Editing Lux (book)

{{book|title=''Lux''|display-title=''Lux'' (book)

|cover=Lux Cover.jpg

|setting=[[Earth (Reckoners)]]

|collaborators=[[Steven Michael Bohls]]

|publisher=Audible.com

|released=July 22, 2021

{{for|Lux (city)|the city}}

'''''Lux: A Texas Reckoners Novel''''' is a novel set in the universe of [[The Reckoners]]. It was developed under Brandon's [[Mainframe]] production company, which is focused on audio originals.{{url ref|url=https://www.awfulagent.com/catalogs/|site=awfulagent.com|text=JABberwocky Catalog & Rights Guide|date=2021-06-14}} It was released as an Audible original on July 22, 2021.{{tweet ref|1408139559217426434|Brandon's ''Lux'' cover reveal on Twitter|date=2021-06-24}} A print version is planned at some point in the future.{{tweet ref|1408152396786659329|Peter Ahlstrom on Twitter|date=2021-06-24}}

== Synopsis ==

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|A new team of Reckoners must infiltrate the flying city of [[Lux (city)|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)|Mistborn]] series, and co-author Steven Michael Bohls.

When the great red star [[Calamity (Epic)|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.

|From Brandon's website{{bws ref|cover-reveal-for-lux-a-texas-reckoners-novel|Cover Reveal for Lux: A Texas Reckoners Novel|date=2021-06-24}}

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==Summary==

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[[Jax (Reckoners)|Jax]], a young Texas [[Reckoners|Reckoner]], engages in a confrontation against the [[Epic]] [[Wingflare]]. The story then goes back several years to Jax’s backstory, in which the Epic [[Lovestruck]] kills his beloved older brother. Jax is then recruited by [[Prof]], who introduces him to the Reckoners and takes him to the [[Coop|Reckoners training facility]]. Jax is personally trained to be a Reckoner by [[Zeff]], the head trainer there. After an operation goes awry, leaving Zeff dead, Jax and the remaining Texas Reckoners decide to infiltrate the flying city of [[Lux (city)|Lux]], ruled by the High Epic [[Lifeforce]].

They climb up into the city, disguising their weapons and gear using a [[Motivator#Scorchnotes|motivator]]. Lux is kept in the air by an Epic called Wingflare, and the Reckoners sneak a motivator into the power grid so they can wrest control of the city from her. They try to assssinate Lifeforce, but they are betrayed by [[Briggen]], a member of their team. They neutralize the other Epics in Lux. They confront Lifeforce, who has given himself Wingflare’s powers through scientific experimentation. Jax kills Lifeforce after figuring out his weakness. As he dies, Lifeforce injects a serum into [[Paige]], one of the Reckoners. As Lifeforce dies, Lux slowly drifts into the sea. Paige awakes weeks later, with a mean attitude and dark thoughts. She hears a voice in her head, telling her that it is the demon that had lived inside Lifeforce. It calls itself [[Deathrise]].

==Development==

In 2019, [[Steven Michael Bohls]] mentioned that he was working with Brandon on an expansion to the ''Reckoners'' universe, and had been given quite a bit of autonomy on the project. It was conceived as both a spinoff and a sequel of the original trilogy, following a different team of Reckoners. Steven anticipated writing three novellas for the audio original format that would then be consolidated as a sequel in print.{{wob ref|13423}}

Brandon mentioned a planned ''Reckoners'' project for Mainframe in 2020 and again referred to the project as a trio of novellas.{{sots ref|2020}} In late 2020 and early 2021, Steven posted a few updates about the development process on social media; the working title was ''Deathrise''.{{url ref|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CI9H-yXA0RK/|date=2020-12-18|site=Instagram|text=Steven Bohls on Instagram}}{{tweet ref|1355331736805101568|Steven Bohls on Twitter|date=2021-01-29}} During the revision process, the team decided that the pacing of the three novellas worked better as a single novel.{{wob ref|14831}} The novel is intended to stand alone; it has some time overlap with the previous ''Reckoners'' books, but reading them is not a prerequisite.{{wob ref|14833}}

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