#Steelheart book skin

This is made possible due to advanced technology that the Reckoners possess, namely armor that projects protective shielding, the Harmsway which allows for rapid healing and the gloves called “Tensors” which allow them to dissolve and tunnel through matter. Before leaving David uses this opportunity to convince them to help him bring down Steelheart, stating that he has seen him bleed.Ī plan is created to lure Steelheart out by staging attacks on his empire and attributing them to a new Epic challenging his rule who they dub Limelight. They soon realize that David is no threat to them and make way to leave him. David is introduced to the members of the Reckoners, Jonathan Phaedrus, who goes by “ Prof”, Tia, Abraham, Cody and Megan, their newest recruit. Fearing that he may be a spy they bring him along for questioning. David interferes in their mission targeting low priority Epic. They discover their weaknesses and take them out and are exactly who David has always dreamed of meeting. The Reckoners are one of the few resistance groups still fighting the Epics. On one of his reconnaissance and Epic compiling excursions David witnesses a Reckoner operation. Steelheart’s powers transformed most of the city into solid steel, and his lieutenant Nightwielder blotted out the sky, plunging the city into perpetual darkness. The renamed city of Chicago bears little resemblance to the old city. During this time he furtively gathered all the information he could about the Epics in and around Steelheart’s city. Now orphaned David grew up in a shelter in Newcago, working with making (and practicing with) firearms. The story continues ten years later when David is 18.

#Steelheart book skin

Something about that day triggered Steelheart’s weakness, allowing his skin to be pierced and bleed and David vowed that he would bleed again. It was here he saw the invulnerable Steelheart bleed and he alone survived the devastation that Steelheart used to cover up his weakness, killing David’s father in the process.Įvery Epic has a weakness, something that makes them into ordinary humans again, if only briefly. He was eight at the time and had gone with his father to the bank. Unfortunately the heroes never came and the world was divided up amongst the villains, as those Epics strong enough to rule did so with an iron fist.ĭavid was young when this happened, but he was there the day that an immensely powerful epic named Steelheart declared himself Emperor of Chicago.

People began to develop super powers and the world began to believe that the time of the superhero was upon them. Twelve years ago, the red star of Calamity appeared in the sky. Written by Nikolai Butler Persson and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.