Skyward (series)
Skyward is a series of novels written by Brandon Sanderson It is set on the planet of Detritus and is set in the same universe as Defending Elysium,[1] taking place centuries afterwards.[2] The first book, Skyward, was released on November 6, 2018 and the second book, Starsight, was released on November 26, 2019.
Books
| Year | Book | Order | Length | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Skyward | #1 | Novel | ||
| 2019 | Starsight | #2 | Novel | [3] | |
| ~2021 | Skyward 3 (working title: Nowhere) | #3 | Novel | [3] | |
| ~2022 | Skyward 4 | #4 | Novel | [3] |
Development
Skyward was originally planned as a YA novel set in the cosmere.[4] Brandon began working on Skyward in October 2017 after some difficulty with Apocalypse Guard caused that book to be delayed, and updated his website to read "Mystery Project".[5][6] When he revealed the title of this new project he also announced that it was no longer planned as part of the cosmere because the story needed to reference Earth to work properly.[7][8] The trilogy was officially announced in State of the Sanderson 2017.[9] In an AMA leading up to the release of the first book, Brandon stated that the trilogy would likely become a four book series.[10]
Cover Gallery
For covers of the series, see:
Notes
- ↑ Skyward Denver signing
— Arcanum - 2018-11-15# - ↑ Skyward Chicago signing
— Arcanum - 2018-11-16# - ↑ a b c State of the Sanderson 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-12-19# - ↑ SpoCon 2013
— Arcanum - 2013-07-10# - ↑ General Reddit 2017
— Arcanum - 2017-10-27# - ↑ Oathbringer release party
— Arcanum - 2017-11-13# - ↑ Oathbringer release party
— Arcanum - 2017-11-13# - ↑ Oathbringer Newcastle signing
— Arcanum - 2017-12-01# - ↑ Brandon's Blog 2017
— Arcanum - 2017-12-18# - ↑ Skyward Pre-Release AMA
— Arcanum - 2018-10-04#