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Firefight

Firefight

DystopianPost-Apocalyptic
Pages
496
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

After the fall of Steelheart, David Charleston has become a full member of the Reckoners and is sent to Babylon Restored — the Epic-controlled version of New York City — now submerged in water and ruled by the Epic Regalia. There, the team hunts their next target while David investigates a theory that some Epics might be able to resist the corruption that power brings. The search for that answer changes everything David thought he knew about Megan, the Reckoner agent he has been drawn to since Steelheart, and about the nature of the Epics themselves. Firefight shifts the action to a drowned, neon-lit New York and expands the world of the Reckoners considerably.

Prose complexity
3/10

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TenseAdventurousGrittyDarkAtmospheric
Chosen OneSurvivalHeistRedemption ArcMorally GreyMentor Figure

Genres

Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Young Adult Adventure

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

A full Reckoner investigating whether any Epic can use power without corruption — a theory that has profound personal implications.

MeganProtagonist

An Epic herself whose nature is central to the book's central question about whether Epics can be good.

RegaliaAntagonist

The Epic who controls Babylon Restored, with a complicated agenda that goes beyond simple domination.

ProfSupporting

The Reckoners' leader, whose own secret becomes increasingly difficult to ignore.

All characters in Firefight

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read Steelheart before Firefight?

    Yes — Firefight continues directly from Steelheart and assumes familiarity with all its events and characters.

  • Where is Firefight set?

    In Babylon Restored, formerly New York City, which an Epic has submerged in water. It is lit by neon signs and navigated by boat.

  • Does Megan's true nature get revealed in this book?
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