The Reckoners trilogy is a Sci-Fi Fantasy series written by one of the most prolific modern-day authors (and my personal fav), Brandon Sanderson. The series follows a group of individuals called Reckoners who have taken it upon themselves to fight the evil 'Epics' that have taken over the world.
The writing is simple and maybe one of Sanderson's least complex works. The Reckoners will get categorized as YA (Young Adult) but it honestly does not matter. That's because the books are highly entertaining and a lot of fun. The lead characters are well defined and have very strong arcs over the course of the 3 books. I can't say the same for the support characters. I really would have liked some more depth to them, especially because there were 3 books to do it.
As expected, Sanderson shines big and bright when it comes down to the things that matter the most. His strength is his world-building and immersive combat scenes. In Reckoners, he does not build a world, he builds worlds. Every book has a unique world but all of them are united by the common threat of Epics. Another thing common to all is the feeling of gloom that Sanderson is able to carry from one book to the next. The combat scenes are highly immersive and pulsating. You want to keep going on and on even if it is 4 o'clock in the morning, especially if you are in the home stretch. Sanderson is known to end his books with a big bang and this happens so often that fans have a name for this phenomenon. They call it 'Sanderlanche'. So keeping with the tradition, each of the Reckoner books ends on a high but the one I enjoyed the most was Firefight. I guess the penultimate battle in 'Calamity' was also great and so was the finale of Steelheart. I realize that I have pointed out the 'Sanderlanche' in each of the books but I can't help it. They are just so good.
Like most of the work by Brandon Sanderson, my biggest issue with The Reckoners Trilogy was the fact that it finished too soon. I guess I went through the books in less than a week. If you are not familiar with Sanderson's work and are not too keen to start something long and complex, Reckoners is the ideal place to start.
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