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Brandon Sanderson's third book in the Skyward series, Cytonic tells the story of Spensa, a pilot who discovers she is Cytonic, a mysterious and powerful being. Facing her own terrifying destiny, she must leave behind all she knows and enter the Nowhere to uncover her true identity and stop the galactic war.
First publish date: 2021
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Brandon Sanderson
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