Defiant

Ages 12 And Up, Grades 7 And Up

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in the Skyward series--an epic story about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction, now in paperback!

Spensa has made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she’s had about her own strange Cytonic gifts. 

The Superiority didn’t stop in its fight for galactic dominance while she was gone, though. Spensa’s team, Skyward Flight, was able to hold Winzik off, and even collect allies to help with the cause, but it’s only a matter of time until humanity—and the rest of the galaxy—falls. 

Defeating them will require all the knowledge Spensa gathered while in the Nowhere. But being Cytonic is more complicated than she ever could have imagined. Now, Spensa must ask herself: How far is she willing to go for victory, if it means losing herself—and her friends—in the process?

The final book in the Skyward series will free humanity, or see it fall forever.

Story Locale:Future; the planet Detritus and surrounding galaxy

Series Overview: The Skyward Series: Skyward (Bk 1-Fall 2018); Starsight (Bk 2-Fall 2019); Cytonic (Bk 3-Fall 2021); Skyward Flight: The Collection (collection of novellas-Spring 2022); Defiant (Book 4-Fall 2023)

About the Author

Brandon Sanderson is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners series (Steelheart, Firefight, Calamity, and the e-original Mitosis); the New York Times bestselling Skyward series (Skyward, Starsight, Cytonic, Defiant, and the novella collection Skyward Flight, co-authored with Janci Patterson); the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy; and the Stormlight Archive. He was also chosen to complete Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series. His books have been published in thirty-five languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Brandon lives and writes in Utah.

Author Residence: American Fork, UT

Author Hometown: Nebraska