Steelheart
An orphaned teen joins a rebel team hunting superpowered tyrants, driven by revenge against the ruler who killed his father.
First published 2013 · The Reckoners
FantasyYoung Adult
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Story
Ten years after Calamity changed the world, ordinary people began manifesting superpowers and most became brutal rulers called Epics. Cities fell under their control, and a resistance group known as the Reckoners formed to study Epic weaknesses and assassinate them.
David, who saw Steelheart kill his father and once witnessed Steelheart bleed, spends years researching Epics and seeking a way to join the Reckoners. He believes that his knowledge of Steelheart’s weakness can help bring down the invincible tyrant who rules his city.
As David gets pulled into the Reckoners’ covert missions, the story becomes a mix of planning, infiltration, and violent confrontations. The team works to uncover weaknesses, survive powerful enemies, and move toward a final confrontation that reshapes what David thought he knew about the Epics and his own mission.
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Details
- Authors
- Brandon Sanderson
- First published
- 2013
- Genres
- Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Urban Fantasy, Superheroes, Adventure
- Subjects
- fantasy · young adult · urban · Guerrilla warfare · Science fiction · Juvenile fiction · Supervillains · Fiction · Children's fiction · Adventure and adventurers, fiction · War, fiction · Assassins · Action & Adventure · Dystopian · Vendetta · Fathers and sons · YOUNG ADULT FICTION · Boys & Men · Dystopias · Fantasy fiction · Revenge · Spanish language materials · Supervillanos · Novela juvenil · Guerra de guerrillas
- ISBN-13
- 9780385743563
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