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'''''Skyward''''' is the firsta young adult science fiction novel by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is the first book in athe four-part volume [[Skyward (series.)|Skyward It'sseries]] and the second work set in the [[Cytoverse]], with the plot taking place centuries after the short story ''[[Defending Elysium]]''.{{wob ref|11990}}
 
Brandon's premise for the story was "How to Train Your Dragon but instead it's a girl who finds a spaceship and goes to Top Gun school. It's like a mashup between Top Gun and Ender's Game and How to Train Your Dragon with an old broken-down spaceship with a really weird personality."{{url ref |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zdmTXjMHk |text=Brandon Sanderson Reads From Skyward |site=17th Shard YouTube Channel |date=Nov 14, 2017}}
 
The book was released on November 6, 2018.{{ref|name=sw-announcement}}
== Development ==
Brandon wrote Skyward in approximately three months, most of that while he was on tour for Oathbringer or on holiday.
 
Brandon's premise for the story was "How to Train Your Dragon but instead it's a girl who finds a spaceship and goes to Top Gun school. It's like a mashup between Top Gun and Ender's Game and How to Train Your Dragon with an old broken-down spaceship with a really weird personality."{{url ref |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zdmTXjMHk |text=Brandon Sanderson Reads From Skyward |site=17th Shard YouTube Channel |date=Nov 14, 2017}}
 
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