Twelve years earlier, “Calamity” appeared in the sky, and the next year, ordinary men started changing into “Epics” - people who had some sort of superpower (which varied among Epics). The narrator is David Charleston, 18, who is living in a post-apocalyptic Chicago, now called Newcago. I wanted to read this book because it has garnered many awards, especially in the categories of “favorite teen books.” I was surprised (but perhaps should not have been) to find that this book seemed more like a computer game or Marvel Comic Book in prose - sort of like a reverse graphic novel. 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. Period.” -Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind Look for book two in the Reckoners series, Firefight, available now. But to exact revenge in Steelheart’s world, David will need the Reckoners-a shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice.Īnd it turns out that the Reckoners might just need David too.
If everything you ever loved was taken from you?ĭavid Charleston will go to any lengths to stop Steelheart. How far would you go for revenge if someone killed your father? And don’t miss the rest of the Reckoners series: Firefight and Calamity. (Sept.The #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the author of Oathbringer, coauthor of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. Agent: Eddie Schneider, JABberwocky Literary Agency. Although readers may not be surprised at the twists that arise, the near-constant action, Sanderson’s whiz-bang imaginings, and a fully realized sense of danger (the brutal opening scene alone will hook many) make this an absolute page-turner. Hooking up with a ragtag group of rebel Epic-killers, David and crew knock off Steelheart’s subordinates and lure him out. David’s father was killed by a ruthless Epic named Steelheart, and David, now 18, has waited 10 years for revenge, certain that he holds the key to Steelheart’s weakness. Thus far, the Epics appear to be wholly corrupt, with villains rising up to subjugate humans and take over the world. More than a decade ago, a mysterious event known as Calamity created Epics-powerful beings straight out of the comics, complete with both incredible abilities (invulnerability, illusion, transmutation) and silly weaknesses (smoke, UV light, being attacked by someone exactly 37 years old). On the heels of his YA debut, The Rithmatist, Sanderson opens another series for teens with an ultraviolent yet playful entry into the superhero genre.
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