Skyward /
Brandon Sanderson.
- First edition.
- New York : Delacorte Press , c2018.
- 513 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
"Claim the stars" -- cover.
When a long-term attack against her world by the alien Krell escalates, Spensa's dream of becoming a pilot may come true, despite her deceased father being labeled a deserter. Spensa's world has been under attack for hundreds of years. An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race. She dreams of becoming a pilot, but her fate is intertwined with that of her father-- a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team. When the Krell double their fleet, this may be Spensa's chance to get into Flight School. -- adapted from jacket
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Survival War stories. Air pilots Extraterrestrial beings