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Lux
- A Texas Reckoners Novel
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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Calamity
- The Reckoners, Book 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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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 Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners' leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny.
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A Great End to the Series
- By J on 2021-03-25
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Firefight
- The Reckoners, Book 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
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Newcago is free. They told David it was impossible, that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand.Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life simpler. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And no one in Newcago can give him answers.Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though.
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Better than book 1?
- By Nahla on 2021-10-13
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Mitosis
- A Reckoners Story
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Words of Radiance, coauthor of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson comes Mitosis, a short story set in the action-packed world of Steelheart: the Reckoners series, exclusively available in the digital format. Epics still plague Newcago, but David and the Reckoners have vowed to fight back.
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Enjoyable Side Encounter
- By Langer on 2021-10-16
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Sunreach
- Skyward Flight: Novella 1
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky. Her Skyward Flight companion, Spensa, figured out how to draw this Delver away, but it won’t be so easy next time. The forces of the Galactic Superiority will be back - and if the Defiant Defense Force can’t figure out a way to escape the planet, humanity’s destruction is only a matter of time.
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Another excellent installment
- By Bram Blenk on 2022-11-14
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Cytonic
- Skyward, Book 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus, and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell - the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small planet home. Now, the Superiority - the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life - has started a galaxy-wide war.
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Great story but
- By Ben G on 2021-12-04
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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ReDawn
- Skyward Flight, Novella 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace.” That is the warning that Alanik of the planet ReDawn gave the human pilot Spensa after Alanik’s ship crash-landed on Detritus. While accepting an invitation to meet with her people’s enemy, the Galactic Superiority, Alanik heard Spensa’s cry for help across the vastness of space, and she used her cytonic powers to hyperjump her ship to the source of that cry. What she found there was a shock - a whole planet of free humans fighting against the Superiority. Were they the allies her people desperately needed?
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good stuff
- By marcus on 2022-09-17
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Calamity
- The Reckoners, Book 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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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 Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners' leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny.
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A Great End to the Series
- By J on 2021-03-25
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Firefight
- The Reckoners, Book 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Newcago is free. They told David it was impossible, that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand.Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life simpler. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And no one in Newcago can give him answers.Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though.
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Better than book 1?
- By Nahla on 2021-10-13
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Mitosis
- A Reckoners Story
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Words of Radiance, coauthor of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson comes Mitosis, a short story set in the action-packed world of Steelheart: the Reckoners series, exclusively available in the digital format. Epics still plague Newcago, but David and the Reckoners have vowed to fight back.
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Enjoyable Side Encounter
- By Langer on 2021-10-16
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Sunreach
- Skyward Flight: Novella 1
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky. Her Skyward Flight companion, Spensa, figured out how to draw this Delver away, but it won’t be so easy next time. The forces of the Galactic Superiority will be back - and if the Defiant Defense Force can’t figure out a way to escape the planet, humanity’s destruction is only a matter of time.
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Another excellent installment
- By Bram Blenk on 2022-11-14
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Cytonic
- Skyward, Book 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the human enclave of Detritus, and she saved her people from extermination at the hands of the Krell - the enigmatic alien species that has been holding them captive for decades. What’s more, she traveled light-years from home as an undercover spy to infiltrate the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small planet home. Now, the Superiority - the governing galactic alliance bent on dominating all human life - has started a galaxy-wide war.
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Great story but
- By Ben G on 2021-12-04
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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ReDawn
- Skyward Flight, Novella 2
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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“Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace.” That is the warning that Alanik of the planet ReDawn gave the human pilot Spensa after Alanik’s ship crash-landed on Detritus. While accepting an invitation to meet with her people’s enemy, the Galactic Superiority, Alanik heard Spensa’s cry for help across the vastness of space, and she used her cytonic powers to hyperjump her ship to the source of that cry. What she found there was a shock - a whole planet of free humans fighting against the Superiority. Were they the allies her people desperately needed?
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good stuff
- By marcus on 2022-09-17
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Steelheart
- The Reckoners, Book 1
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will. Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father.
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Sparks! Does David plan on fighting the Lord Ruler
- By J on 2020-11-05
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Evershore
- Skyward Flight: Novella 3
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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From number one best-selling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen's story along with Cytonic.
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great listen!
- By sweetaskend on 2022-12-14
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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The Rithmatist
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against the Wild Chalklings - merciless creatures that leave mangled corpses in their wake. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles. As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students study the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing....
