Gollancz to Publish Skyward Flight Novellas by Sunday Times Bestselling Author Brandon Sanderson
The Orion Publishing Group, Gollancz and Zeno Agency Ltd, in collaboration with Mainframe LLC, are delighted to announce the publication of three novellas by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson this autumn 2021: SUNREACH (on sale 28 September 2021), REDAWN (on sale 26 October 2021), and EVERSHORE (on sale 28 December 2021). Available simultaneously as eBooks and audiobooks, these new novellas are collectively known as the Skyward Flight series and expand the bestselling Skyward series, which currently consists of two full-length novels, Skyward (November 2018) and Starsight (November 2019). CYTONIC, the third novel, will release in hardcover on 23 November 2021. The deal for UK&Commonwealth rights was struck by John Berlyne of Zeno Agency LTD and Gillian Redfearn, Deputy Publishing Director of Gollancz.
With millions of devoted fans throughout the world and a long list of bestselling novels and series, Brandon Sanderson has established himself as one of today’s most esteemed fantasy writers. With the Skyward series, Sanderson shares an epic saga about Spensa, a girl who travels beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction. In SUNREACH, REDAWN, and EVERSHORE, fans of the series will get a deeper look into the stories of other members of Skyward Flight—FM, Alanik, and Jorgen. Related to the audiobook releases, Penguin Random House Audio is working in collaboration with Mainframe LLC, a spoken word entertainment and production company founded by Sanderson and Max Epstein to tell compelling stories in audio formats. Suzy Jackson will narrate audiobooks for the first two novellas; a narrator for EVERSHORE will be announced.
Brandon Sanderson said: ‘Janci, Max, and I are extremely excited to be working with Gollancz to release the Skyward Flight novellas. We’ve spent the last year working on these original stories and exploring these three new points of view. I’m thrilled to finally be able to share them with readers.’
Janci Patterson said: ‘It’s an honour to collaborate with Brandon in his incredible Cytoverse. I love the Skyward Flight characters and was thrilled at the opportunity to expand their adventures. I hope fans of Skywardwill love these stories as much as I do.’
Influenced in part by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sanderson has built an immersive world within the Skyward series, with characters and events that are interconnected and expand upon each other.
Gillian Redfearn, Deputy Publishing Director at Gollancz said: ‘Brandon’s Skyward series is bursting with creativity, and these novellas are the perfect way for fans to experience more of the fantastic universe he’s created. We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate with Mainframe to share these stories.’
SUNREACH
By Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
eBook ISBN: 978 1 399 60217 4 | £4.99
Audio Download ISBN: 978 1 399 60218 1 | £19.99 | Read by Suzy Jackson
On sale 28 September 2021
REDAWN
By Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
eBook ISBN: 978 1 399 60219 8| £4.99
Audio Download ISBN: 978 1 399 60220 4 | £19.99 | Read by Suzy Jackson
On sale 26 October 2021
By Brandon Sanderson
Gollancz | Ages 12 and up
HC: 978 1 473 21793 5 | 480 pages | £20
TPB: 978 1 473 21794 2 | £14.99
eBook: 978 1 473 21796 6 | £11.99
Audio Download: 978 1 409 16740 2 | £25
On Sale 23 November 2021
EVERSHORE
By Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
eBook ISBN: 978 1 399 60221 1 | £4.99
Audio Download ISBN: 978 1 399 60222 8 | £19.99 | Narrator to be announced
On sale 28 December 2021