Nejspíš by to nebyla kniha Brandona Sandersona, aby se nevypořádávala plynule s dějem i s hlubším tématem, které je opět spojené s jistou formou hledání naděje a podstatou bytí. O hledání jisté rovnováhy. // Liščina knihovnička
(čteno v originále, překlad vydán nakladatelstvím Talpress v roce 2013)
You can also read my mini-review in English on Goodreads (soon) V trilogii Reckoners (Zúčtovatelé) představuje Brandon Sanderson svět nepříliš vzdálený od naší přítomnosti. Mou zvědavost probudila nejen skutečnost, že zde autor světoznámé série Mistborn (recenze) zavítal do vod dystopické sci-fi, ale také to, že[...]
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… ...
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 wills.
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. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning—and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.
