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|cover=Skyward US Hardcover.jpg
▲|released=6 November 2018
|publisher=Delacorte Press
|setting=[[Cytoverse]]
|series=[[Skyward (series)]]|sequel=Starsight
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'''Skyward''' is the first young adult novel in a four-part series. It
Brandon
The book was released on November 6, 2018.{{ref|name=sw-announcement}}
== Summary ==
{{for|Summary:Skyward|a complete chapter by chapter summary}}
[[Spensa]] has dreamed of being a pilot since she was a child. Inspired by her father, then fueled with outrage by the [[DDF]]'s accusations of cowardice following his death, Spensa spends the next decade preparing for the [[flight school]] entrance exam. Gaining entrance to the program with the help of her new instructor [[Cobb]], Spensa teams up with nine fellow trainees to form [[Skyward Flight]] and battle the [[KRELL|Krell]], an alien force trying to destroy the [[Defiant]] colony. Aided by the mysterious stealth fighter [[M-Bot]], whom she finds abandoned in a cave, Spensa must navigate the pitfalls of flight school, uncover the truth about her father's death, and try not to die at the hands of an enemy starfighter.
A young [[Spensa]] journeys with her father through the caverns. Her father is alerted of an [[Krell]] attack, and rushes off to the DFF to defend the people. He leaves his tools and Fligther's Pin with Spensa.▼
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'''Prologue'''<br>
▲A young [[Spensa]] journeys with [[Zeen Nightshade|her father]] through the caverns. Her father is alerted of
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Nine and a half years later, Spensa is seventeen and living in the caverns. The day before she is going to take the pilot's test, she learns that Admiral [[Judy Ivans]] has ordered that she not be allowed in the DDF, no matter her skill or score on the test.
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== Characters ==
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;Captain [[Cobb]]: Cobb is Spensa's flight instructor and was the wingmate of her father. Only through his help was Spensa able to get into [[flight school]]. His callsign is Mongrel.▼
;[[Rodge McCaffery]]: Rodge, often called Rig, is one of Spensa's childhood friends. He grew up with Spensa. After dropping out of DDF flight school, he returns to [[Igneous Cavern]] and becomes a ship mechanic
▲;Captain [[Cobb]]: Cobb is Spensa's flight instructor and was the wingmate of her father. His callsign is Mongrel.
;[[Jorgen Weight]]: Jorgen is the flightleader of Spensa's flight, Skyward. His callsign, chosen mostly by Spensa, is Jerkface. He is the son of [[Jeshua Weight]] a [[First Citizen]] that fought in the [[Battle of Alta]], the battle Spensa's father died in. ▼
▲;[[Rodge McCaffery]]: Rodge, often called Rig, is one of Spensa's childhood friends. After dropping out of DDF flight school, he becomes a ship mechanic, working on the old ship Spensa finds in his spare time. His callsign is Rigmarole.
;[[Judy Ivans|Judy 'Ironsides' Ivans]]: is the Admiral of the DDF. She tries to deny entry to Flight School to Spensa, fearing that she will be like her father. She fought in the Battle of Alta. Her call sign is "Ironsides".▼
▲;[[Jorgen Weight]]: Jorgen is the flightleader of Spensa's flight, Skyward. His callsign, chosen mostly by Spensa, is Jerkface.
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▲;[[Judy Ivans|Judy 'Ironsides' Ivans]]: is the Admiral of the DDF. She tries to deny entry to Flight School to Spensa, fearing that she will be like her father.
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;[[Arturo Mendez]]: A cadet in DDF Flight School and pilot number five in Skyward Flight. He is the son of [[Valda Mendez]]. He is one of the two assistant flightleaders, along with Nedd. His callsign is "Amphisbaena".
▲;[[Kimmalyn]]: an enthusiastic girl from Bountiful Cavern and a member of Spensa's flight. Her callsign is Quirk.
;[[Nedd Strong]]: A cadet in DDF Flight School and pilot number two in Skyward Flight. He is one of the two assistant flightleaders, along with Arturo. His call sign is "Nedder".
;[[Kimmalyn]]: An enthusiastic girl from [[Bountiful Cavern]] and a member of Spensa's flight. She often makes up wise sayings. Her callsign is Quirk. She is the daughter of DDF, AA gunners.
;[[Gran-Gran]]: Spensa's grandmother was aboard the Defiant and worked with her mother in the engine room. She provided Spensa stories and inspiration.▼
;[[M-Bot]]: The AI of the derelict stealth ship that Spensa discovers. His memory has been corrupted, so all he remembers is his former pilot's last orders: "Lie low, M-bot. Take stock, don't get into any fights, and wait for me here." M-Bot determines that he was sent to categorize the planets' fungi. Determined to obey, he refuses to fight and is obsessed with gathering fungal life from the planet.
▲;[[Gran-Gran]]: Spensa's grandmother was aboard the [[Defiant]] and worked with her mother in the engine room. She provided Spensa stories
== Writing Process ==
Brandon wrote Skyward in approximately three months, most of that while he was on tour for Oathbringer or on holiday.
==Cover Gallery==
{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery of ''Skyward''}}
== Notes ==
{{bws ref|officially-announcing-skyward/|Officially Announcing Skyward|date=Dec 18, 2017|name=sw-announcement}}
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