Describe Out Of Books Steelheart (The Reckoners #1)
| Title | : | Steelheart (The Reckoners #1) |
| Author | : | Brandon Sanderson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 386 pages |
| Published | : | September 24th 2013 by Delacorte Press |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fiction. Urban Fantasy. Comics. Superheroes |
Brandon Sanderson
Hardcover | Pages: 386 pages Rating: 4.15 | 138706 Users | 12806 Reviews
Rendition To Books Steelheart (The Reckoners #1)
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.Identify Books Supposing Steelheart (The Reckoners #1)
| Original Title: | Steelheart |
| ISBN: | 0385743564 (ISBN13: 9780385743563) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Reckoners #1 |
| Characters: | David (The Reckoners), Steelheart, Thia, Cody |
| Literary Awards: | Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee for Honor book (2014), South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult (2016), Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2015), Lincoln Award Nominee (2016), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2013) Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (2016), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2016) |
Rating Out Of Books Steelheart (The Reckoners #1)
Ratings: 4.15 From 138706 Users | 12806 ReviewsAppraise Out Of Books Steelheart (The Reckoners #1)
Actual Rating: 4.5 StarsSo I'm going to start out by saying the only reason I docked half a star is because I felt the pacing of this story was a little uneven. It was not detrimental, but the most interesting portion of the plot unfolded quickly right at the end of the book & it was just a little off balance from the rest of the story.Otherwise, this is one hell of a book!After the world is visited by Calamity, average humans are randomly gifted supernatural powers. These humans are calledActual rating: 3.5This book was a lot of fun to read. I'm not a fan of comic books, I enjoy superhero movies, but I've never been a fan of comics themselves because I'm not a visual person. I don't like pictures. I prefer words. For me, this book was the lengthy equivalent of a comic book, and that's just fine with me. That is not to say that I take this book and its themes lightly in any way; comic books can be quite complex, and this book certainly was. It addresses some complex moral and
This is the first of Brendon Sanderson's books I have read. I really enjoyed it. From what I read on the synopsis of this and his other books his style tends to be post-apocalyptic world. This one looks like a Superman gone bad theme. This interested me to read this from a fantasy writer's point of view rather than a comic writes point of view. The way Steelheart is described to look exactly like Superman does in the comics and cartoons, except with a black cloke instead of the Red one.An event
I was very excited to read this YA fantasy series - super powers? post apocalyptic-ish? Brandon Sanderson? Yes!!I liked it but oh my, I cannot deal with the fake swear words (Calamity, Slontze, Sparks... like really?!)I was about to lower my rating by 0.5 just because of this but the ending was good... Sanderson always writes good endings.Will continue the series.
Well... that was disappointing.I've heard such great things about all of Brandon Sanderson's books and he's an author I've been meaning to read for what seems like forever. So I decided to pick up his recent young adult work instead of committing to a series with several releases already... well, all I can say is that I hope this isn't representative of all his books because Steelheart really disappointed me. In my opinion, there is nothing you can get from this book that you can't get from
Mr S"Anderson" didn't fail me so far, so why start now ?It was a cool read: tight and smooth , a terrific world with new rules and a reality where people with superpowers are unavoidably villains with a god complex and a thirst for dominion, enter the Reckoners : Defenders of the fellow man and banes to the oppressors ...Suffice to say it's a must read.
I got a chance to read an early version of this a little while ago. Needless to say, I jumped at it. The reason for this is that so far, I haven't read a book by Brandon Sanderson that I haven't loved. That means it's quite likely that I'll get a chance to read another good book, which is always welcome. OR I'll finally read something of Sanderson's I *don't* like. Which would thrill me, honestly. Why? Well, because Brandon writes so much faster than me. It only seems fair that some of his stuff
0 Comments