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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}}
 
== Cover Synopsis ==
''Spensa’s world has been under attack for decades. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's- a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa the daughter of a coward, her chances of attending Flight School slim to none.''
 
'''Epilogue'''<br>
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== Main Characters ==
 
== Characters ==
;[[Spensa Nightshade]]: Spensa, callsign "Spin", is the daughter of [[Zeen Nightshade]] (callsign Chaser), supposedly a cowardly DDF pilot who abandoned a battle. He always told Spensa: "set your sights on something higher. Something more grand". Spensa fights to be accepted into [[Flight School]], but refuses to give up even in the face of certain failure. She finds an ancient ship, and, with the help and guidance from her friend [[Rodge McCaffery|Rodge]], attempts to rebuild it.
;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.
Intelligent species in the Cytoverse have certain members called [[cytonics]] who can do things such as teleport
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== Writing ProcessDevelopment ==
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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