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Defiant
Young adult science fiction
Defiant
Book 4 of the Skyward series
Spensa returns from the Nowhere to find her allies engaged in open war against the Superiority and divided over how to use cytonic power. Her reunion with Skyward Flight and M-Bot carries emotional complications created by absence, change, and decisions made without her. Defeating the enemy requires cooperation among species, resistance movements, and former rivals while Spensa confronts the danger of becoming what others fear. Energetic and satisfying, this finale suits readers who enjoy squad reunions, space battles, evolving artificial intelligence, and victories built through empathy as well as exceptional ability.
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War and space-combat violence; deaths and severe injuries; genocide/mass-destruction threats; captivity and coercion; grief and trauma; frightening alien entities; mild romantic content.
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