The #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Oathbringer, coauthor of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. And don't miss the rest of the Reckoners series: Firefight and Calamity
Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary people extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.
Epics are no friends of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man, you must crush his will.
Now, in what was once Chicago, an astonishingly powerful Epic named Steelheart has installed himself as emperor. Steelheart possesses the strength of ten men and can control the elements. It is said that no bullet can harm him, no sword can split his skin, and no fire can burn him. He is invincible. Nobody fights back . . . nobody but the Reckoners.
A shadowy group of ordinary humans, the Reckoners spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in.
When Steelheart came to Chicago, he killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David has been studying, and planning, and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.
He has seen Steelheart bleed.
And he wants revenge.

Praise for the Reckoners Series:

#1 New York Times Bestselling Series

"Another win for Sanderson . . . he's simply a brilliant writer. Period." --Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind

"Action-packed." --EW.com

"Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store." --The A.V. Club

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Format: Hardcover
Author: Sanderson, Brandon
ISBN: 9780385743563
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 9.20 x 1.40
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Year: 2013

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A shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice.

Stephen G. - 9 months ago

Fun and fast twist on the superhero tale - good for teenage readers. Filled with imaginative twists and turns and a well-built world with an interesting twist on the superhero genre. Steelheart is a fairly fast paced book. Told from David's perspective, there is a lot of inner monologue but Sanderson doesn't get bogged down with the hero's vengeance or angst over his life. He allows David to continually act. This draws the reader down a story that could have stalled out, but the action keeps it alive.
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The reckoning begins.There are no heroes.

Eric N. - 2 years 9 months ago

The United States hasn't been the same since Calamity arrived. With its arrival came Epic power. Those who received it were forever known as Epics. But the Epics were no heroes. They control everything and everyone. Steelheart rules Newcago, what used to be Chicago, and David Charleston knows this firsthand. When he was young, David's father was ruthlessly murdered by Steelheart. He has the ability to change matter into steel, the ability to fly, and impenetrable skin. In other words, he's unstoppable. Or so the world thinks. However, David is the only one who has witnessed Steelheart bleed. He doesn't know why or how, but that memory is forever attached to the one of his father dying, and he won't soon forget either. For the next ten years, David dedicates his life to gaining as much information as he possibly can about the Epics, hoping to be accepted into a battalion of freedom fighters known as The Reckoners. They hunt down and kill Epics, and David wants nothing more than to join them and get revenge on the most powerful Epic in the world.
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A shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice.

The reckoning begins.There are no heroes.