ReviewsPraise for the Reckoners Series: "The suspense is relentless and the climax explosive ."--James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner 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 [ STAR ] " Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high-intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance . . . leaves [readers] panting for the sequel." -- Booklist, Starred " 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 " An absolute page-turner. ""-- Publishers Weekly "A straight-up Marvel Comics-style action drama."-- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review, Booklist, September 1, 2013: "Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance; it's a formula that sucks readers into the prologue, slings them through one tension-filled encounter after the other, and then, at the strange and marginally hopeful conclusion, leaves them panting for the sequel, Firefight , due in 2014.", Praise for the Reckoners series "The suspense is relentless and the climax explosive."--James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner 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 [ STAR ] "Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high-intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance...leaves [readers] panting for the sequel."-- Booklist , starred "Nuance and complexity alongside the action and intrigue...will have readers counting the days to the final volume."- The Bulletin "An absolute page-turner."-- Publishers Weekly "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 From the Hardcover edition., An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller An ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book An ALA-YALSA Teens' Top Ten Book An IRA Young Adults' Choice An Amazon Best Book of the Year [ STAR ] "Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance; it's a formula that sucks readers into the prologue, slings them through one tension-filled encounter after the other, and then...leaves them panting for the sequel."-- Booklist , Starred "The near-constant action, Sanderson's whiz-bang imaginings, and a fully realized sense of danger... make this an absolute page-turner."-- Publisher's Weekly "Perfect for genre fans who love exciting adventure stories with surprising plot twists."-- School Library Journal "A straight-up Marvel Comics-style action drama featuring a small band of human assassins taking on costumed, superpowered supervillains with melodramatic monikers."-- Kirkus Reviews "Fantastic! The suspense is relentless and the climax explosive, with a resolution that I'll be thinking about for a long time." --James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series and The Eye of Minds "Unfortunately for my ego, Steelheart is another win for Sanderson, proving that he's not a brilliant writer of epic fantasy, he's simply a brilliant writer. Period." --Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind From the Hardcover edition., [ STAR ] "Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance; it's a formula that sucks readers into the prologue, slings them through one tension-filled encounter after the other, and then...leaves them panting for the sequel."-- Booklist , Starred "The near-constant action, Sanderson's whiz-bang imaginings, and a fully realized sense of danger... make this an absolute page-turner."-- Publisher's Weekly "Perfect for genre fans who love exciting adventure stories with surprising plot twists."-- School Library Journal "A straight-up Marvel Comics-style action drama featuring a small band of human assassins taking on costumed, superpowered supervillains with melodramatic monikers."-- Kirkus Reviews "Fantastic! The suspense is relentless and the climax explosive, with a resolution that I'll be thinking about for a long time." --James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series and The Eye of Minds "Unfortunately for my ego, Steelheart is another win for Sanderson, proving that he's not a brilliant writer of epic fantasy, he's simply a brilliant writer. Period." --Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind From the Hardcover edition.
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SynopsisThe #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