Starsight (Skyward #2) -

Brandon Sanderson

Delacorte Press

2019

480 páginas

16h 0m

ISBN-10: 0399555811

The #1 New York Times bestseller!
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.

All her life, Spensa's dreamed of becoming a pilot and proving herself a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned there were crushing. The rumors of her father's cowardice are true--he deserted his Flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.

Spensa is sure that there's more to the story. And she's sure that whatever happened to her father that day could happen to her. When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars--and what they revealed to her was terrifying. Everything Spensa has been taught about her world is a lie.

Humankind has always celebrated heros, but who defines what a hero is? Could humanity be the evil the galaxy needs to be protected from? Spensa is determined to find out, but each answer she discovers reveals a dozen new questions: about the war, about her enemies, and even, perhaps, about Spensa herself.

But Spensa also discovered a few other things about herself--and she'll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to.

"Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society. . . . Fans of Sanderson will not be disappointed." --SLJ

"It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough." --Booklist

"He's simply a brilliant writer. Period." --Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times bestseller The Name of the Wind, on Brandon Sanderson.

Resenhas (150)

4.5 (Muito bom)

Se no primeiro livro acompanhamos a construção dos personagens, principalmente de Spensa e Mr. Boto, em sua sequência, acompanhamos uma evolução marcante. A jovem piloto, antes insegura e determinada a limpar o nome do pai, agora assume um papel de liderança mais sólido. Já Mr. Boto, o robô companheiro, revela camadas mais profundas de sua inteligência e lealdade.

Um dos temas mais marcantes da série é a forma como julgamos as pessoas com base em informações incompletas, gerando preconceitos que podem levar a conflitos e mal-entendidos. A jornada de Spensa, marcada pela desconfiança inicial de seus colegas, é um reflexo dessa problemática. Além disso, a busca pela própria identidade, a pressão social e a expectativa de se encaixar em um determinado papel.

Sanderson mantém o suspense ao longo da narrativa, revelando aos poucos a verdadeira identidade do inimigo. Essa estratégia prende o leitor e garante reviravoltas surpreendentes, que desafiam as expectativas e mantêm a história envolvente até a última página.