The second book, Starsight, followed Spensa as she infiltrated the alien capital in disguise to discover what the aliens wanted, and what plans they had for her planet.

The first book detailed Spensa’s training as a pilot, which saw her save her planet and discover that her people were intentionally trapped on their planet in a penal colony. Made up of Skyward and Starsight, this great series has proven to be truly fantastic, and these first two novels were amongst the best books of 20 respectfully. The Skyward series are an excellent young adult science fiction series that follows the character of Spensa Nightshade, a misfit who rose to become a fighter pilot to defend her planet from alien invaders.

While the extremely prolific Sanderson is constantly adding to his Cosmere novels, he has also been working on several other series, such as his Skyward books. This includes his groundbreaking The Stormlight Archive series, which started in 2010 with The Way of Kings, as well as his bestselling Mistborn series. Sanderson has since written a great collection of books, most of which have been part of his interconnected Cosmere universe. Debuting back in 2005, Sanderson has written many brilliant and complex fantasy and science fiction novels and was personally selected to finish off Robert Jordan’s iconic The Wheel of Time series. This was another incredible book from the amazingly talented Brandon Sanderson, who I would say is one of the top authors in the world today.

One of the best authors of fantasy and science fiction in the world today continues his incredible and brilliant Skyward young adult science fiction series, with the third epic instalment, Cytonic. Publisher: Gollancz (Audiobook – 23 November 2021)

Cytonic the third skyward novel