#skyward brandon sanderson

[lucydoodlessometimes]

you're in the wind; i'm in the water

nobody's son, nobody's daughter

[ksizzle05]

m-bot is my favorite character from the skyward series and I do not take constructive criticism

[thefirstimagifabricator]

i'm finally reading defiant by brandon sanderson and goddamn i really must say spensa is soooo adhd like. just

Spensa Nightshade 10000% has ADHD and no one can convince me otherwise.

there we go that's it that's the post send post

[mr-legoman]

Finished Defiant

And Oooh boy was it great. And yeah this along with the secret projects confirms that Sanderson can still put out bangers. Like, not gonna lie, Cytonic, The Lost Metal, and to a lesser extent, Rhythm of War all had parts that I either didn't like or just had sections that dragged. Not saying that their stinkers but I do feel like the books mentioned above didn't hit the right notes.

However Defiant was great Spensa development and maturity were perfect in this. I like how Sanderson continues to subvert certain groups without ruining the series. Also, I loved the side characters; they get their time to shine, and we get that connection with them as well, which was missing in Cytonic. Honestly, this was a stronger series than Reckoners.

[sorrel-scribbles]

Galaxy emojis or a Spensa Nightshade moodboard?

[imonlyhereforcrem]

Sanderson was crystal clear when he said to not gatekeep this fandom. No one needs to prove their knowledge of realmatic theory to belong. From the man himself: do not gatekeep, everyone belongs, everyone is welcome.

[thejaymaniac]

love how enamored Brandon Sanderson is with the stars. if i had a nickel for every time Sanderson made a world in which the night sky is always obscured so the protagonists could have a spiritual moment of glimpsing the stars and seeing the majesty of the sky I'd have two nickels

Mistborn and Skyward are also tapping into the same themes, the first view of the sky symbolizing the protagonist's world of possibility opening up

maybe this is what growing up in Utah does to a mf

[brothermouse-skeleton]

Reading Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward and I love M-bot because he’s like: “I don’t have real emotions, 😶just the vague approximation of emotions 😐but what you just said was very mean 😑and if I did have feelings 🙁they would be very hurt right now ☹️and you should apologize.😭”

[ke3ro]

Skyward: Book four, Defiant fanart because it has taken over my brain for the time being. Storm light Archives are next teehee

[nomnomroko]

I'm trying out Clip Studio Paint and have also been listening to Skyward again, so I gave Spensa a go.

(I really like Brandon Sanderson's books, and I want to do more of my personal interpretations of the characters, I already did a few Stormlight Archive sketches a couple years back that I shjould share at some point)

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[theladyjojogrant]

Skyward series without context:

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[lucydoodlessometimes]

jorgen weight my beloved blorbo. see you soon

[ksizzle05]

I finished the 4 skyward books (I have not read the novellas yet). I can easily say that this has been one of my favorite series to read.

[a-total-and-complete-nerd]

Brandon Sanderson: Fantasy vs. Sci-Fi

Almost all of BrandoSando's books straddle the line between the two genres, and after seeing @approximateknowledge's post here, I wondered how they would lay out on that chart. I was also inspired by this fascinating WOB about Skyward's genre. These are just my opinions, so let me know if you agree or what you think you'd change!

[mr-legoman]

Cytonic and The Lost Metal

It's interesting (if irrelevant) that these two books have almost opposing themes and villains. Like both the Delvers and the Superiority are a force for conformity. And Spensa's only form of resistance is being an individual and unique, the thing the delvers hate. Meanwhile, in the Lost Metal, Trell is a force for individuality. And Trell, in some aspect, wants to 'free' people. The city in that book reflects that by having some uniqueness to them. I don't really have a point to this; I think it's just interesting that these two are opposite of each other.  

[brunette-eyes-giraffe]

spinface as a married couple: