Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson

Defending Elysium

Skyward #0.5

Brandon Sanderson

60 pages • first pub 2008 (editions) user-added

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This story originally appeared in the October/November 2008 Asimov’s Science Fiction (in the US) and the UPC Science Fiction collection (in Europe)."An image came to him. An image of humankind escaping into space. An image of human merchants tradi...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 1,620 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 83%

mysterious: 62%

tense: 27%

dark: 12%

reflective: 12%

informative: 9%

challenging: 7%

funny: 4%

hopeful: 4%

emotional: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

sad: 1%

Pace

76% of readers chose fast
22% of readers chose medium
1% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

57% of readers chose Plot
34% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

21% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

29% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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