Steelheart

The Reckoners, Book 1

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

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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I can't believe it.

Buy the book, get the audiobook, read it somewhere. Anywhere. I plead to the people who will check the reviews, and am saddened for the people who will just skim by this work of art. My first review on audible and the only thing I can think to say is you need this in your life.

Sanderson Fan

Awesome book again, but all of Brandon Sanderson's are great reads. Highly recommended and well worth a credit.

One of the best you'll ever listen to.

Simply one of the best books out there. Will keep you up all night, never wanting to stop.

A Cautionary Tale?

A great story and an powerful step in an interesting but dark alternate reality. Well written characters sprinkled with plenty of surprises.
In this new world, human civilization has been severely damaged by the in-fighting between individuals granted "super" powers when compared to the rest of the population and the population is degraded to serf-like status. Basically their "super" powers allowed these being to be the "King" of their own worlds. Maybe there's someone out there who has never thought -blank- would be better if they were "in charge" but I've never met them. This excellent novel got me thinking and as I reflected I was lead to the following disturbing idea.

Considering the increasing global concentration of wealth and power into fewer and fewer individuals: how far are we from a point in time when these ultra-powerful individuals decide that governments, democratic or not, are a hindrance to the operation of their multinational corporations, to hire the Blackwaters of the world, and start carving up the world into their own economic kingdoms.

A cautionary tale...probably not. I'm just being paranoid...probably.

The telling is everything!

The story is pretty interesting and will definitely keep your attention. Some of the plot is guessable, but the author does a good job of confusing even the most careful reader on some of the twists.

I definitely have to say great performance by the narrator, he really brings the characters to life and you can easily tell who is talking just by the accents and inflections. Very well done.

Twists everywhere!

I loved listening to this book on my drives to and from work. There were amazing twists everywhere. I thought I had Megan all figured out.. then I didn't. The reviews aren't lying either when they say the climax is explosive! But then, this book is full of explosions and awesome action scenes described in great detail and narrated in such a neat and unique way. I absolutely recommend this book.

great book

I didn't have high expectations but I was definitely won over. There's lots of good character development, a variety of personalities. the narrator was excellent.

Very entertaining

I loved the concept, loved the story. Narrator was great. Would definitely recommend. Can't wait to see where the characters go from here!

Enjoyable and a pleasure to "Read"

What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?

Andrews did a wonderful job capturing the spirit and character of the members of this story. Well Done!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would not be able to finish this in one sitting, but I did steal time to read, and looked forward to times when I could read Steelheart

Any additional comments?

Filled with action, surprises, and metaphors. This was a pleasure to read, and the tension only increased as the end neared. I plan to re-read it, and share it with my children and grandchildren.

Love It

I find it hard to get out of my car when I'm in the middle of a good story. I love Audible