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|released=November 6, 2018
|publisher=Delacorte Press
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|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}}
'''Prologue'''▼
[[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 League|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 a [[Krell]] attack, and rushes off to the DDF to defend the people. He leaves his tools and Pilot's Pin with Spensa.▼
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▲A young [[Spensa]] journeys with [[Zeen Nightshade|her father]] through the caverns. Her father is alerted of a [[varvax|Krell]] attack
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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, callsign "Mongrel", is Spensa's flight instructor and was her father's wingmate. He stands up to the [[Judy Ivans|Admiral]] on Spensa's behalf and accepts her into his training group.
;[[Rodge
;[[Jorgen Weight]]: Jorgen is the flightleader of
;[[Judy Ivans|Judy 'Ironsides' Ivans]]: Judy Ivans, callsign "Ironsides", is
;[[Hudiya]]: Hudiya, callsign "Hurl", was a pilot in Skyward Flight, and was also Spensa's wingmate. She was an athletic girl from [[Igneous Cavern]], and died in battle after refusing to eject from an uncontrolled descent.
;[[Freyja]]: Freyja, call sign "FM", is a pilot in Skyward Flight. She was one of only two to graduate to full pilot before the [[Battle of Alta Second]]. Freyja is from the deep caverns, and vocally opposes Defiant culture. She identifies as a "[[Disputers|Disputer]]".
;[[Arturo Mendez]]:
;[[Nedd Strong]]: Nedd, call sign "Nedder", was a pilot in Skyward Flight. He was dismissed from the DDF due to absenteeism after his brothers died in battle, and was just barely saved himself when Spensa pulled him to safety. He was one of the two assistant flightleaders, along with Arturo.
;[[Kimmalyn]]: Kimmalyn is an enthusiastic girl from [[Bountiful Cavern]], daughter of AA gunners. and was a pilot in Skyward Flight before she quit after Hurl's death. She often makes up wise sayings. She chose "Quick" as her callsign, but it became "Quirk" when her flightmates kept pronouncing it wrong.
;[[M-Bot]]:
;[[Gran-Gran]]: Spensa's grandmother was aboard the ''[[Defiant (starship)|Defiant]]'' and worked with her mother in the engine room. She
==Setting==
▲;[[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. He "borrows" parts from the workshop to repair the old ship Spensa finds. His callsign is Rigmarole.
▲;[[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 same battle as Spensa's father.
▲;[[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".
▲;[[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".
▲;[[M-Bot]]: The AI of the stealth ship that Spensa discovers. His memory has been disrupted, so all he remembers is his former master'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 of ancient heroes that inspired Spensa's personality.
Skyward is a non-[[cosmere]] novel set in the [[Cytoverse]] on the planet [[Detritus]].
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Intelligent species in the Cytoverse have certain members called [[cytonics]] who can do things such as teleport
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== 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''}}
== Interior Art ==
{{for|/Interior art|a gallery of the book's interior art}}
== Notes ==
{{bws ref|officially-announcing-skyward/|Officially Announcing Skyward|date=Dec 18, 2017|name=sw-announcement}}
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