Hyperthief
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| Setting | Cytoverse | ||||
| Collaborators | Janci Patterson | ||||
| Released | November 21, 2023 | ||||
| Page Count | 18 | ||||
Hyperthief is a short story in the Skyward series, co-written by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. It is set after Evershore and follows FM, Rig, Alanik, and Nedd in third-person limited perspectives. It was initially distributed as a physical booklet at the Dragonsteel 2023 convention and then sold as part of a Cytoverse bundle. It can be read online on Dragonsteelbooks.com
Summary[edit]
FM, Rig, Clink, and Gill eat lunch together on FM's birthday. FM and Rig talk about their childhood birthday traditions, and then the slugs disappear. Rig gets a call from his engineering team and has to leave. The other engineers inform him that three generators and some other equipment had vanished.
Alanik sees a human supply clerk arguing with an UrDail cargo pilot. Alanik mediates and learns that a food shipment from ReDawn had vanished. Alanik suspects that a cytonic working against the alliance might be involved.
Nedd's lunch is interrupted by an emergency flight mission. The taynix had reported cytonic activity on a certain platform, and Skyward Flight goes to investigate. Arturo and Alanik hyperjump to the platform, and then Alanik goes to Jorgen and FM to jump them to the platform as well. They find all the stolen equipment and food, as well as Gill and many other slugs. The taynix had thrown a surprise birthday party for FM based on what they learned about birthdays from her conversation with Rig. They summon the rest of Skyward Flight and enjoy the party.