Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.
Nobody fights the Epics… nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.
And David wants in. He wants Steelheart – the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David’s father. For years, like the Reckoners, David’s been studying, and planning – and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.
He’s seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Imprint: Gollancz UK
Publication date: 25/09/2014
Series: The Reckoners v1
Steelheart
By Brandon Sanderson
Review by Alethea
The Reckoners trilogy takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where the arrival of superheroes - or Epics, as they are called - has led to the near destruction of our civilisation. In contrast to the conventional depiction of superheroes, the Epics are cruel, selfish, and tyrannical. It is in the midst of this dark reality that we meet our protagonist who has built his life around ending the rule of Steelheart, the Epic who has taken over the remains of his city. Easy to read and fast paced, this novel has all the excitement and tension of an action movie, but in book form. It is a great start to a series that in true Sanderson fashion is full of twists, mystery, and epic revelations.
