Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Steelheart (Reckoners, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson

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. And don’t miss the rest of the Reckoners series: Firefight and Calamity.

   How far would you go for revenge if someone killed your father?
   If someone destroyed your city?
   If everything you ever loved was taken from you?
   David Charleston will go to any lengths to stop Steelheart. But to exact revenge in Steelheart’s world, David will need the Reckoners—a shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice.
   And it turns out that the Reckoners might just need David too.
   Look for book two in the Reckoners series, Firefight, available now.

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

Reviewed by Angie on

5 of 5 stars

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I think there was a mini explosion in my brain due to awesomeness. Steelheart is intense, exciting, and...awesome! I was nervous because of the hype, but I was hooked from the prologue! I loved this future! I loved that the superheroes were all actually super-villains, and that the superheroes were just humans! And I loved how much of a nerd David was! He's been completely obsessed with Epics since Steelheart murdered his father ten years ago. He's dedicated his life to studying all things Epic, and various other subjects in order to understand them better. And now it's time for him to get his revenge.

Steelheart is most definitely my favorite superhero book to date. Like, it is seriously completely awesome. I was not bored or confused even once. I was, however, antsy as heck once the battle between the Reckoners and Steelheart drew closer. Most of the book is dedicated to them carrying out David's plan, even though they're missing the most crucial piece: Steelheart's weakness. Every Epic has one, but he seems completely unbeatable. I had a theory, David had a theory, and we were both semi-correct, but not really. It's a pretty great, yet simple weakness. But holy crap.

There are twists after twists! And reveals after reveals! And I saw none of them coming! They're not even huge reveals and twists that seem to have come out of nowhere. It's just...stuff that makes perfect sense, but people are so blind and caught up in other things that they don't see it! I was like WHAT?!?! And I then I was like WOAH?!?! And then I was like OMG!!! Those last few chapters are intense.

So, Steelheart was an epic book about Epics. I most definitely, thoroughly, fully enjoyed it. The world building is pretty awesome, even if no one knows how or why these powers suddenly manifested. I suspected that will be revealed in time, at least I hope. I'm worried for Newcago now though, but luckily I had Firefight handy to find out what comes next!

Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.

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