Steelheart

SteelheartThe #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling 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 Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary people extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling 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
Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary people extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.
Epics are no friends of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man, you must crush his will.
Now, in what was once Chicago, an astonishingly powerful Epic named Steelheart has installed himself as emperor. Steelheart possesses the strength of ten men and can control the elements. It is said that no bullet can harm him, no sword can split his skin, and no fire can burn him. He is invincible. Nobody fights back . . . nobody but the Reckoners.
A shadowy group of ordinary humans, the Reckoners spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in.
When Steelheart came to Chicago, he killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David has been studying, and planning, and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.
He has seen Steelheart bleed.
And he wants revenge.

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

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 09/24/2013
ISBN: 9780385743563
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.40d
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Honor Book
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice - Nominee
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Nominee
Award: Florida Teens Read - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 100
Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 09/01/2013 pg. 105
Shelf Awareness 10/18/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2014 pg. 281
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 125 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 161310 / Steelheart
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 16