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Steelheart

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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 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.©2013 Dragonsteel Entertainment LLC Classics Epic Fantasy Fiction Royalty

Critic Reviews

Steelheart is the literature equivalent of a blockbuster; episodic and fast-paced with surprises around every turn.
A terrifically tall tale, packaging the superhero action into compelling, punchy chapters that keep you reading. It's a fast, feisty read with characters that are skillfully drawn, assassinations, gunfights, physics bending motorcycle chases and a world you can't wait to hear more about.
Full of action
All stars
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An excellent, gripping story. The characters are all memorable and interesting with lots of creative twists. Some twists, although hidden very well, aren't the best twists. Perfect amount of foreshadowing but little reason to listen again.

The main problem is with the writing. There's nothing wrong with it, there's just nothing too memorable about it. It's not outstanding. That said, it still earns its four stars.

Also, I don't think the author knows what a metaphor is.

Excellent

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For me this doesn’t stand up to Sanderson other work. But it’s still better then most anything out there.
Maybe it just didn’t connect with me as much as it might with you.
If you enjoyed Wex and Wayne’s adventure then this will tickle your fancy.
For me I was more drawn to the stormlight archives and early mistbourn

This is still an amazing story with an amount of science to balance the magic and minus Prof and Cody (who come across as a wax and Wayne tribute band) the characters are interesting and well formed, and the story sets a good pace.

Not the best Sanderson but still great

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great characters and exciting plot that will have you itching to listen to more. one of my favourite booke

Simply excellent

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Great book, great world building, dialogue great in most parts, some bits drag on.

Great book

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Love everything about this book. If you are a fan of The Boys, you will like this.

Such a fuckin good book

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