Recommended Age:
13
+
Ideal for independent readers who enjoy fast-paced, immersive science fiction with adventurous, character-driven narratives.
About the Book
On a planet under constant attack by alien drones, sixteen-year-old Spensa dreams of becoming a pilot despite the military's ban on the daughter of a pilot labeled a coward, and her discovery of a hidden, damaged AI ship may be her only path to the sky and the truth about her father. A fast, funny, emotionally satisfying YA military science fiction novel with a strong found-family angle. The first book in the Skyward series.
Content Ratings
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Mild Themes
The book explores how cowardice and bravery are defined by those in power, the weight of a parent's stigmatized legacy, and the moral complexity of fighting a war whose true history has been hidden from the people doing the fighting.
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Moderate Violence
Aerial combat results in pilot deaths. The book depicts the human cost of constant war.
