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- Skyward Flight: Novella 1
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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ReDawn
- Skyward Flight, Novella 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace.” That is the warning that Alanik of the planet ReDawn gave the human pilot Spensa after Alanik’s ship crash-landed on Detritus. While accepting an invitation to meet with her people’s enemy, the Galactic Superiority, Alanik heard Spensa’s cry for help across the vastness of space, and she used her cytonic powers to hyperjump her ship to the source of that cry. What she found there was a shock - a whole planet of free humans fighting against the Superiority. Were they the allies her people desperately needed?
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good stuff
- By marcus on 2022-09-17
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Evershore
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- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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From number one best-selling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic.
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great listen!
- By sweetaskend on 2022-12-14
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Cytonic
- Skyward, Book 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus, and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell - the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small planet home. Now, the Superiority - the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life - has started a galaxy-wide war.
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Great story but
- By Ben G on 2021-12-04
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Starsight
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- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
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All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.
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love hate relationship
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-11-26
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Skyward
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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From Brandon Sanderson, the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally best-selling 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.
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i need the next one
- By Ryan Liard on 2018-11-12
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Dawnshard
- Stormlight Archive
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea. Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin.
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Sanderson is a legend of the genre
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-12-19
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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ReDawn
- Skyward Flight, Novella 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace.” That is the warning that Alanik of the planet ReDawn gave the human pilot Spensa after Alanik’s ship crash-landed on Detritus. While accepting an invitation to meet with her people’s enemy, the Galactic Superiority, Alanik heard Spensa’s cry for help across the vastness of space, and she used her cytonic powers to hyperjump her ship to the source of that cry. What she found there was a shock - a whole planet of free humans fighting against the Superiority. Were they the allies her people desperately needed?
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good stuff
- By marcus on 2022-09-17
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Evershore
- Skyward Flight: Novella 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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From number one best-selling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic.
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great listen!
- By sweetaskend on 2022-12-14
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Cytonic
- Skyward, Book 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus, and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell - the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small planet home. Now, the Superiority - the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life - has started a galaxy-wide war.
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Great story but
- By Ben G on 2021-12-04
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Starsight
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
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All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.
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love hate relationship
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-11-26
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Skyward
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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From Brandon Sanderson, the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally best-selling 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.
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i need the next one
- By Ryan Liard on 2018-11-12
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- Stormlight Archive
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When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea. Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin.
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Sanderson is a legend of the genre
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The Lost Metal
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For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead.
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EPIC
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When the great red star Calamity appeared in the sky, some believed the end had come. They were right. Calamity created the Epics: humans with incredible powers they didn't deserve. They could have saved mankind. They could have lifted us into harmony and prosperity. Instead they burned. They slaughtered. They conquered. And then they ruled. Jax has learned all of this the hard way. Orphaned at an early age, he's spent most of his childhood training to be a Reckoner - determined to find the Epics' weaknesses, unlock their secrets, and protect those of us who are still left.
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A good story idea made up of patched up plot holes
- By RPG on 2021-10-16
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Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will. Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father.
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Sparks! Does David plan on fighting the Lord Ruler
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Calamity
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When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David's fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his closest ally into a dangerous enemy. David knew Prof's secret and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners' leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny.
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A Great End to the Series
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Newcago is free. They told David it was impossible, that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand.Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life simpler. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And no one in Newcago can give him answers.Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though.
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Better than book 1?
- By Nahla on 2021-10-13
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Extreme Fantasy.
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With The Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson surprised listeners with a New York Times best-selling spinoff of his Mistborn audiobooks, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. The trilogy's heroes are now figures of myth and legend, even objects of religious veneration. They are succeeded by wonderful new characters, chief among them Waxillium Ladrian, known as Wax, hereditary lord of House Ladrian.
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Keep on writing Brandon!!!
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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer, is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by number New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson.
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Amazing stories
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White Sand: Volume One [Dramatized Adaptation]
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On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss - a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own.
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Not as good as the narrated books
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Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It's his hallucinations who are mad. A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people - Stephen calls them aspects - to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems...for a price. Then a company hires him to recover stolen property - a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past....
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This guy, Steven Leeds, is my hero.
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Warbreaker
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Warbreaker is the story of two sisters who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can be collected only one unit at a time.
