Steelheart

$15.99

Hardcover
Publish Date: September 2013
Series: Reckoners
Language: English
Reading Level: 5
EAN: 9780385743563

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Overview

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

Details

Pages: 400
Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.4 in
Lexile Score: 680
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus (MG+)
Point Value: 16
ISBN: 0385743564

Awards

2016 Beehive Awards - Nominee (Young Adult)
2016 Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2016 Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice - Nominee (Grades 9-12)
2016 Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee (Intermediate)
2016 Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee (Senior/Grades 10-12)
2015 Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee (High School)
2015 Florida Teens Read - Finalist (Grades 9-12)
2015 Gateway Readers Award - Nominee (High School)
2015 Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner (Grades 6-8)
2015 Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Winner (Ages 12 & Up)
2015 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2015 Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended (Young Adult)
2014 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Honor Book (Young Adult)
2014 Tayshas Reading - Commended (Young Adult)