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It's simply not a good book
- By Asim on 2021-09-24
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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The Original
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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When Holly Winseed wakes up in a hospital room, her memory compromised and a new identity imposed on her, a team of government agents wastes no time stating their objective. With intent to infiltrate and defeat the terrorist group ICON, the agents tell Holly that she is now a Provisional Replica and has one week to hunt down and kill her Original for the murder of her husband, Jonathan. If she succeeds, she’ll assume her Original’s place in society. If she fails, her life will end.
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My New Favourite Audiobook
- By J on 2021-02-10
Written by: Brandon Sanderson, and others
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Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It's his hallucinations who are mad. A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people - Stephen calls them aspects - to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems...for a price. Then a company hires him to recover stolen property - a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past....
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This guy, Steven Leeds, is my hero.
- By Francis on 2020-09-22
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Ruination
- A League of Legends Novel
- Written by: Anthony Reynolds
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin, Misty Lee, Sean J. Teale, and others
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Camavor is a brutal land with a bloody legacy. Where the empire’s knights go, slaughter follows. Kalista seeks to change that. When her young and narcissistic uncle, Viego, becomes king, she vows to temper his destructive instincts, as his loyal confidant, advisor, and military general. But her plans are thwarted when an assassin’s poisoned blade strikes Viego’s wife, Isolde, afflicting her with a malady for which there is no cure. Kalista makes a desperate gambit to save the kingdom: searching for the long-lost Blessed Isles, rumored to hold the queen’s salvation.
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amazing
- By Phil on 2022-09-23
Written by: Anthony Reynolds
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Skyward
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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From Brandon Sanderson, the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally best-selling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.
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i need the next one
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Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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The Lost Metal
- A Mistborn Novel
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
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For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead.
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Absolutely amazing
- By Saja Kadhim on 2023-01-25
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Son of the Black Sword
- Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, Book 1
- Written by: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
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After the War of the Gods, the demons were cast out and fell to the world. Mankind was nearly eradicated by the seemingly unstoppable beasts until the gods sent the great hero, Ramrowan, to save them. He united the tribes, gave them magic, and drove the demons into the sea. Ever since, the land has belonged to man, and the oceans have remained an uncrossable hell, leaving the continent of Lok isolated.
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Very entertaining
- By Anonymous User on 2019-03-26
Written by: Larry Correia
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The Red Knight
- Written by: Miles Cameron
- Narrated by: Matthew Wolf
- Length: 30 hrs and 31 mins
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Twenty-eight florins a month is a huge price to pay for a man to stand between you and the Wild. Twenty-eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men - or worse, a company of mercenaries - against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder. It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it.
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Great Book
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Dawnshard
- Stormlight Archive
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea. Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin.
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Sanderson is a legend of the genre
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Written by: Brandon Sanderson
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Starsight
- Written by: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
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All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.
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love hate relationship
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-11-26
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher's Summary
A new team of Reckoners must infiltrate the flying city of Lux to take down the Epic Lifeforce in this audio-exclusive novel from Brandon Sanderson, the best-selling author of the "Stormlight Archive" and "Mistborn" series, and co-author Steven Michael Bohls.
When the great red star Calamity appeared in the sky, some believed the end had come. They were right.
Calamity created the Epics: humans with incredible powers they didn't deserve.
They could have saved mankind. They could have lifted us into harmony and prosperity. Instead they burned. They slaughtered. They conquered. And then they ruled.
Jax has learned all of this the hard way. Orphaned at an early age, he's spent most of his childhood training to be a Reckoner - determined to find the Epics' weaknesses, unlock their secrets, and protect those of us who are still left.
But now, the mysterious High Epic Lifeforce has arrived with his flying city, Lux, to plunder what's left of Texas. So Jax and his ragtag team - the few who remain of the once-mighty Texas Reckoners - must take their battle to this floating fortress of riches - and defeat the invincible.
To avenge what has been lost. And rise anew.
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- RPG
- 2021-10-16
A good story idea made up of patched up plot holes
Disappointed. I never thought I'd write an even SLIGHTLY negative review of anything by Brandon Sanderson [except maybe the White Sand (audio)book adaptations of the graphic novels, but those were taken out of his hands and are not really his fault]. Maybe it is the second author for the Texas Reckoners book(s)? I dunno.
Unfortunately, the writing in this book is just not up to regular Sanderson quality.
The overarching story is good, and contributes to the Reckoner "universe" in a clear way, but repeatedly--all the way through--the writing seems to be awkwardly inserting information and what seem like unnecessary explanations. They are done very bluntly and seem like retroactive edits to the text, like it is trying to answer questions about important things that weren't clear enough later in the text. It isn't good foreshadowing. It is more like there were tons of plot holes that had to be fixed in later revisions because the first draft wasn't very good.
