![]() What is Steelheart’s weakness? What is the Professor’s story? Are there any good Epics? ![]() The characters introduced throughout the book were very vivid, with lots of depth and mystery. Unlike some books where you can kind of figure out where it’s going, I really enjoyed trying to figure out the questions that were planted in my mind. He is a scholar of Epics, studying them to determine their weaknesses, and he desperately wants to join the Reckoners, the group he believes will take down Steelheart, the Epic currently controlling Newcago. The prologue introduces the main character, David, and sets up his motivation for the rest of the story. I guess I didn’t realize how much I read in the same genres, but this book was a welcome breath of fresh air in my reading life. Why I Finished It: I was totally wrong! It is dystopian, set in a futuristic Chicago, but that’s as far as my expectations got me. I was sucked into the world Sanderson created almost right away and completely fascinated by his Epics, ordinary men that started developing superhero-like qualities. From the cover, I thought it was going to be just another dystopian, possibly paranormal, teen fiction novel, but I like those for the most part, and so I started reading. I honestly didn’t know much about the book going into it and I started reading it without even reading the back (*gasp* I know!!). I can always count on it to bring me something well written and possibly outside of my comfort genres. ![]() While we didn’t have the opportunity to work with a Battle of the Books team this year, I still find myself looking to this list when I want to find something new to read. Why I Picked it Up: This is a title from the 2015 Lone Star Reading List.
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