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The story is told via the perspective of [[David Charleston]], an orphan teenager living in [[Newcago]] (formerly known as Chicago). Newcago is ruled by the extremely powerful [[Epic]] named [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]], who has created a society run by powerful Epics, with normal normal people living in normal jobs. Steelheart is apparently invulnerable, is able to fly, can hurl blasts of energy, and can turn inanimate matter to steel; he has turned all of Chicago to steel for kilometers around and into the ground. Compared to other places in what was the United States, Newcago is well run, with normal people generally having access to food, water, electricity, jobs, etc.
David's father was killed by Steelheart around the time of the collapse, and as a result David has dedicated his life to learning about the Epics' power, so that he can get revenge on Steelheart. Near the start of the book, David makes contact with a group of [[Reckoners]], a society of normal humans dedicated to killing Epics. The Reckoners are in possession of advanced technology which they say has scientifically been derived from Epic powers, most prominently the power to tunnel through inanimate matter using "[[tensor]]s". David convinces the Reckoners to try to kill Steelheart.
The Reckoners create a plan to lure out Steelheart; the plan is to announce that there is a new powerful Epic named Limelight, who challenges Steelheart to a fight. To make Steelheart take the challenge seriously, they stage two attacks. First they blow up the power plant. Next they try to attack a powerful Epic named [[Conflux]], who is known to be a gifter who can transfer his power to non-epics. The attack doesn't go according to plan, and [[Megan Tarash|Megan]] dies, but they do succeed in kidnapping Conflux. Its revealed that Conflux was a captive of Steelheart, kept prisoner and used to power the city and the weapons of Steelheart's forces. With the capture of Conflux, Steelheart accepts the Reckoner's challenge.
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