Then there was the loss - and return, and loss again - of Megan, who is both an Epic known as Firefight and the woman David loves. Along with Steelheart’s demise came the discovery that Prof, leader of the Reckoners, is himself an Epic. Though Steelheart is now dead and David is revered by many who call him “Steelslayer,” he feels empty. His downfall became David’s lifelong dream after David witnessed his father's murder at the hands of the Epic - a confrontation that held the key to Steelheart’s weakness and helped David earn his place among the Reckoners, a group that seeks to overthrow and destroy the Epics. The virtually indestructible Steelheart became the self-styled emperor of Newcago, formerly Chicago, which he transformed into steel with one of his abilities. Months have passed since David, now 19, and the Reckoners brought down the Epic called Steelheart, who, along with many other formerly ordinary humans, received powerful abilities after a red star called Calamity appeared in the sky. 1 New York Times best-seller “ Steelheart.” " FIREFIGHT: The Reckoners, Book 2," by Brandon Sanderson, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 432 pages (f) (ages 14 and up)ĭavid Charleston and the Reckoners are back for new adventures, and more is revealed about Epics, their origins, their powers and their weaknesses, in “Firefight,” the sequel to Brandon Sanderson’s No.
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