02476cam a2200325 4500 2445644249 TxAuBib 20250716120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781938570278 1938570278 B09M3ZV4Y1 Amazon 94950fa9-23e0-4f20-bf64-5dcc3bd3d8b2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 7825878 OverDrive (Product ID) SW00001115866 SW00001115866 TxAuBib Sanderson, Brandon. Defending Elysium [Bridges eBook]. Dragonsteel, 2021. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:As Brandon Sanderson's #1 bestselling Skyward series celebrates its third volume, Cytonic, travel back in time to the origin of Cytonics in the novella Defending Elysium. Centuries before Spensa looked skyward from the planet Detritus—back on Old Earth before it was lost—Jason Write faced a crucial question: was humanity ready to join galactic society? When faster-than-light communications were discovered by a small telephone company in 2071, alien species such as the Tenasi and Varvax overheard them and came to visit Earth. Because the Phone Company controls all communications with the aliens, their operatives like Jason operate above the law. Now, on the space platform Evensong, one of the Phone Company's scientists has gone missing before surfacing in a hospital with amnesia, and Jason is sent to investigate. Right as he arrives, the body of a murdered Varvax ambassador is discovered, sure to cause a galactic incident. Coln Abrams of the United Intelligence Bureau seizes the opportunity to investigate Jason as he deals with the crisis. This could be the UIB's chance to discover the Phone Company's secrets—how does FTL communication work, and what is Jason hiding? Winner of Spain's UPC Award for Science Fiction in 2007.. Young Adult Fiction. Science Fiction. Short Stories. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-14 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=94950fa9-23e0-4f20-bf64-5dcc3bd3d8b2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=94950fa9-23e0-4f20-bf64-5dcc3bd3d8b2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)