It is not fair to say the foreshadowing is more obvious because of the youth target audience and therefore the writing is more simplistic than my expectations from his Cosmere works -- the Alcatraz and Skyward series' are both for a younger audience and much better written. The difference with this book is especially noticeable and jarring when reading this first Texas Reckoners book right after rereading the original Reckoners books.
The pacing is also sort of jagged, with a series of events happening staccato, one after another, without the smooth plot arcs I am used to reading in Sanderson works. His writing is usually so well planned book after book, story within story, with well balanced plot arcs spanning the book and series. That is not how this book reads.
Side note: I love audiobooks and using great narrators repeatedly for Sanderson's work, but the male lead, Jax, is given the exact same voice as David, the male lead in the other Reckoner books. It was confusing at first, as I expected David was being under cover or something. It will be very awkward if Jax and David meet in later books, and the writing of their speech, with distinct tone and cadence would have to be done very very well for it to not be confusing. (I am mildly concerned about a similar possibility with two male leads Kramer does in the Cosmere books *cough cough* but those characters are very different, and I know the writing is really good there and think it will be okay.) The male lead in this story, Jax, doesn't have a unique or significantly distinct personality from David, who is the male lead in the first four Reckoners books of the main series. And since Prof is a character cross-over between them, and HIS voice is distinctly his in both series', it is noticeable.
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- Brian Heward
- 2022-04-09
Not Sanderson's best
I generally enjoy everything Brandon Sanderson writes, and I enjoyed the reckoners series. But there is a principal in fiction called the "suspension of disbelief". It's what lets you enjoy things you know can't happen and accept that of course Vader can choke a guy with his mind; that's just how the star wars universe works. This novel broke that principal multiple times for me. I was jarred out of listening to it by the thought "that's not what would happen".
As an author Brandon can choose how things in his story interact however he wants and can make people make dumb choices and have pure dumb luck pull them out of it.... But I know he can do better. He does better in his other books foreshadowing how things will turn out, or making characters pay for what logically was a mistake (and giving them an emotional or ignorance reason to make that mistake.) That didn't happen here, and those details hurt the overall story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-10-06
41 and I loved it
Easy to follow, fun, and entertaining. Fantastic audio performance! It's exactly what I am looking for when selecting the next audio book. I was sad when it ended and now I must wait for the next book. The characters are brought to life by the excellent narration and performance. Thank you all!
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- Asim
- 2021-08-24
Very good book, excellent narrator
The narrator/performer is absolutely fabulous. He does different voices for all characters, of course, but even different narrator voices when the book shifts perspectives. He is truly great.
The book is very good, but admittedly, not excellent, due to some odd plot points that I don't think make perfect sense.
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- Felipe C.
- 2021-08-19
Loved it!
Good story, enjoyed it very much. Not sure how much was Sanderson and how much was Bohls, but the story was every bit as good as the first trilogy. Definitely recommend it for those who enjoyed the other reckoners books.
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- Amy Braun
- 2022-12-30
A Fun, Action-Packed Story
The longer I listened to this book, the more I realized how much I missed the series. Great for new fans and perfect for older fans, LUX has all the charisma, personality, and action that the original series had.
The story follows a new group of Reckoners as they take on the Epics who live in a floating city. The book takes its time developing the characters and their personalities, making each one real and someone to cheer for.
Jax has a great story arc. From a normal kid to a full fledged warrior, I loved his personality and the dialogues he had with others. This book truly shone when Jax interacted with the main villain, who was no laughing matter.
The action and plot were tight and thrilling. The dialogue was great and I loved the twists. This is a great audiobook for anyone who loves superheroes. It certainly helps that the narrator sounds remarkably like Chris Evans. The story ends on a cliffhanger, which means I am ready for more!
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- A Net In Time
- 2022-12-28
well I didn't expect that ending
I guess I will have to go on and listen to the second book just to find out what happens..... good finish but also an excellent cliffhanger.
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- Sherp
- 2022-11-27
On Par
I am ceaselessly amazing at how he can write consistently entertaining material, given the volume of his ongoing library.
MacLeod Andrews is consistently incredible as well. His mastery of his art is evident with each character that he brings to life.
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- Carsandgunns
- 2022-10-07
another great addition!!
enjoyed this listen to add to the rekoners universe. keep making more and we will read them!
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- Ken
- 2022-03-15
Amazing continuation of the Reckoners series
Really hope it continues on with another book, Maybe titled "Deathrise," or even another trilogy ;)
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- Nate H
- 2021-07-24
Not as good as the usual Sanderson imo
The first half of this book felt like a rehash of Steelheart, and the second half was like a strange series of loosely connected, overly edgy, vignettes (which took priority over the story :/). I usually enjoy a good bit of blood n guts, but in this book it just felt melodramatic.
