This reading group guide for The Reckoning includes an introduction, discussion questions, ideas for enhancing your book club, and a Q&A with author Alma Katsu. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book.

Introduction

In the sequel to Alma Katsu’s riveting debut novel, The Taker, The Reckoning opens with Lanore embarking on a new life—attending a museum exhibit showcasing a collection of her lost nineteenth-century treasures with Luke who has fallen both into her immortal, hidden world and in love. She has seemingly outrun her past and has broken free from Adair’s eternal power, imprisoning him over two hundred years ago. Yet when Adair breaks free from his cell, a treacherous hunt begins; one that will surely end in bloodshed. As Adair regains his strength and struggles to adapt to modernity, he vows vengeance against his once-beloved Lanny. Flashbacks to past centuries, dark magic, and wanton violence pepper The Reckoning as it swells to an intense showdown between Lanny and Adair. In the moment of truth, Adair must choose to put aside his feelings for Lanny in order to exact his revenge, or to forgive her betrayal and try to win back her love.

Topics & Questions for Discussion

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