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{{for|Calamity (Epic)|the [[Epic]] of the same name|pre=This article is about the novel}}
{{book
|cover=
|series=[[The Reckoners]]|prequel=Firefight
|setting=[[Ildithia]], [[Earth (Reckoners)|Alternate Earth]]
|released=February 16, 2016{{bws ref|calamity-is-out|Calamity Release Announcement|date=2016-02-16}}
|publisher=Delacorte Press
|ISBN=978-0-3857-4360-0
|page-count=424
|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis|103,055]]
}}
'''''Calamity''''' is the third and final book in ''[[The Reckoners]]'' series by [[Brandon Sanderson]].{{
It takes place in Atlanta, renamed to [[Ildithia]].{{tweet ref|553333447242944512|Will Calamity take place (mostly) in another "redesigned" big city, like Newcago and Babilar?|date=Jan 8th, 2015}}
The title of the book is named for a mysterious red star that appeared in the sky about a year before the [[Epic]]s started getting their powers. It is later discovered that the red star is actually an Epic named [[Calamity (Epic)|Calamity]], and Calamity is apparently capable of giving ordinary humans Epic powers.
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{{quote|From the bestselling author of the
When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David's fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his closest ally into a dangerous enemy.<br />
David knew Prof's secret, and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners' leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny. He's disappeared into those murky shadows of menace Epics are infamous for the world over, and everyone knows there's no turning back. . . .<br />
But everyone is wrong. Redemption is possible for Epics—Megan proved it. They're not lost. Not completely. And David is just about crazy enough to face down the most powerful High Epic of all to get his friend back. Or die trying.|{{url ref|url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385743602|text= ''Calamity'' product page|site=Amazon.com|date=Jul 2015}}}}
==Summary==
{{for|/Summary|a complete chapter by chapter summary}}
===Part One===
===Epilogue===
David, Megan, and Prof land somewhere in Australia and are forced to sit and wait for Knighthawk's helicopter. During that time they find out that Mizzy turned into
== Development ==
Brandon started work on ''Calamity'' late during December 2014, where he put together his Book Guide. Drafting of Chapter 1 began on January 1st, 2015. He initially planned on finishing it by March 2015.{{
{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery of Calamity}}
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{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
▲Brandon started work on ''Calamity'' late during December 2014, where he put together his Book Guide. Drafting of Chapter 1 began on January 1st, 2015. He initially planned on finishing it by March 2015.{{bws ref|state-of-the-sanderson-december-2014|State of the Sanderson: December 2014|date=Dec 18th, 2014}} However drafting took longer than expected and he instead finished during the early morning of May 6th, 2015.{{tweet ref|595888143292727296|Brandon's tweet about finishing drafting|date=May 6th 2015}}January and February were slow writing months for him, due to a lot of traveling and touring, only writing 5,000 and 8,000 words in each respective month. His pace picked up in March where he managed to write 30,000 words. Over the course of the final 13 work-hours he wrote 13,200 words out of the initial draft's 102,000 words, with a break in the middle to go to the cinema.{{reddit ref|fantasy|352y3e|cr0t21k|text= Brandon's comments on the completion of ''Calamity''.|date= May 6th, 2015}}{{reddit ref|fantasy|352y3e|cr0md3h|text=Peter's comments on the completion of ''Calamity''.|date= May 6th, 2015}} The second draft was completed and turned in on May 18th.{{tweet ref|600248629731831808|''Calamity'' 2.0 completion announcement.|date= May 18th, 2015}} Brandon's final revisions for the book were completed during the early morning of Sep 2nd, 2015.{{bws ref|a-thousand-faces| ''Calamity'' final revision announcement.|date= Sep 2nd, 2015}}
''Calamity'' consists of one prologue, fifty-one chapters, and one epilogue, reaching a total 103,055 word count.
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▲==Cover Art Gallery==
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! Word Count
| style="text-align:center" | 103,055
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! Page Count
| style="text-align:center" | 424
| Delacorte Press hardback
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! Chapter Count
| style="text-align:center" | 51
| Including prologue, and epilogue.
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== Notes ==
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