David sees his father killed by the superhuman “epic,” Stealheart, and from that point forward David dedicates his life to studying the weaknesses of all epics – superhuman villains – and he ultimately plans to destroy Stealheart. David joins forces with the Reckoners whose objective is to kill epics. There are some surprises and twists at the end which was the book’s redeeming factor.
This story has a lot of action and adventure, and even though I love super “heroes”…super “villains”…not so much. A former student of mine encouraged me to read this book, so I persevered for him. Even though there is action and the characters are likable, I was bored! Forgive me, Josh, and forgive me Stealheart fans, but I have to be honest!