Cover for the Russian omnibus of the Reckoners trilogy
The Reckoners is a young adult series written by Brandon Sanderson. The original series of books included Steelheart, Firefight, Calamity, Lux and a novelette, Mitosis. An additional story about a different group of Reckoners was recently released, with Lux being released in July of 2021 as an audio original.[1]
Summary
The setting of The Reckoners series is a twenty-first century alternate Earth. Visible in the sky is a large red object called Calamity, which appeared twelve years before the events of Steelheart. One year after the emergence of Calamity, the Epics, super-powered humans, appeared.
- For more detailed history see Earth (Reckoners)#History
- For book summaries see Steelheart/Summary, Firefight/Summary, Calamity/Summary, Mitosis/Summary and Lux/Summary
- For the board game see The Reckoners (board game)
Books
| Year | Book | Order | Length | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Steelheart | #1 | Novel | [2] | |
| Mitosis | #1.5 | Novelette | [3] | ||
| 2015 | Firefight | #2 | Novel | [4] | |
| 2016 | Calamity | #3 | Novel | [5] [6] | |
| 2021 | Lux | #4 | Novel | Audio original; cowritten with Steven Michael Bohls. | [7] |
Trivia
- Brandon initially planned another series in the same universe, The Apocalypse Guard, about a group that works to save planets from mass extinctions.[8] The first book, however, didn't work, and Brandon is currently working on revising with the help of his friend and author Dan Wells.[9] He has not fully ruled out a connection to the Reckoners universe, but it is not a priority.[10]
Cover Galleries
Steelheart · (Mitosis) · Firefight · Calamity
Notes
- ↑ Cover Reveal for Lux: A Texas Reckoners Novel
— Brandon's website - 2021-06-24# - ↑ Steelheart release announcement
— Brandon's website - Sep 24th, 2013# - ↑ "Two shorts released!" blog post
— Brandon's website - Dec 3rd, 2013# - ↑ "Firefight is Out!" blog post
— Brandon's website - Jan 6th, 2015# - ↑ State of the Sanderson 2014
— Brandon's website - 2014-12-18# - ↑ Calamity Release Announcement
— Brandon's website - 2016-02-16# - ↑ Cover Reveal for Lux: A Texas Reckoners Novel
— Brandon's website - 2021-06-24# - ↑ State of the Sanderson 2016
— Arcanum - 2016-12-19# - ↑ State of the Sanderson 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-12-19# - ↑ LTUE 2020
— Arcanum - 2020-02-15#