"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 wills.
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." -- Goodreads
What a book !!!!
It's like marvel/DC comics books turned into full text book, added all the superhero is bad villains.
It's like marvel/DC comics books turned into full text book, added all the superhero is bad villains.
Ours hero is a young man whose has a bad (or worse) incident involving EPIC. We called them EPIC, cause they had epic power beyond normal human. EPIC spread all over the US and seized the State with their power, they became the "Governor" of the State. David, our hero, was aided by group of rebel with goal to overthrow the EPIC.
Second book from Mr. Sanderson that i read. Like other books of him, it have unique magic elements - all EPIC is magicians :D. Good story line and strong main character with sole purpose, the story is rather straight almost no flash back taken place. Supporting character also given a good back ground, leader of reckoners has the best story for me. The pace of the book is little slow, i gave 1 star down when the story came to moment when they planning to trap Steelheart it's very slow for my taste. If you also looking for twist you will get one in this book.
But, still i will give this book high appreciation. It's give us nice and different story about fantasy, there's no prodigy child, no dragon, no urban legend story or so. Just normal a teenager with his pals, trying to kicking bad EPIC ass.
Waiting for second book that will come January 2015.
Verdict: 4 star from 5
But, still i will give this book high appreciation. It's give us nice and different story about fantasy, there's no prodigy child, no dragon, no urban legend story or so. Just normal a teenager with his pals, trying to kicking bad EPIC ass.
Waiting for second book that will come January 2015.
Verdict: 4 star from 5