Cytonic: The Third Skyward Novel

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To begin with, it is important to note that I was a little nervous before going into this book. Well, maybe the better word is uncertain. Seeing as how things had ended in the previous book there were too many incognitas for my taste. That, coupled with the intense mood change of the last book and I wasn't sure what I was going to find here.

When a delver does pass through a living being, it causes the latter incredible physical pain. The person affected appears to shrink and fold in on themselves, as though under enormous force, before vanishing into thin air. This apparently doesn't require any effort or attention from a delver; as such, the being can cause utter devastation simply by passing through an inhabited area. [3] Cytonic abilities [ edit ] Chet reveals that he is actually the delver Spensa reformed, and distracts the delvers, allowing Spensa to escape. They also view the final memory, which reveals that delvers are actually a form of artificial intelligence that duplicated themselves an infinite number of times to form monstrous beings, all to repress strong emotions at seeing Write and other humans they loved die. M-Bot sacrifices himself to the delvers, which gives Spensa the final boost to leave the Nowhere. Chet merges with Spensa, and she gains his memories. Doomslug, who can change her shape, is revealed to be Spensa's icon who was surreptitiously helping her all along. Cytonic focuses a lot on worldbuilding. Some revelations were interesting, but others felt random. Surehold didn’t have any relevance until now. I also wish the delvers were scarier. Exactly what the delvers are angry about seems less clear in this book and is therefore less menacing. They made a lot of vague threats, and when they followed through, it was just kind of… funny. A line of starships driven by an emotionless Chet is objectively hilarious, especially considering his elaborate mustache. Sense: delvers do not possess any discernible eyes; rather, they perceive cytonic and radio signals as sounds. [11]The nowhere is occupied by rival pirate gangs controlling areas of fragments, and as Spensa, M-Bot, and Chet traverse different fragments containing diverse environments, they hope to cross through the pirate lands into No Man's Land, the area surrounding the lightburst. Spensa, who was told to follow the "Path of Elders" by her delver ally, journeys with Chet to find different portal stones placed throughout fragments. Through the first few portals, she and Chet learn through memories that being cytonic was actually a mutation caused by the nowhere and somewhere overlapping, and that the fragments were formed as a result of this overlap. They witness various species conversing with one another throughout time by entering the nowhere, which was what allowed humans to visit other species and eventually led to the human wars. From the dogfights to the interactions between the characters. All of it was so enjoyable and exciting, so enthusiastic, and it filled my heart. After all, this series has always had a lot of energy and good cheer. He spent most of his life preparing to become the monarch of his nation, [2] and that history very much shows in the way he and the kitsen around him behave. Even though he is officially just one member of a democratic government by the time he travels to the Superiority's pilot recruitment program, [7] he is still treated specially by the other kitsen. In spite of that, he seems to genuinely believe that it will be best for his people to move away from a monarchy, at least given the Superiority's rules on the matter, and he makes efforts accordingly to help the process along. For example, he tries to encourage Senator Aria to make a policy decision on her own, but she is confused and unable to come up with any ideas that don't involve just doing what he wants. [2] History [ edit ] King Hesho [ edit ]

There is a world building element that I quite didn’t like which it does quite make sense that it would be this way. but it did make the plot not seem very tense. because in comparison to skyward the tension was quite on point as well as starsight every time they went into this space crafts, I was like ohhh people are going to die and the tension and all. Add to it the way that these new details intertwine with the ones we have been exploring from the beginning, courage, and the nature of war, and it just makes for a very good connecting bridge for past and future steps. On the other hand, at least within the heart, a cytonic can push their own thoughts onto a delver, bringing their mind down in scale to see from a living beings' perspective. This correlates with increase in empathy in the delver, and sudden ability to feel more emotions, including regret and horror. [11] Safeguards [ edit ] Also, I just realized what if he made this book ending not so bad because he's saving all the pain for Defiant.... hahaha DON'T DO IT BRANDON. As the books progress, I feel like she’s growing up a little...or maybe she’s just becoming (A LITTLE) more serious!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. Cytonic is the third book in a very ambitious series written by a master storyteller at the height of his craft. It just all seems so effortless, the way it all comes together. 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.