In "Steelheart" by Brandon Sanderson, a world is dominated by powerful beings known as Epics, who possess incredible abilities but often wield them for tyranny and destruction. The story follows David Charleston, who witnessed his father's murder at the hands of Steelheart, one of the most formidable Epics. Driven by a desire for revenge, David joins a group of rebels called the Reckoners, who are determined to take down the Epics. As he navigates a dangerous landscape filled with superhumans, David must find a way to exploit their weaknesses and confront his personal demons in a high-stakes battle for humanity's survival. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Reckoners, The Reckoners .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 496 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2020 by Random House USA Inc .

Brandon Sanderson was born in Nebraska in 1975. Since then he has written the Mistborn series, amongst others, become a NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author and been hailed as the natural successor to Robert Jordan. He lives in Utah.