Imagine teens attending Top Gun school in space. So to answer you and the OP: I really enjoyed Reckoners, yeah it's more towards YA than general adult it's a fascinating take on the whole superhero genre while not being too juvenile. Sanderson is able to target a younger audience, make it fun while still creating a fully realized world and covering serious situations. If, on the other hand, you have faced such a situation, then you are probably dead and aren’t likely to be reading this.' If you’ve never faced such a situation, then you’ll simply have to take my word.

It does funny things to the brain to be in such danger – in fact, it often makes a person reflect upon his life. 'So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil Librarians.Īs you might imagine, that sort of situation can be quite disturbing. It should give you a good idea of the tone, dialogue and prose (which, since it's first person, the prose and the dialogue are pretty similar). You know what? Here's the first couple of paragraphs of chapter 1. The first person narration is extraordinarily sarcastic, which I love but could bother some folks I guess. I will say, though, the magic system(s) is fascinating, though not yet as well explained as most of Brandon's magic systems. If that's a deal breaker for you, they might not be for you. I really liked them, but I don't have a prejudice against YA. They're definitely the most YA books he's written. Produces: Brandon is a robot! Related Reddit Communities To hide spoilers, please use the following:

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Alcatraz and the evil librarians