Skyward Flight
by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
(Skyward #3)
young adult, science fiction, fansonly
rated 6/10: read to pass the time
When an author publishes a novel I expect that the novel will include a start, a middle and an end.
This is a book of middles.
Sanderson has written two quite good novels. Both of which failed to finish. This book is three novellas which fit somewhere in the middle. Each story has a standard plot: a threat appears, young heroes go off to form an alliance with aliens, they fight the enemy, wait to the last chapter, save the alien world, return home, lovers are separated... and a new threat appears.
Okay it's all good fun... but it will never end. The planned trilogy of novels is now four. With readers asking if a fifth is planned (probably yes). A never-ending soap opera.
These novellas introduce a new author The first books did question the need for war. This author has characters wondering if they are right to fight. It becomes somewhat preachy, definitely tedious.
This book could be read alone and still enjoyed. For fans it fills in some gaps -- gaps that did not need explicit filling.
It's easy reading. It's enjoyable. It's definitely young adult:
Main characters are young adult. Couples are separated -- to avoid the difficulties of sex. The science is simplified -- embarrassingly so, the travel is almost fantasy. The aliens are either decent or evil. The characters are "nice". I miss M-Bot, the only character with real depth and complexity.
Read to pass the time. Or not.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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