#50 in Young adult
Firefight
- 464
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
The second Reckoners book has the strengths readers know from Sanderson: confident writing, action in quantity and suspense that holds. Some readers see in it the usual fate of a middle volume, with events that mainly prepare the ground for the finale instead of standing on their own. Start with “Steelheart”; for those already invested in David’s questions, “Firefight” is a satisfying bridge.
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About the book
The #1 New York Times bestseller and sequel to Steelheart from Brandon Sanderson, the author of Oathbringer, coauthor of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy, presents the second book in the Reckoners series: Firefight. And don’t miss Calamity, the exciting conclusion to the Reckoners series! Newcago is free. They told David it was impossible, that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet Steelheart--invincible, immortal, unconquerable--is dead. And he died by David's hand. Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life simpler. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And no one in Newcago can give him answers. Babylon Restored, the city formerly known as the borough of Manhattan, has possibilities, though. Ruled by the mysterious High Epic Regalia, Babylon Restored is flooded and miserable, but David is sure it's the path that will lead him to what he needs to find. Entering a city oppressed by a High Epic despot is risky, but David's willing to take the gamble. Because killing Steelheart left a hole in David's heart. A hole where his thirst for vengeance once lived. Somehow, he filled that hole with another Epic--Firefight. And now he will go on a quest darker and even more dangerous than the fight against Steelheart to find her, and to get his answers. Praise for the Reckoners Series: #1 New York Times Bestselling Series “Another win for Sanderson . . .
Reading order · The Reckoners
Full order & progress →- SteelheartStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - Mitosis
7.67.6 / 10 - FirefightThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Calamity
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 747 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 21 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 726 | 97% |
Frequently asked
What age is Firefight for?
Firefight sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 464 pages — longer than 59% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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