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Good story but narrator not so much
- By Janice on 2019-12-21
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher's Summary
From number one best-selling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to FM's story between Starsight and Cytonic.
When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky. Her Skyward Flight companion, Spensa, figured out how to draw this Delver away, but it won’t be so easy next time.
The forces of the Galactic Superiority will be back - and if the Defiant Defense Force can’t figure out a way to escape the planet, humanity’s destruction is only a matter of time. Spensa’s mission to infiltrate the Superiority unveiled the secret to their hyperdrives - a cytonic slug species called the Taynix. Now FM’s flightleader, Jorgen, has found a large group of Taynix hiding in the caverns far below Detritus’s surface.
FM and Jorgen must work together with the engineer Rig to awaken the mysterious alien Alanik and unlock the powers of the Taynix, or humanity will be trapped. With Spensa’s friend Minister Cuna of the Superiority stranded at the outpost of Sunreach, they need to figure out how to rescue them - or the Superiority government will be in the sole clutches of those who want to wipe out Detritus once and for all.
Praise for Skyward
An Instant New York Times Best Seller
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
What the critics say
"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." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
"It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough." (Booklist)
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- Bram Blenk
- 2022-11-14
Another excellent installment
Well written and performed. Interesting because the main character in this book is not the same as in the previous books. Can't wait for the next book in the series.
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- marcus
- 2022-07-18
Worthwhile side character story.
This made me go back and re-listen to the series from the beginning after I finished it. There isn't anything to say that hasn't already been said really. It is an interesting and compelling story with well written characters, a good pace, and it adds to the main books in the series in my opinion.
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- Matt
- 2022-06-22
loved it!
this is absolutely I must for anyone that likes this series! FM was a great and fun character to follow
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-04-10
It's ok
It was difficult for me to hear the narrator as FM since I was so used to the voice mainly being Spensa.
It's ok as a book. It's interesting to see the other perspectives but felt it should have just been included in the main trilogy.
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- Creaturiste
- 2022-03-07
Very enjoyable series.
I've enjoyed all the novels and novellas in this series and I am looking forward to the next installment.
I was at first concerned that this would be about glorifying war, but thankfully, that's not the case. The battle scenes are brief, which I like, as I am to type to fast forward those in most movies. The series is a lot more about making connections and breaking assumptions so that we can understand each other, no matter the species. The narrator is perfect.
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- Dean Jones
- 2021-12-29
I adore this series!
I love the expansion of the characters in this book. it's nice to learn more about the secondary characters from the main plot. It adds so beautifully to the story line. A must-have for the series fans!
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- Eric
- 2021-11-30
fantastic
this was just great! I loved it just as much as the main novels! on to the next!
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- Jonathan
- 2021-11-26
This was Awesome!
Catching up with the rest of skyward flight was honestly one of the only major things I really missed a lot in Starsight.
To me this feels insanely well crafted it feels exactly the same as if Brandon wrote it himself and the story was amazing it really was a great thing while waiting for Cytonic.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2021-11-23
AMAZING!
This story continues to blow me away at every turn and the narration is superb!
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- Ruso
- 2021-11-09
REAL GOOD 👍
This book was a great story to fill in some background story until we get Cytonic in a few weeks. It added some essential information for the whole story. 🌟
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- Calvin
- 2021-09-30
A Confession
Shh... I'm a grandfather and love epic fantasy, but I confess that my favorite Bandon Sanderson series is Skyward. The characters are all epic, flaws and all.
I loved this Novella and it fills in an important gap in what is going on at Detritus while Spin is elsewhere. The primary character focus is from FM's point of view along with Rig. I loved the story and highly recommend the book. I can't wait until the next ones come out. Suzy Jackson is the perfect narrator for this series.
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- Jarom M. Rush
- 2021-09-29
Just right!
I want to point out one thing in specific that I was impressed with. This book feels just right. It fits perfectly with the other books and nothing seems out of place.
I was already hoping for the best and Janci totally delivered. I thought there might be places where I noticed a different flow and maybe it would cause the story to be disjointed or something but it’s been so well done, I just don’t know what to say. So good. I’m very impressed!
The one critical thing I could mention is that FM’s voice sounds like Spin from the previous books. I think the narrator should have listened to her own narration of FM a little more before recording this. It’s only mildly noticeable so, still 5 stars all around.
