(The Reckoners #3)
Publication
Date: February 16, 2016
Hardcover, 417 pages, Delacorte Press
Genres:
YA, Sci-Fi
When Calamity lit up the sky, the
Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that
historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And
now Regalia has turned his closest ally into a dangerous enemy.
David knew Prof’s secret, and kept
it even when the Reckoners’ leader struggled to control the effects of his Epic
powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Prof has now embraced
his Epic destiny. He’s disappeared into those murky shadows of menace Epics are
infamous for the world over, and everyone knows there’s no turning back. . . .
But everyone is wrong. Redemption
is possible for Epics—Megan proved it. They’re not lost. Not completely. And
David is just about crazy enough to face down the most powerful High Epic of
all to get his friend back. Or die trying.
My Review
Holy superpowers, Batman! I finally finished The Reckoners
trilogy!
The third and final book in Brandon Sanderson’s series about
superpowered bad guys is a fun, quick-paced end that’s great for any Marvel or
DC fan.
Book three starts off a few weeks/months (it’s not entirely
clear) after book two ends, and it starts in the thick of an action-packed
scene. One thing Sanderson is good at is adding action into his plots. However,
I think he sacrificed action for plot in the case of this last book. The ending
was just a tad bit… weird and rushed. The world-building is still on point,
though.
As for the characters of the series, there wasn’t a whole
lot of growth or development. David was mostly the same, just a little more
frantic. He was keeping some secrets, though; I just don’t think those secrets
really meant much in the grand scheme of the story. I was expecting him to have
this big BAM! moment, but he never did. David’s love interest, Megan, gets very
little development, but I did feel like she become more interesting in this
book.
All in all, Calamity
is a good ending to a good series. If you’re addicted to comic books and
science fiction, this trilogy may just be for you.
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