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Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson

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chris2110's review

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adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

edgehannah's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75 out of 5 stars

This was a pretty good short story; especially for one of his earlier works. I was confused about the tie-in to the greater Cytoverse as this story started but it quickly became apparent. My main hold-up with this short story is that it didn't really add too much to the plot and the writing style and grimdark-ness (for lack of a better term) didn't really align with the YA whimsy of the main series.

rufio7's review against another edition

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4.0

I actually really enjoyed this one. More of an adult novella with ties to the larger Cytoverse and probably better to be read after the first 3 books and 3 novellas in the series to date. Some interesting twists that foreshadow the events to come in the larger series.

sandra1447's review

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adventurous fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

andy_bond's review against another edition

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funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

cangel33's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Worth reading after Skyward and before Starsight. I can't claim to have enjoyed it, but it was short and did help me going into the read of Starsight. I may enjoy it more reading it again later.