The Reckoners
The Reckoners is a young adult fantasy trilogy consisting of the following books:
and a short novelette, Mitosis that takes place between the events of Steelheart and Firefight. [1]
A second trilogy set in the Reckoner's universe entitled "Apocalypse Guard" has been announced, with the first entry scheduled to be released in the spring of 2018.[2]
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 (a high-powered Gifting Epic), 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, and Mitosis/Summary
- For the board game see The Reckoners by Nauvoo Games
Books
| Year | Book | Order | Length | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Steelheart | #1 | Novel | [3] | |
| Mitosis | #1.5 | Novelette | [1] | ||
| 2015 | Firefight | #2 | Novel | [4] | |
| 2016 | Calamity | #3 | Novel | [5] [6] [7] |
Notes
- ↑ a b "Two shorts released!" blog post
— Brandon's website - Dec 3rd, 2013# - ↑ Brandon Sanderson Announces New Apocalypse Guard Book Trilogy
— Tor.com - 2016-03-01# - ↑ Steelheart release announcement
— Brandon's website - Sep 24th, 2013# - ↑ "Firefight is Out!" blog post
— Brandon's website - Jan 6th, 2015# - ↑ State of the Sanderson: December 2014
— Brandon's website - Dec 18th, 2014# - ↑ "Calamity is Done" blog post
— Brandon's website - May 29th, 2015# - ↑ Peter confirms Calamity release date
— 17th Shard forums - Jul 3rd, 2015#