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Blightfall

by Brandon Sanderson

A postwar mission on an unfamiliar world

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    #1 New York Times bestselling author

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A postwar mission on an unfamiliar world

After the war against alien oppressors ends, Arturo Mendez and Skyward Flight are assigned to escort diplomats seeking contact with isolated human settlements. Their mission leads them to Blightfall, a planet marked by mysterious debris and vast invasive forests, where an attack leaves the team unsure whom to trust. The setup shifts the focus from wartime conflict to the challenges of making contact and navigating uncertainty in its aftermath. As the first installment in a new Skyward Flight trilogy, the book combines a diplomatic mission, an unfamiliar planetary environment, and secrets tied to the human settlement.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young adult science-fiction readers interested in alien worlds and human settlements.
  • Readers who enjoy stories involving pilots, diplomatic missions, and postwar uncertainty.
  • Those looking for the opening volume of a Skyward Flight trilogy.

Themes

Life after warFirst contact and diplomacyTrust and uncertaintyHuman settlement beyond Earth

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Book overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who redefined modern epic fantasy, and acclaimed coauthor Janci Patterson comes the explosive first installment in a thrilling new Skyward Flight trilogy, as the legendary team embarks on a perilous mission to a mysterious alien world that could change the fate of the galaxy.

The special first edition of Blightfall will feature stunning sprayed edges and exclusive patterned endpapers!

After decades of war against alien oppressors, the humans of the Defiant Defense Force are finally free. Yet for Arturo Mendez, leader of Skyward Flight, freedom isn't what he thought it would be.

His first postwar assignment seems simple: The DDF has found evidence of other settlements of humans who were isolated during their long war against the aliens, and Arturo and his flight of pilots are to escort a team of diplomats as they attempt to make contact. It's an easy mission--get in, guard the diplomats, and get out.

But no element of this mission turns out to be simple. Blightfall is inhospitable, surrounded by mysterious debris and covered in giant, invasive forests that have swallowed most of the planet. Upon arrival, Arturo's team is attacked, and it quickly becomes clear that this human settlement isn't what it appears to be.

Now trapped in an unfamiliar world and unsure who to trust, Arturo and his team must find allies and uncover long-buried secrets if they hope to escape and return home.
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