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Firefight by Brandon Sanderson, Reckoners #2 They told David it was impossible--that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart--invincible, immortal, unconquerable--is dead. And he died by David's hand. Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs. Babylon Restored, the old borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though. Ruled by the mysterious High Epic, Regalia, David is sure Babylon Restored will lead him to what he needs to find. And while entering another city oppressed by a High Epic despot is a gamble, David's willing to risk it. Because killing Steelheart left a hole in David's heart. A hole where his thirst for vengeance once lived. Somehow, he filled that hole with another Epic--Firefight. And he's willing to go on a quest darker, and more dangerous even, than the fight ...

Mitosis by Brandon Sanderson, Reckoners #1.5 An action-packed Reckoners story from Sunday Times Bestseller Brandon Sanderson that bridges the action in Steelheart with the all new adventure Firefight, in a collectible HB edition From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Words of Radiance , co-author of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson, comes Mitosis , a short story set in the action-packed world of Steelheart : the Reckoners series, exclusively available in a HB collector's edition. Epics still plague Newcago, but David and the Reckoners have vowed to fight back. Catch all the action before Firefight , the exciting sequel to Steelheart , hits the shelves.    Last year I read the first installment in the Reckoners series of Brandon Sanderson, Steelheart and was immediately taken by the ideas behind the story. Where most superheroes are always associated with doing good i...

Media Alert: Get Firefight as audiobook Yesterday saw the UK release of Firefight, the second book in the Reckoners series by Brandon Sanderson. Below you can find the synopsis and a teaser of the audiobook released by Audible, as well as the link where you can buy this book. Synopsis: From the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of Words of Radiance coauthor of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson presents the second book in the Reckoners series: Firefight, the sequel to the #1 bestseller Steelheart. They told David it was impossible--that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart--invincible, immortal, unconquerable--is dead. And he died by David's hand. Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the ans...

Competition Time: Win Firefight and Steelheart One of my current favorite YA series has to be Reckoners from Brandon Sanderson. I markerd Steelheart as one of my favorites of 2014. It really shines a new light on the term of superhero fiction. Firefight is released today in the UK and because of this reason Gollancz is offering you to win both Firefight and Steelheart physical format.  In order for you to be eligible to enter tweet this link to me, RT my own tweet or send me an email at thebookplank [at] gmail [dot] com change the words in the brackets to the symbols. Please note that the competition is only open to UK participants.  I will pick a winner at random after the weekend. Below you can find the excerpts of the books: 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...

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, 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 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. When it comes down to current fantasy writing I think that Brandon Sanderson is undoubtedly one of the biggest names. He took over the writing of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Tim...