The best part was the setting, and even that was significantly less interesting than the city of salt from the third Reckoners book, or the shadowy city of steel from Steelheart.
Great narration though 👍
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- Craiu Remus Armand
- 2021-07-26
An ok book, but just that
I quite enjoyed the other Reckoners novels, but this one just made me bored. The story started out interesting and I liked the development of the characters, even if it feels a bit of a rehash of the archetypes from the first trilogy, but as it progresses it becomes a bit of a slog, a tad boring you might say.
Not gonna give out spoilers, but be warned that everything ends in a pretty big cliffhanger.
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- HV
- 2021-07-23
A fun read enjoyed getting back to the reckoners
The first 1/2 of this book is superb and really deserves a 5 start. unfortunately the Second half was a bit bizarre and fell flat for me. I would still recommend that fan of the series give this book a chance. The characters are interesting. I was hoping for a cameo from the Main team but they did not show up.
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- Rivas82
- 2021-07-23
Great continuation!
Highly recommend to anyone! Great book, can't wait to continue the journey. Listened through and couldn't stop.
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- Naum O.
- 2021-08-01
Disappointment
I don't usually do this, but I decide to return this book. I didn't even finish it, something exceptional rare for me.
I love the rest of the series and the other books of Brandon Sanderson and I'm really surprised that I so much dislike this book.
But the story is so much mind eroding...
Almost nothing make common sense, it's full of lazy plot progressing devices and the surprises are not surprising at all.
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- - A quiet kid in Jersey City
- 2021-07-24
As usual a spectacular novel narrated wonderfuly
Loved this book, Sanderson is my favorite author and rarely disappoints, I read steelheart, firefight and calamity as a kid (I skipped mitosis sry Mr Sanderson) and this new addition brings just as much joy to my adult self as it did to the kid I once was, thank you Brandon Sanderson and all contributing influences for fostering my love of reading my entire life.
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- 2021-08-04
Too much action, not enough heart
I love the original Reckoners series, so I may have come to this story with my expectations too high, but I have to admit I was disappointed.
Let me say up front: this is NOT a bad book. This story is probably great for some tastes, but just not for mine. For me, the story lacked the heart and emotional depth of the previous series. Too much time was spent on gadgets, manipulating epic powers, and unnecessarily drawn out action sequences that felt more like clearing video game levels than true plot advancement and the result was an unfortunate lack of character development. You just don't really get the chance to learn or care about anyone other than the main character and even he felt kind of flat and two-dimensional, despite a compelling backstory and good set-up. I guess for me the whole "fighting for my family" bit doesn't land the same when you don't get a chance to feel invested in the characters and their ties to one another. It kind of made them seem almost selfish after a point, like all that mattered was killing epics and making sure their team survived, no matter what it cost the innocent citizens of Lux.
There also seemed to be few moments when there was a chance to feel true peril or concern for anyone because as soon as there was a problem, there was a way to solve it easily a minute later. By the 500th "oh no we are totally trapped and really about to die now" moments that were quickly and easily resolved in the next breath, you stop feeling like there's any stakes to be had, and you're just watching the OP main characters blaze through a slow trail of motorcycle jumping, tank-smashing, stone-hopping side-quests until they reach the center of the maze and execute the boss.
There's nothing wrong with that type of story and if that's your cup of tea then you will probably enjoy this book. But I was expecting something as layered and compelling as the first series, so I was disappointed and am not sure I'll read more in this sub series. Maybe. We'll see.
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- Stephanie
- 2021-07-30
Don't worry about it being co-authored!
I was reluctant when I saw that this isn't purely from Sanderson's mind, I worried that co-author Bohls would be a weak link in the writing and lower the quality of the storytelling, or that this wouldn't *feel* quite like Reckoners 1-3. I was relieved to find that both fears were unfounded. You can barely tell the difference between writer voice in Lux vs. Steelheart.
If you were entertained by the first trilogy and enjoy exploring the world of Reckoners killing Epics, you will be pleased to have spent a credit on this.
I'm also a sucker for MacLeod Andrews' voice though, so maybe I was just hypnotized by his beautiful narration.
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- Andrew Terry
- 2021-07-29
great Reckoners audiobook
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I love anything Brandon Sanderson writes, but I wasn't sure if I would like the co-writing. this is still an excellent book even by Brandon's standard
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- HClark
- 2021-07-28
Masterful Story Tellers
I’ve been hooked since discovering Steelheart 8 years ago. The entire series is interwoven. I absolutely love the Easter eggs between the stories. Sanderson is a master of story telling and his collaborations from Jordan to Bohls have always been phenomenal, award worthy literature.
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