Epics have super powers that corrupt them, robbing them of empathy and compassion, making them cruel, aggressive,and self-centred. Steelheart is the most powerful Epic in what used to be the United States. The main idea behind "Steelheart" is compelling and original. Loved the audio.Įxciting, original YA SF with dark undertones. The story leaves enough unsaid to make you want to follow on with the next book. The characters are strong and the relationships and banter between them is appealing and also comical at times. There are morality issues to confront and lessons to learn and several unexpected twists and revelations turn things upside down. David knows Steelheart has a weakness, he saw him bleed, but he doesn't know for sure what the weakness is. He joins The Reckoners (great characters) and they devise a plan.
David wants revenge against the most powerful ruling Epic, Steelheart, for the murder if his father 10 years ago. In a post Calamity world ruled by dark and chilling Epics, humans who gained fearful super powers, a small group of resistance fighters, The Reckoners, are killing Epics to try and undermine their hold on the world. A really descriptive and sad prologue sets up the storyline, the trauma suffered by David and how that affects the choices he makes.
Imaginative storytelling, lots of action, suspense and fast paced with a good cast of characters. All scenes were performed smoothly and Macleod made it very easy to get sucked into the action and excitement which was plentiful in the novel. He was superb at giving everyone an extremely distinct voice, which may have been made easier by the fact that the cast of characters was small. Performance – 4.5/5 MacLeod Andrews American accent suited this book perfectly, as it was not only set in America, but all of the dialog had a very American feel to it (i.e. There are no grey areas, only good and evil characters, adding to the simplicity of the novel. In most novels, there is always a character that annoys me. All good characters are extremely likeable. Compared to Brandon’s other novels, he doesn’t waste time on back story and world building, we are thrown into the deep end of the main story arc which is linear. I get the impression we will find out more in later novels The story is action packed from start to finish. He has done this well though, as it keeps an element of mystery in the story, making the mission to kill them seem very daunting and difficult. Story – 4/5 As a simpler novel, a lot of the complexities of the superpowers/magic system are skipped by having the main band of characters have limited knowledge of the characters with powers. I found it thoroughly enjoyable, but it isn’t a masterpiece by any means. One of Brandon Sanderson’s lighter novels, which is aimed to be enjoyed by teenagers and adults alike.
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