bA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!/bbrb/bbrbFrom Brandon Sanderson, the #1 iNew York Times/i bestselling author of the Reckoners series, iWords of Radiance,/i and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future./bbrbrSpensa'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's chances of attending flight school at slim to none.brbrNo one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars.brbrbPraise for iSkyward/i:/bbrbA iKirkus Reviews/i Best Book of the Year/bbrbr"bStartling revelations and stakes-raising implications/b...Sanderson plainly had a ball with this bnonstop, highflying opener,/b and readers will too.i"--Kirkus Reviews/i, Starred Reviewbrbr"With this baction-packed trilogy opener/b, Sanderson offers up ba resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast/b...[and] as the pulse-pounding story intensifies and reveals its secrets, a cliffhanger ending sets things up for the next installment."i--Publishers Weekly/i, Starred Reviewbrbr"It is bimpossible to turn the pages fast enough./b"--iBooklist/ibrbr"bSanderson delivers a cinematic adventure/b that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society...[and] bfans of [his] will not be disappointed./b"i--SLJ/ibrbrbPraise for Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series:/bbrb#1 iNew York Times/i Bestselling Series/bbrbr"bAnother win for Sanderson/b . . . bhe's simply a brilliant writer. /bPeriod."--Patrick Rothfuss, author of the iNew York Times /iand iUSA Today/i bestseller iThe Name of the Wind/ibrbrb"Action-packed."/b--iEW/ibrbr"bCompelling./b . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store."--AV Club