{"product_id":"steelheart-book-brandon-sanderson-9780593307120","title":"Steelheart","description":"The #1 New York Times bestseller that James Dashner called fantastic, with relentless suspense and an explosive climax. And don t miss the rest of the Reckoners series, including Firefight now a #1 New York Times bestseller and Calamity, coming soon  \u003cbr\u003eBrandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Words of Radiance, coauthor of Robert Jordan s The 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.\u003cbr\u003e Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary people extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.\u003cbr\u003e Epics are no friends of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man, you must crush his will.\u003cbr\u003e Now, in what was once Chicago, an astonishingly powerful Epic named Steelheart has installed himself as emperor. Steelheart possesses the strength of ten men and can control the elements. It is said that no bullet can harm him, no sword can split his skin, and no fire can burn him. He is invincible. Nobody fights back . . . nobody but the Reckoners.\u003cbr\u003e A shadowy group of ordinary humans, the Reckoners spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in.\u003cbr\u003e When Steelheart came to Chicago, he killed David s father. For years, like the Reckoners, David has been studying, and planning, and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.\u003cbr\u003e He has seen Steelheart bleed.\u003cbr\u003e And he wants revenge. \u003cbr\u003ePraise for the Reckoners Series: \u003cbr\u003e Another win for Sanderson . . . he s simply a brilliant writer. Period. Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind \u003cbr\u003e  STAR] Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high-intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance . . . leaves  readers] panting for the sequel. Booklist,  Starred \u003cbr\u003e Action-packed. EW.com \u003cbr\u003e Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store. The A.V. Club \u003cbr\u003e An absolute page-turner. Publishers Weekly \u003cbr\u003eA straight-up Marvel Comics-style action drama. Kirkus Reviews","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50498081653009,"sku":"CIN0593307127G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50762455253265,"sku":"CIN0593307127VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50817775829265,"sku":"GOR012477411","price":10.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51004294660369,"sku":"NIN9780593307120","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51721075392785,"sku":"CIN0593307127A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0593307127.jpg?v=1751262383","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/steelheart-book-brandon-sanderson-9780593307120","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}