#2 in Adventure
Skyward
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Skyward” is built for momentum: its academy, its battles and its settings are drawn so vividly that the pages go quickly. Spensa is an easy heroine to follow, and the supporting cast is good company. Some readers note that the plot develops little and that the book rarely pauses to reflect, without minding much. A strong pick for readers after spirited young adult science fiction with a series ahead.
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About the book
Skyward is a 2018 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It is the first in a series of four books. It was published by Delacorte Press on November 6, 2018.
Reading order · Skyward series
Full order & progress →- SkywardThis book
8.78.7 / 10 - Starsight
8.48.4 / 10 - Cytonic
8.08.0 / 10 - Defiant
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.8 across 1,314 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 90% of the weight and the score stays at 8.7 — the Adventure average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 45 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.8 | 1.3K | 97% |
Frequently asked
What age is Skyward for?
Skyward sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 528 pages — longer than 73% of the ranked books in Adventure.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Adventure — with scores between 7.6 and 8.4, closest to this book.
