A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 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. Spensa's world has been under attack for
decades. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race and becoming one has
always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl she has imagined soaring skyward and
proving her bravery. 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. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did yet fate
works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot but she is determined to fly. And
an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim
the stars. Praise for Skyward : A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year " Startling
revelations and stakes-raising implications ...Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop
highflying opener and readers will too. "--Kirkus Reviews Starred Review "With this
action-packed trilogy opener Sanderson offers up a resourceful fearless heroine and a
memorable cast ...[and] as the pulse-pounding story intensifies and reveals its secrets a
cliffhanger ending sets things up for the next installment." --Publishers Weekly Starred
Review "It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough. "-- Booklist " Sanderson delivers a
cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the
society...[and] fans of [his] will not be disappointed. " --SLJ Praise for Brandon
Sanderson's Reckoners series: #1 New York Times Bestselling Series " Another win for
Sanderson . . . he's simply a brilliant writer. Period."--Patrick Rothfuss author of the New
York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind "Action-packed." -- EW "
Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to
distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store."--AV Club
