Skyward
Edition: First Edition
Series: Skyward
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 513
ISBN-13: 9780399555770
Copyright date: 2018
Description: When a long-term attack against her world by the alien Krell escalates, Spensa's dream of becoming a pilot may come true, despite her deceased father being labeled a deserter.

Spensa's world has been under attack for hundreds of years. An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race. She dreams of becoming a pilot, but her fate is intertwined with that of her father-- a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team. When the Krell double their fleet, this may be Spensa's chance to get into Flight School. -- adapted from jacket.