Reviews

La defensa del Elíseo by Brandon Sanderson

breana_judith's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

evelin_ashryver's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.25

daumari's review against another edition

4.0

Short story... pffft. This felt like more of a novelette, at least reading on my phone.

So, I finished [b:Skyward|36642458|Skyward (Skyward, #1)|Brandon Sanderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1531845177s/36642458.jpg|58411143] earlier today, and reddit discussions mentioned that Defending Elysium is in the same universe... though, I'd guess this is maybe a century before, at least, given we're still in our solar system. Very neatly contained, though I can see how this sets up the trajectory for humans to eventually eke out survival on Detritus by Spensa's time.

Some musings on what makes a peaceable society and whether or not we humans will fuck it up when we make first contact and/or figure out FTL travel. Can't really say much more without going into spoilers.

asriram's review against another edition

4.0

A really strong short story by Brandon Sanderson, this novella perfectly dovetails into the plot of the Skyward series, all while being an excellent story in and of itself.

thepalaceofchallis's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

knifekun's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

dudenhag's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

rosemccrum2's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

bookgraphy's review against another edition

4.0

This was a really interesting, well written short story that takes place before the events on skyward. I was excited to read about what led to the war and how there had been a time in which cytonic humans were the ones contacting and trusting aliens.

else's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5