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Steelheart

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of the Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson, comes the first book in a new, action-packed thrill ride of a series - Steelheart. Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.

But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will.

Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning - and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

He's seen Steelheart bleed.

And he wants revenge.

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very good book!!!

Brandon Sanderson is my all time favorite author. His mistborn series has been my favorite book since reading it 7 or so years ago. Even after reading 100s of books after, it remains that way. I wouldn't say this book is better than mistborn but so far I have yet to find a better written series so I wouldn't consider that a bad thing. It is still a very engaging storyline that had me interested within the first chapter.

The audio was well done. I would say MacLeod is one of the best audio voices I've heard out of around 15 others.

All together a very good book and I can't wait to read the next!

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For young teenagers

I wish someone had mentioned or the book had been categorized as a PG rated book. As an adult female who likes sci-fi this book was laughable but well written and entertaining for young boy (i.e. My 7 year old son). The fact that audible suggested this book for me based on past purchases is baffling.

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Love love love

Great book, engaging storyline, with characters you grow to love more and more as the story unfolds

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slow begining, loved the ending.

I almost didn't finish this book when I started. It was hard for me to get into. I was driving when I started and I couldn't down load another book so I kept listening. I am so glad I did! I ended up loving the book and couldn't stop listening to it.

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IMAGINATION!!!!

That is why I enjoy science fiction. I wish I had the imagination and organization skills to pull off something like this....

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Great YA from Sanderson

Very entertaining first installment of a YA series about humans obtaining - and ultimately abusing - super powers. Sanderson's world building is outstanding as always, and the characters are developed well if not entirely sympathetic.
MacLeod Andrews gives a phenomenal performance and brings Sanderson's world to life.
I definitely recommend this to anybody looking for entertainment value in the sci-fi/fantasy genre.

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Good family / PG entertainment

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yea, for listening with kids or adolescents.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Protagonist was fairly well written and had some funny/awkwardness to him which was charming.

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Overall great pacing and action. Easy to follow storyline with my pre-teen kid. The overuse of made-for-kids-cursing was cringy. Using made up curse words like 'SPARKS' and 'CALAMITY' over and over got eye rolls from both of us. Using 'darn-it' or something like that would have been better. Great book though, we plan on listening to the others when we go on road trips.

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Great sci-fi!

I found the premise of this book interesting and fun to understand. The character development, relationships, and humor were all integrated into the fun of listening to this book.

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it's Sanderson, what can you say

Sanderson is an exceptional writer. This book is no exception.
As the first of the Reckoners series, I found myself enticed, wondering what world he would set and what rules it would follow.
if you you are used to comic books, you will find this world breathes new life and depth to the concept of a world with superpowers. enjoy

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Thoroughly enjoyed!

Well-written, humorous, and overall enjoyable book! The performance was spectacular and kept me engaged for hours at a time.

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