Skyward (The Skyward Series Book 1)
<b><b>A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!</b><br /><b></b><br /><b>From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> bestselling author of the Reckoners series, </b><b><i>Words of Radiance,</i></b><b> 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.</b></b><br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><b><u>Praise for </u></b><b><i><u>Skyward</u></i></b><b><u>:</u></b><br /><b>A </b><b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><b> Best Book of the Year</b><br /><br />"<b>Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications</b>...Sanderson plainly had a ball with this <b>nonstop, highflying opener,</b> and readers will too.<i>"--Kirkus Reviews</i>, Starred Review<br /><br />"With this <b>action-packed trilogy opener</b>, Sanderson offers up <b>a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast</b>...[and] as the pulse-pounding story intensifies and reveals its secrets, a cliffhanger ending sets things up for the next installment."<i>--Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred Review<br /><br />"It is <b>impossible to turn the pages fast enough.</b>"--<i>Booklist</i><br /><br />"<b>Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure</b> that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society...[and] <b>fans of [his] will not be disappointed.</b>"<i>--SLJ</i><br /><br /><b><u>Praise for Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series:</u></b><br /><b>#1 </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> Bestselling Series</b><br /><br />"<b>Another win for Sanderson</b> . . . <b>he's simply a brilliant writer. </b>Period."--Patrick Rothfuss, author of the <i>New York Times </i>and <i>USA Today</i> bestseller <i>The Name of the Wind</i><br /><br /><b>"Action-packed."</b>--<i>EW</i><br /><br />"<b>Compelling.</b> . . . 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