I was so amped after finishing Skyward that I immediately jumped right in to the next book in series. Starsight takes place shortly after the events of the big finale and I was eager to see what was going to happen next. The characters that had come so far since the beginning and the story had seemingly infinite possibilities to develop. But, the continuation of the mysterious, action packed adventure I expected was nowhere to be found. Instead I ended up with a sci-fi version of The New Guy. And not in a good way.

Here we go again with the space thing. NASA is launching satellites. Elon Musk is on his way to Mars. Seems like it’s the Space Age 2.0 these days. If automakers bring back the fins, I might get could on board. I’ve read (and watched) plenty of science fiction in my life, and basically all of it takes place in space. How many different ways could there possibly be to write a heroic tragedy set in that vast vacuum? Can Skyward step away from the cliches and be something entirely new? I’m not so sure, but it’s Sanderson. Of course I’m going to read it.