Defiant

By Brandon Sanderson

Part of the Skyward series

A girl must confront cosmic threats and her own powers to save the galaxy.

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420 pages

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Spensa returns from the Nowhere, forever changed by her encounter with the Delvers. As the Superiority's grip tightens, she must harness her Cytonic abilities to save humanity. But with the galaxy's fate hanging in the balance, Spensa faces a harrowing choice: how much of herself is she willing to sacrifice for victory? As alliances form and tensions rise, the ultimate battle looms. Can Spensa navigate the complexities of her powers and the looming threat, or will she lose everything she holds dear in the process?

From the publisher

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic series about a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction. Spensa 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 it’s 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.

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