The Reckoners

5 books

YA series (non-Cosmere) set in a world where super-powered individuals called Epics have conquered civilization. David Charleston, an obsessive Epic researcher, joins the Reckoners — a group of ordinary humans who assassinate Epics. Think superheroes-as-villains with methodical takedown plans.

Fast-paced, action-heavy, and full of intentionally terrible metaphors (it's a character thing). The series includes three main novels plus the novella Mitosis and the graphic novel Lux.

Start here if you like: superhero deconstructions, action-driven plots, YA fiction, or you want something that reads fast.

Reading Order

1
386 pages 2013
2
novella 50 pages 2014
3
416 pages 2015
4
421 pages 2016
5
graphic novel 256 pages 2023