Beehive Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, coauthor of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn Trilogy, presents Steelheart, the first book in the Reckoners series, an action-packed thrill ride that will leave readers breathless.
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.
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.
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Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
Green Mountain Book Award
2016 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice
2016 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2016 · Intermediate · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2016 · Senior/Grades 10-12 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Florida Teens Read
2015 · Grades 9-12 · Finalist
Gateway Readers Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2015 · Young Adult · Commended
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2014 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2014 · Young Adult · Commended
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