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- Justin Orchard
- 2021-12-06
like DLC for an incomplete video game.
You know when you buy a video game with some obvious things missing from the story or gameplay? This is like that. While not required to get and enjoy the series, this adds so much to the story that it feels required.
I love the change of perspective Here but it feels like a cash grab on fans with how much is charged to get this and the second short story of the series.
The story and performance are great mind you... it just feels very corporate with the business selling model here.
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- Mary
- 2021-11-20
A disappointment
I actually had to listen to this one several times because the combination of boring, unnecessary romance, slug convenience, lack of character or location development, and weird pacing made it extremely difficult to pay attention. Other reviews mention that the narrator does not utilize her past rendition of FM but instead gives us Spin- I fully agree with this but think the writing also lends itself to that issue.
All in all, this felt rushed, poorly conceived, and far too expensive for the content. Other novellas from Sanderson have not had this problem so I'm wondering if it's a symptom of the co-writing. It's also frustrating that the story here seems very important to understanding the upcoming full novel, which makes the high cost seem like a money grab.
I'm disappointed.
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- John Carter
- 2021-11-21
Not the Sanderson novel I’ve come to expect
I have read nearly every book that Brandon Sanderson has ever released, and this novella is not up to that caliber. You can tell that he provided a story framework but wasn’t the primary author.
This novella is less about the people on Detritus as it is about an eye rollingly pathetic teenage love story. Holding hands and blushing and “does he like me” nonsense. Honestly I’m not sure if I have any interest in reading the other Skyward novellas after this.
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- Seth Robbins
- 2021-11-19
Cringe teenage romance
Totally unnecessary.
And less realistic than the FTL space travel with slugs. 99.99% out of 100 the girl will pick the outgoing tall handsome jock. Not the nerdy nervous redhead. Don’t give these poor kids false hope.
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- Anat
- 2021-10-29
A bit redundant
Unfortunately, this was not as good as Skyward and Starsight.
You can tell that Sanderson wasn’t the main writer in this. The plot outline is interesting and has some cool ideas for the world, but the execution just isn’t as good.
The pacing is a bit off, not to mention the cringe worthy romance, and some of the dialogue felt very basic. There was a lot of telling rather than showing. Definitely more on the “young” side of YA.
Also the characters themselves felt somehow less fleshed out than in the previous books. Even though this one is specifically about FM, I felt like she had much more personality and was much more “FM” in the other installments than in this one.
However, the slugs plot is so appealing, they really make the whole book. And I do love the world and the overall development of ideas in this. It was a cute side note to the main books.
So. This wasn’t a bad book, it just wasn’t a Sanderson level book.
Hopefully Cytonic will measure up to the usual Sanderson standard.
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- CD
- 2021-09-29
good to get back to Skyward flight
I spent a good half of a day listening to sunreach. Even though the book is co-authored it felt authentic and in line with both Skyward and Starsight. I enjoyed the character expansions, and the plot.
There were intense moments, moments that drove me crazy, and moments that made me laugh. definitely a fun read if you love the series and want something before Cytonic comes out.
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- Bri Blackwell
- 2021-10-20
Can't wait for Cytonic
That was a heck of a ride. I would highly recommend reading/listening to this before Cytonic or you may be lost. A lot happened in this novella.
This story followed FM as the humans tried to get the "hyperdrives" to work. This story mainly revolved around FM, Rig, and Jerkface. I enjoyed getting a bit more of FM's character, but don't feel quite as attached to her as others. The characters also didn't have quite the same feel as they did in books 1 and 2. I did enjoy the introduction of Gill and Chub though.
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- Trinity
- 2021-10-01
Favorite Book in the Series
I expected so much from this book and IT DELIVERED! Janci Patterson and Brandon gave even more than asked for. I was blown away by where this book started and where FM ends up. This book was a roller coaster that I could not get enough of.
FM is my new favorite POV and her arc was pure perfection. This book answered so many questions put forth in the first book, but leaves you with a thousand more questions.
Do Not read this novella before Skyward and Starsight, but please don't stop reading until you get to Sunreach. If you don't enjoy this then Brandon Sanderson in general probably isn't for you.
I will be suggesting this series to anyone 10 years old or above!
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