From the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the third book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction.

Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus, and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell - the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small, desolate planet home.

Now, the Superiority - the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life - has started a galaxy-wide war. And Spensa’s seen the weapons they plan to use to end it: the Delvers. Ancient, mysterious alien forces that can wipe out entire planetary systems in an instant. Spensa knows that no matter how many pilots the DDF has, there is no defeating this predator.

Except that Spensa is Cytonic. She faced down a Delver and saw something eerily familiar about it. And maybe, if she’s able to figure out what she is, she could be more than just another pilot in this unfolding war. She could save the galaxy.

The only way she can discover what she really is, though, is to leave behind all she knows and enter the Nowhere. A place from which few ever return.

To have courage means facing fear. And this mission is terrifying.

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13 hours and 15 minutes
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Brandon Sanderson
Narrator

Suzy Jackson
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Nov. 23 2021
Language

English
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Audible Studios
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B09BRKX8V1
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	13 hours and 15 minutes
Author	Brandon Sanderson
Narrator	Suzy Jackson
Audible.ca Release Date	November 23 2021
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09BRKX8V1
Best Sellers Rank	#4,784 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #7 in Survival Stories for Young Adults #32 in Dystopian Sci-Fi Books for Young Adults #42 in Action & Adventure Fiction for Teens

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Incantus

good book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 17, 2022

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good book

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Robert

Awesome

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 1, 2022

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So much depth of emotion. What an absolutely great protagonist. The insight into artificial intelligence is fantastic. Jumping through time space and the nowhere.

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Losing the thread…

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 29, 2023

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I’m a huge Sanderson fan, but this entry took a leap in the wrong direction. Sanderson’s writing and characters are, as always, top notch—but this series has taken too many unnecessary turns. The leap—in terms of characters, location, general aesthetic, ideas, etc—from Book 1 to 2 was a bit jarring, but was ultimately a successful exercise in word-building. But Book 3 feels like Spensa getting zapped into Super Mario World in order to fill some pages. Much of what is built in Books 1 and 2 is just set aside for an unnecessary spin. Whereas the first two entries were page turners, I struggled to get through this one.

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Good book. Lesser plot line than his normal adult books.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 23, 2021

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This is a good book, worth reading.
The plots in this series are simpler that the plot lines in the Mistborn or Stormlight books, as expected for a YA book. Primarily in respect to there being only one main character or viewpoint, rather than multiple, interleaving plotlines.

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Doesn't feel like it was written by the same person

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 2, 2021

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I enjoyed previous books despite clearly YA classification, but this one was a chore to get through - flimsy in plot, lacking in substance and choke full of cringy dialogue.

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Full of Adventure

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 27, 2022

The thing I love most about this series is that it has never gone the way I expect. Nothing could have prepared me for the adventures that Spensa and her crew--both new and old--would face within the first few chapters, at least.

The story was a lot of fun. I liked the environment and imagination, all the different elements that blended together to be wholly unique. There were some stunning reveals and twists near the end that I could never have guessed. The ending isn't quite a cliffhanger, but it does leave the door open for new adventures.

Spensa, for the most part, remained very strong. I'm not sure I liked how she treated M-Bot some of the time, but I still found her to be a strong female lead. M-Bot remains my favorite of course, with his arc being so unique and endearing. He really is one of my favourite AI characters. That said, he was in close place with a new character named Chet, who stole the spotlight the moment he literally rode onto the page.

Sanderson's world building remains fresh and immersive as we explore these new areas of his galaxy. Each story is filled with his signature wit and charm and sense of soaring adventure. I had a blast with this book and can't wait to see where the next one takes us!

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Ginerva

AMAZING!!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 7, 2022

I Got This Book as a Christmas Present from My Parents :)

I LOVE This Book!!! it is So Well Written.

The Romance is PERFECTION :)

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the.legend

Disappointing

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 8, 2021

I think Brandon Sanderson is an amazing writer. That’s why I was SO surprised to see how little I like that book, which I had been waiting for for quite some time.

I reread Skyward (1st book of the series) several times. I love it tremendously. The second book wasn't as good, but I enjoyed it. But this third one.... yeah.

Sanderson has good ideas, that’s a given. The themes he brushes on are deep and interesting. I enjoyed said ideas and themes... but I still feel a bit betrayed.

Why spend book 1 making me love characters, then have them absent from book 2 and 3? The whole team dynamic, the camaraderie in Skyward Flight, simply not there.

Also, I had trouble recognizing Spensa (main character), because seems so wise and in touch with her emotions in this book. She often sounds like a wise mentor... which is somewhat out of character for her.

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K. G. A. Alavi

Spensa's quest

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 28, 2022

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What an awesome book. I really enjoyed the first book, the story took a different turn to what I was expecting in the next book, now I think I have a new favourite book in the series.

Spensa has been given a choice, go home and fight along either her friends and be another pilot (a great pilot), or become something much more.

Spensa will have a chance to face threats all the heroes and heroines in the old stories faced. Heart breaking choices. New enemies, and allies. Most of all new understanding and skills.

I love everything about thus book. The quest the characters, and the leveling up. The combat is intense. The courage displayed bybthe characters is truly heroic. I also like that they expanded on crossovers in the novella book 2.1 and 2.2. I can't wait to see what happens next.

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Rick P

Not the best of the series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 31, 2022

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Iv'e read most of the authors work and found that whilst I will continue to read the adventures of our heroine, this third book seemed to go a little off course.
Maybe that's just me, but I almost felt like the storeyline changed to something totally different mid way through this book.
Can't knock the author really though, even if some of his efforts do seem a bit rushed.

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Colin Sandie

Really struggled to get through this

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 21, 2022

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Loved Skyward, was a bit indifferent about Starsight, and thought this one, Cytonic, was really quite poor. Struggled to finish, and really couldn't have cared less about what happened to any of the characters. I've read lots of Brandon Sanderson, but honestly, the last couple haven't been great. Can't honestly recommend this one, even if you have read the previous two.

Sipeter

Typical Brandon! Wow!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 25, 2021

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The Skyward series is the first Science Fiction work of his I have read and they are as good as his fantasy novels which I have read and reread.
Cannot wait for the next in the series.

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Amazon Customer

Dragging nonesense

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 30, 2022

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I liked the first two novels but this is a terrible read. It's like something a school kid might've written.

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