So basically, people develop superpowers. But there are no superheroes -- only supervillains, and a group called the Reckoners is trying to kill them all. In this book, they're out to get Steelheart, who's basically Evil Superman.

All in all, it was a pretty good book. I blew through it in a couple days. As I was reading, I was thinking it would make a good movie; and then in the acknowledgements at the end, the author says he's trying to get it made into a movie.

Also, I thought for sure I knew how they were going to kill Steelheart at the end, and ended up being totally wrong. The end did a good job of setting up for the sequel.