Books like Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson

Name: Sunreach
Rating: 4.222222222222 (9 reviews)
Author: Brandon Sanderson

The first installment of Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson’s Skyward Flight novella series follows FM on Detritus, the last free human society, as a planet‑destroying Delver appears and disappears. Together with flightleader Jorgen and engineer Rig, FM must awaken the mysterious alien Alanik and harness the powers of the Taynix cytonic slug species hidden beneath the planet’s surface. Their quest is to rescue Minister Cuna, stranded at Sunreach, and stop the Galactic Superiority from eliminating Detritus.

First publish date: 2021

Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Science Fiction

Authors: Brandon Sanderson

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