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Defiant

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
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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.

The final book in the Skyward series will free humanity, or see it fall forever.

©2023 Brandon Sanderson (P)2023 Orion Publishing Group Limited

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Excellent Conclusion

This was a great ending to the series. Nice message about personal development (not subtle; but nice nonetheless).

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A fitting and fast paced ending that will satisfy all

Brandon has done it again. A wonderful story in the cosmere that involves everyone and the audience. Highly recommend this to all. Narration is absolutely amazing and I truly appreciate the differentiation between each character.

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  • 04-12-2023

Lover it

Great ending to the storyline. Couldn't stop listening. The narrator did a great job with all the characters across all the lines. I enjoyed the characters' growth throughout the books.

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A satisfying end

Beautiful messages about accepting yourself and learning to fit in and accept the help and love of others even (or perhaps especially) because we are different. another brilliant series Brandon

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  • nachos
  • 02-12-2023

Grande finale for an amazing series

Everything was wrapped up perfectly - like a good story ending, there is an opening for more, but not too far open to make it feel open-ended

I loved the interactions, the thought behind every character and the humanization of good and bad characters.

The story is unique and touching, I’m eager to listen more - and would definitely recommend-listen to it all.

Thank you for an amazing series!

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I love Sophie’s narration and love to listen to the main series with her voice.
For me it’s part of the perfection of this series.

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  • 24-11-2023

Good end........Or beginning?

I've been waiting for this last book in the series to drop into my audio ibrary. I was excited and eager to listen to it.

Read by Sophie Aldred (a great choice) Spenca's latest escapades come to life. How can she overcome the Delvers and all the rest of the enemy, save her friends and herself. I enjoyed the book, am glad that the ending wasn't really an ending, and am heartened to know that more books set in this world and with these characters will come on due course.

I'm by no means YA audience, but still enjoyed it.

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  • Xarbey
  • 07-12-2023

OMG what happened to Brandon Sanderson?

Defiant is an AWFUL book with, a simplistic story just about fit for an undemanding 11year old reader.
I love Brandon Sanderson, or so I would have readily volunteered if asked about his works in the past, that is until his most recent "fillers", the universe he previously painted was full of mystery and promise, these books do not in any way reflect the emotional engagement the many previous books in this universe. I have many bug bares about this book, but I think my most disliked aspect is, "stupid" heroes, I got so angry 2/3rds of the way into the book and I deleted it, out of sheer frustration with what are supposed to be the main protagonists. If you are writing about a character that exhibits average intelligence and make stupid and predictable mistakes within the storyline it is quite understandable. Still, when your main subjects are written to be too stupid to anticipate even the most obvious contrived plot device, I simply cannot bring myself to waste any more of my time. What happened Brandon, whats going on, is this you just getting paid, are you just writing for the money? I can at least, kinda, understand the commercial imperative, but abandoning your loyal followers? You have sadly lost this fan/reader, over the last two books, Defiant being amongst the lowest bubble gum sci-fi I have had the pleasure to delete from my devices. 

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  • 06-12-2023

Good but glad the series has ended

The first was soo good it was always going to be hard to keep the quality and story up. I would say this is the weakest of the series and it is probably time the series ended (maybe even a book less). I liked the epilogue to wrap things up.

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  • 30-11-2023

It was a good ending

Overall a good ending and beginning. Th performance was as good as alla the other books in the series.

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  • Shishya
  • 29-11-2023

Boring end to the series

After the Alcatraz series ending on a meh , this is another disappointment. This book is boring and I almost asked for a refund for my credit. The heroine turns into this whiny person for some time , and except for the action sequence at the end , nothing much happens. 🥱

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  • Gosia Furmanik
  • 29-11-2023

A satisfying end to the series

I think there was less novelty here, than in the previous books. But it was comforting to return to all the beloved characters. Great narration, as before.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 27-11-2023

Wasn't sold at first but got me in the end

Tbh the skyward books on their own tell an incomplete story. But with the Skyward flight books and this as a final Sanderson has only gone and pulled it together. So many great moments in this book it's impossible to say what the best was.

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  • Chris & Sarah Orme
  • 24-11-2023

A good YA series

This book ended the first arc of the skyward series well. It’s clear by the ending that there’s still so much yet to come. These characters are far from finished and I’m excited to see where the series goes from here. Like many I do agree because it’s only an ending, it lost the gravity it needed to finish strong. I didn’t feel as strongly as I usually do at the end of a Sanderson book or series, but I still had a good time and will be happy to read the next one.

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  • Bob Conrod
  • 23-11-2023

It’s a YA series, but still fun

It’s a YA series but as long as you know that going into it, you can still enjoy it for what it is. I’ve read everything Sanderson has written and while I prefer the titles for more season adults, I took on this series as a little diversion. No regrets in reading it it’s still fun.

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  • Anthony1353
  • 22-11-2023

this is not for older fans of sanderson

I found this series a little juvenile especially compared to sandersons other works very cringe inducing more for very young teens or tweens I love sanderson as a writer but this series isn't for his usual fans this seems a series created to apply to a new modern audience

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