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Steelheart (Reckoners, #1)

Brandon Sanderson

Start date: December 22, 2013

Finish date: December 31, 2013

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Jun 14, 2014 Vickie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: booksthatmakemegowow, listened-to, nook

Below is my review when I read this in 2014. It still stands true as an audiobook.
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I learned of this book a while back, I think EW or a blog I was reading. The premise intrigued me, supermen and women who weren't exactly superheroes. Just because one has extraordinary powers doesn't mean one is going to use those powers for good. In the hands of most here, the powers are used for self-aggrandizement and power-trips.
This is about the little guy going against the big bullies of the world ...more

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Dec 30, 2013 Angie Taylor rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

2019: Loved it all over again. Sanderson is a master storyteller!!

Every time I read one of Brandon Sanderson's books, I am freakishly amazed at his imagination. "Steelheart" blew my mind away. This is the first in a sci-fi series that completely dissects how super heroes came to be in existence (in our imaginations of course.) It is exciting and intense from the very first page. I loved the characters, each and everyone. They made me laugh multiple times. I loved the theme that the Epics/super h ...more

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Feb 02, 2020 Amanda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, format-audible, dystopian, magical-or-super-powers, 3-stars, young-adult, fantasy

Spring 2020;

Yes, I may be beginning my quest into Brandon Sanderson because of The Way of Kings last month. I'm starting with the full young adult series I picked up on sale last year between Kindle and Audible, but I will be returning to the Stormlight Archive, have no doubts.

I love (thus so far) Sanderson's ability to create whole new, intricate and well-developed, worlds. I love how much he doesn't tell you, and let you work out yourself. I love how much we don't know about The Epics and Ca ...more

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