bThe 1 iNew York Timesi bestseller that James Dashner called fantastic, with relentless suspense and an explosive climax from Brandon Sanderson, the 1 iNew York Timesi bestselling author of iWords of Radiancei, coauthor of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. And don't miss the rest of the Reckoners series iFirefighti and iCalamityi bbr Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary people extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics.br Epics are no friends of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man, you must crush his will.br Now, in what was once Chicago, an astonishingly powerful Epic named Steelheart has installed himself as emperor. Steelheart possesses the strength of ten men and can control the elements. It is said that no bullet can harm him, no sword can split his skin, and no fire can burn him. He is invincible. Nobody fights back .