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Calamity

Calamity

DystopianScience Fiction
Pages
430
Published
2016
Language
English

Synopsis

The Reckoners series concludes as David Charleston and his allies face the source of Epics itself — Calamity, the cosmic entity in the sky that granted powers to everyone who became an Epic. Prof, the Reckoners' leader, has been consumed by his own Epic powers and now threatens the group from the inside. David and Megan pursue a confrontation that requires going beyond the scope of anything the team has faced before, into the heart of the mystery that has defined every battle since Steelheart. Calamity resolves the series' central questions about corruption, power, and whether Epics can ever choose to be good, and delivers the confrontation with the entity that started everything.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseAdventurousDarkHopefulEmotional
Chosen OneSurvivalSacrificeRedemption ArcMorally GreyBetrayal

Genres

Dystopian Science Fiction Young Adult Adventure Fantasy

About the author

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Brandon Sanderson

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1975, Brandon Sanderson spent his early twenties working graveyard shifts at a hotel — writing novels at the front desk between guest check-ins. By the time his debut, Elantris, was published by Tor Books in 2005, he had completed thirteen novels in the drawer. His subsequent Mistborn trilogy and the ongoing Stormlight Archive series established him as the primary architect of the Cosmere, an interconnected fictional universe in which most of his fantasy series share...

Characters

David CharlestonProtagonist

Now the tactical heart of what remains of the Reckoners, pursuing the final confrontation with Calamity itself.

MeganProtagonist

Using her abilities in ways that push beyond anything she has done before, central to the plan to reach Calamity.

ProfAntagonist

The former Reckoners leader, now fully consumed by his Epic powers and turned against everything he built.

CalamityAntagonist

The cosmic entity that gave Epics their powers and whose true nature David must uncover to end the corruption.

All characters in Calamity

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read Firefight before Calamity?

    Yes — Calamity is the direct conclusion to a three-book series and requires full familiarity with the previous two volumes.

  • Does Calamity resolve whether Epics can be good?

    Yes — the question of whether power must corrupt, and whether any Epic can choose otherwise, is answered definitively in this volume.

  • What is Calamity?

    Calamity is the burst of light in the sky that appeared years ago and granted powers to Epics. Its true nature is the central mystery of the series, answered in this final volume.

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