“Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell—the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small, desolate planet home.

Now, the Superiority—the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life—has started a galaxy-wide war. And Spensa’s seen the weapons they plan to use to end it: the Delvers. Ancient, mysterious alien forces that can wipe out entire planetary systems in an instant. Spensa knows that no matter how many pilots the DDF has, there is no defeating this predator.

Except that Spensa is Cytonic. She faced down a Delver and saw something eerily familiar about it. And maybe, if she’s able to figure out what she is, she could be more than just another pilot in this unfolding war. She could save the galaxy.

The only way she can discover what she really is, though, is to leave behind all she knows and enter the Nowhere. A place from which few ever return.

To have courage means facing fear. And this mission is terrifying.”

Did you know Brandon Sanderson said this book was the hardest book he has ever written in his career? I learned this at the event I got to watch and I have to say he nailed this book really well and this is my favorite book of the series. I laughed, I got frustrated, I got angry, I felt sorrow, and I cried. This book was everything and more than I wanted. I love the growth of all our characters and how much they matured from book one. I loved the plot twists. I just loved this book so damn much. I really am looking forward to Defiant now and how everything is going to wrap up in this series. If you want an amazing series, then pick this up because Brandon will not do you wrong.