* SCI FI NOW * Skyward is an adventure and a half that you won't want to miss.

Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store' AV ClubĪnother brisk YA fantasy from Sanderson - inventive, action-stuffed and surprising until the end * SFX * Secrets intensify this ripping yarn, which is crammed with peril, thrills and snappy dialogue * Daily Mail * Steelheart is the literature equivalent of a blockbuster episodic and fast-paced with surprises around every turn. he's simply a brilliant writer' Patrick Rothfuss 'Action-packed' EW.com 'Compelling. Praise for Brandon Sanderson's #1 New York Times Bestselling Reckoners series: 'Another win for Sanderson. but their desperation to survive might just take her skyward. They've doubled their fleet, making Spensa's world twice as dangerous. And the Krell just made that a possibility. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, but she is still determined to fly. But her fate is intertwined with her father's - a pilot who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, placing Spensa's chances of attending flight school somewhere between slim and none. Spensa has always dreamed of being one of them of soaring above Earth and proving her bravery. Pilots have become the heroes of what's left of the human race. Humanity's only defense is to take to their ships and fight the enemy in the skies. An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Plus the space battles would be insane.Spensa's world has been under attack for hundreds of years. It's pretty self-contained and easy to follow plot-wise, and you don't have to hit as many cosmerical beats to keep things consistent. Those scenes would translate pretty well to a Lego form.įrom a broader adaption perspective, Skyward would be a pretty great property to get the Sando movies rolling.

Imagine M-Bot's dialogue, or Spensa sneaking into Rodge's room. I feel that the goofiness inherent in the Lego Movie style would actually match a lot within Skyward. Ha ha! That would be fantastic, and though I can't imagine it ever happening, it'd be pretty nifty. What do you think? Do you agree or do you think it would look dumb?

Also I feel like Spensa could totally look like a Lego figure. I’ll be honest, part of my reason for Lego is that starship explosions would look awesome. Not a goofy Lego movie, like all the rest, but one with a more serious tone. Now you might ask, “What sort of format or type of adaptation would this be? Would it be live-action or animated? Would it be a movie or a tv series?” The answer would be an animated movie, but a specific type of animation. If you were to ask me what Sanderson work I would most like to be adapted, the answer wouldn’t be a Cosmere novel.

Skyward by brandon sanderson