The #1 New York Times bestseller and sequel to Steelheart 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, presents the second book in the Reckoners series: Firefight. And don’t miss Calamity, the exciting conclusion to the Reckoners series!
Newcago is free.
They told David it was impossible, that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet Steelheart--invincible, immortal, unconquerable--is dead. And he died by David's hand.
Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life simpler. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And no one in Newcago can give him answers.
Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though. Ruled by the mysterious High Epic Regalia, Babylon Restored is flooded and miserable, but David is sure it's the path that will lead him to what he needs to find. Entering a city oppressed by a High Epic despot is risky, but David's willing to take the gamble. Because killing Steelheart left a hole in David's heart. A hole where his thirst for vengeance once lived. Somehow, he filled that hole with another Epic--Firefight. And now he will go on a quest darker and even more dangerous than the fight against Steelheart to find her, and to get his answers.
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
Firefight isn't as awesome as Steelheart, but it was still quite awesome! The Reckoners have continued fighting off Epics who come to terrorize their city, but something is strange about the attacks. Soon they realize that someone is trying to draw out Prof. by sending Epics after his team rather than attacking him directly. So Prof, Tia, and David pack up and head to the city formally known as Manhattan. There Regalia waits, but what does she want? Is it a trap or does she really want help?
I really enjoyed Firefight, but it didn't have those same WOW moments as the previous book. In fact, I was quite annoyed with David's obsession with Megan. His heart is in the right place, but it's also kind of pathetic. Although his obsession does lead to some interesting discoveries. David's latest project is trying to find a connection between the Epic's weaknesses in hopes of being able to turn them good. He's definitely onto something, even if Prof. thinks it's just wishful thinking on his part. I am very interested to see how this all comes together.
As for the plot, Firefight is exciting, but it's also kind of all over the place. While I was totally interested in figuring out how the weaknesses work, and possibly where Epics even come from, I can't say that I was fully engaged in their fight against Regalia and her goons. There's some weird stuff going on in Manhattan, which undoes everything David thought he knew about how Epics work, but the actual conflict was a bit on the boring side. I never got that sense of tension and impending doom from Regalia.
Firefight was still really, really good though. The world-building continues to be excellent due to David's obsessive personality. I loved learning more about Epics, especially Firefight. There's a super interesting twist involving their powers that I did not expect! That's super, duper cool! I still don't like Megan, and David's "love" for her though, but I cannot wait for what comes next!
