensa is sure there's more to the story. ![]() ![]() Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them. The rumors of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The sequel to the New York Times best seller Skywardįrom the number-one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.Īll her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. ![]()
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