Lux

A Texas Reckoners Novel

By: Brandon Sanderson, Steven Michael Bohls

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

A new team of Reckoners must infiltrate the flying city of Lux to take down the Epic Lifeforce in this audio-exclusive novel from Brandon Sanderson, the best-selling author of the "Stormlight Archive" and "Mistborn" series, and co-author Steven Michael Bohls.

When the great red star Calamity appeared in the sky, some believed the end had come. They were right.

Calamity created the Epics: humans with incredible powers they didn't deserve.

They could have saved mankind. They could have lifted us into harmony and prosperity. Instead they burned. They slaughtered. They conquered. And then they ruled.

Jax has learned all of this the hard way. Orphaned at an early age, he's spent most of his childhood training to be a Reckoner - determined to find the Epics' weaknesses, unlock their secrets, and protect those of us who are still left.

But now, the mysterious High Epic Lifeforce has arrived with his flying city, Lux, to plunder what's left of Texas. So Jax and his ragtag team - the few who remain of the once-mighty Texas Reckoners - must take their battle to this floating fortress of riches - and defeat the invincible.

To avenge what has been lost. And rise anew.

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Another Homerun by Brandon Sanderson

I have read each of Brandon Sanderson's series of books. Binge reading every available book in each series then waiting for what seems to be an eternity for the next story. The series that have ended I have mourned for the never to be written sequels and for the characters that he has made come alive. Since taking the mantle from Mr. Jordan and finishing his life's work I have been a huge fan. I am waiting for the next book in every series he has written and for those he feels like he has finished, I hope he reconsiders and writes another.

As always: great!

Another gripping Reckoner story packed with funny scenes, interesting characters & with just the right amount of backround information to make you want to read on to reach that ever-so-satisfying "Aaaah, THAT's how it works!"-moment in Sanderson's books.

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Really enjoyed it, great Easter eggs, lots of excitement and character building, great ending. No spoilers but AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

More Tech, Less Humor

If you like interesting uses of epic powers and gadgets built from them, you'll enjoy this book. Just be prepared for a few parts that may derail you from the "can't put this book down" experience.

This novel felt heavier emotionally than the originals, despite similar themes, in part because the MC was less humorous and in part because the themes of death and searching for hope in seemingly hopeless situations were explored in more depth - compressed into one novel compared to spread out in the original series.

Needless to say, it's hard to follow up with such an amazing series, but this novel does a great job at presenting a concurrent story with a very different Reckoner team.

As always the narration by MacLeod Andrews is top-notch. The new cast of characters all feel like new character, Texas accents and all.

Overall definitely recommend unless you're just looking for a quick pick-me-up, in which case you may want to go back and re-read Steelheart.

Extraordinary

This is an amazing continuation if the story, especually since I didn't much care for the ending of the third book.

Great, as always, with one issue …

I’m a huge fan of Brandon Sanderson, especially the Mistborn and Reckoners series. His story telling, world building, and character creation and development are equaled by very few, yet alone surpassed. In whole, Lux was no different - exciting, fun, driven story that fits perfectly in the Reckoner universe. However, I had one issue with the story - bad/negative turning points in the plot simply to complicate or prolong the story (drama for dramas sake). This is a cliche/issue I have never seen Sanderson fall into before, in my opinion, but irked me at various points in the Lux story, especially nearing the end. I don’t need a happy ending to enjoy a book and I enjoy a good tense moment in the story but when issues come about simply to come about, with no backing or driving motivation (plot or character development), it feels as if it’s “too much” and forced. It’s a small gripe and overall the book was fantastic … take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Not “Sandersonic”

Cheap plot twists, missing the complex solution expected from Brandon Sanderson. Not on par with even the rest of the Reckoners. It’s like Mission Impossible: The X-Men version.

I have immensely enjoyed the Reckoners series!

Lux is a pleasant surprise. I was sad at first about it not continuing from the others. I know, after all the books I've read I should have known better but that's how I felt at first. Then it started linking in and then it takes on its own.
There are turns it makes that I want expecting and taken directions beyond where I thought it was going.
A wonderful book. Enjoy!

A Reckoner Fix

Good Reckoner book. Not the best one, but still good. I'm conflicted on the ending though.

Great Action Story, but not as deep as I wanted

I loved the story. It pulled me along and I couldn’t help but read it all in one sitting. It was appropriately unpredictable. It made me tear up and the right moments, sit tense with fear, and rage at evil. What the story was lacking, however, was the deep philosophical contemplations that I have come to expect from Brandon Sanderson’s works. Although the Calamity series is as a whole more shallow than Mistborn and The Storm Light Archive, the main series still devoted a significant amount of time to contemplating the nature of fear and acceptance. The main Calamity series revolved around the problem of how to overcome fears, especially of your own incompetence, but Lux is just about a boy who “wanted to save people”. There are many points in the story where the main character started on a path of contemplation, but I was disappointed every time when it was cut short after only a short paragraph.
If what you are looking for is an action story, it is amazing. If you are looking for a better understanding of the world, Lux won’t give you a lot to think about. It’s pretty much the same as any other well written action story.