Summary:Defiant
This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of Defiant. We hope this summary will make it easier to find specific areas of the book, as well as providing a quick plot refresher for anyone who doesn't want to take the time to reread the entire book.
Prologue[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Chet
- M-Bot (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Spensa lays in her bunk, thinking about herself, Chet, and the delvers. She asks Chet how to defeat the delvers, but he doesn't know. After trying to sense M-Bot with no success, Spensa experiments with her cytonic powers, which are strengthened by her connection with Chet. She picks up impressions and images of what her friends had been doing during her absence. Spensa feels responsible for stopping the delvers and protecting Detritus, and that responsibility weighs heavily on her. Chet tries to comfort her, and she gets up to prepare for the day.
Part One[edit]
Chapter 1[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Jorgen Weight
- Kimmalyn
- Freyja Marten
- Alanik
- Chet
- Doomslug
- Plot Summary
Spensa attends a formal ceremony where Jorgen is named the DDF admiral of the fleet. In addition to humans, there are also kitsen and UrDail in attendance. Spensa watches Jorgen, proud of him for accepting a position she knows he doesn't want. As Jorgen begins to make a speech and the members of Skyward Flight exit the stage, Spensa slips away from the ceremony. She starts patroling the region in a Poco, and hyperjumps into outer space. Spensa reaches out to Doomslug with her cytonic senses. Doomslug is happy to hear from Spensa, but feels like she doesn't belong with the other taynix. Doomslug joins Spensa in the cockpit, and soon after Jorgen contacts Spensa on the comm. He is understanding of her departure, but asks her to join a strategy meeting with him in fifteen minutes.
Chapter 2[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Chet
- Judy Ivans
- Cuna
- Jorgen Weight
- Matthew Cobb
- Becca Nightshade
- Rinakin
- Arturo Mendez
- Freyja Marten
- Kauri
- Itchika
- Hesho
- M-Bot
- Ohz Burtim Winzik (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Spensa attends Jorgen's strategy meeting, attended by members of the DDF, the UrDail, and the kitsen. Ironsides explains that the Superiority doesn't actually have that large of a military, since they are spread thin and have to devote resources to policing and protecting all their territory. Winzik's offensive force is relatively small, but he has a massive infrastructure that could produce hundreds of ships by the end of the year. As everyone discusses the grim statistics, Spensa imagines her friends dying one by one, and she loses control of her cytonic abilities, making objects in the room vanish and reappear and the screen on the wall to turn on and off. Unintentionally, she radiates her fears throughout the room, communicating them to everyone present. She regains control, but feels ashamed. Jorgen calls for a short break for refreshments, and suddenly M-Bot speaks into Spensa's mind.
Chapter 3[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- M-Bot
- Jorgen Weight
- Doomslug
- Matthew Cobb
- Cuna (mentioned only)
- Judy Ivans (mentioned only)
- Ohz Burtim Winzik (mentioned only)
- Freyja Marten (mentioned only)
- Chet (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Spensa talks to M-Bot cytonically, asking where he's been. He explains that he had to hide from the delvers. After Spensa talks with M-Bot for a bit, Jorgen sits down next to her. Spensa talks a bit about her outburst earlier, and tells Jorgen that M-Bot is alive. They chat for a while, and Jorgen shares that he feels responsible for the fate of Detritus, and that he feels like he's failing. As they talk, Spensa wrestles with her emotions, occasionally making objects in the room vanish or dissapear. She tries to act happy to cheer Jorgen up, and jokes with him about the taynix. As everyone else returns to the meeting room, Spensa looks at the statistics and gets an idea.
Chapter 4[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Rodge McCaffery
- Freyja Marten
- Jorgen Weight
- Chet
- Hesho
- Rinakin
- Matthew Cobb
- Itchika
- Becca Nightshade (mentioned only)
- Ohz Burtim Winzik (mentioned only)
- Plot Summary
Spensa addresses Rig in front of everyone, and asks him to explain the importance of acclivity stone to the functioning of Superiority starships. Spensa suggests that if they can take out the Superiority mining stations, then the Superiority won't be able to manufacture more ships. Cuna likes the idea, but doesn't know the locations of the mining stations on their side. However, Cuna proposes that they raid the Superiority's information nexus, where the locations of the mining stations can be found.
Chapter 5[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 6[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 7[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 8[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Part Two[edit]
Chapter 9[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 10[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 11[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 12[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 13[edit]
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 14[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 15[edit]
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 16[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 17[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 18[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 19[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 20[edit]
- Characters
- Plot Summary
Chapter 21[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Part Three[edit]
Chapter 22[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 23[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 24[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 25[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 26[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 27[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 28[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Brade Shimabukuro
- Winzik
- Plot Summary
Chapter 29[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Brade Shimabukuro
- Winzik
- Plot Summary
Chapter 30[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Brade Shimabukuro
- Chet
- M-Bot
- Becca Nightshade
- Plot Summary
Chapter 31[edit]
- Characters
- M-Bot (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 32[edit]
- Characters
- Jorgen Weight (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 33[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 34[edit]
- Characters
- Becca Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 35[edit]
- Characters
- Kimmalyn (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 36[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 37[edit]
- Characters
- Kimmalyn (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 38[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 39[edit]
- Characters
- Becca Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 40[edit]
- Characters
- Jorgen Weight (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 41[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 42[edit]
- Characters
- M-Bot (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 43[edit]
- Characters
- Becca Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 44[edit]
- Characters
- Brade Shimabukuro (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 45[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 46[edit]
- Characters
- Jorgen Weight (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 47[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 48[edit]
- Characters
- Brade Shimabukuro (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 49[edit]
- Characters
- Kimmalyn (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 50[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 51[edit]
- Characters
- Brade Shimabukuro (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 52[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 53[edit]
- Characters
- Brade Shimabukuro (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 54[edit]
- Characters
- Kimmalyn (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 55[edit]
- Characters
- Jorgen Weight (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 56[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 57[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 58[edit]
- Characters
- Brade Shimabukuro (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Chapter 59[edit]
- Characters
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary
Epilogue[edit]
- Characters
- Valizode (point of view)
- Spensa Nightshade (point of view)
- Plot Summary