Pros: Great look at the coming-out of people with “superpowers” Cons: GAH! It ends in the middle of things! Rating: 5 out of 5 Bob Proehl’s The Nobody People: A Novel introduces us to “Resonators,” people with special abilities. Some…
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Review: “Broken,” Susan Jane Bigelow
Pros: An amazing look at how time changes people; also a neat version of prescience Cons: What was up with Janeane? Rating: 4.5 out of 5 In Susan Jane Bigelow’s Broken (The Extrahuman Union) (Volume 1) Michael Forward has the…
Review: “Ch05en: Episode 1,” William Dickstein
Pros: Fun little story Cons: A bit confusing in places Rating: 3 out of 5 William Dickstein’s Ch05en: Episode 1 is about a pizza delivery guy named Frank. His father runs a pizza business, and his mother is a supervillain.…
Review: “Brave New World,” David Bishop (Heroes Reborn)
Pros: Interesting material Cons: Didn’t entirely hook me; doesn’t add a whole lot to the episode by the same name Rating: 3 out of 5 Heroes Reborn – Book 1: Brave New World, by David Bishop, is a tie-in with…
Review: “The League,” Thurston Bassett
Pros: Imaginative Cons: Stereotypes; contradictions; details that don’t add up Rating: 2 out of 5 In The League (The Post-Humans Book 1), by Thurston Bassett, Athan is an unusual former member of a now-defunct ‘league’ of sort-of superheroes. Athan’s…
Review: “Ex-Purgatory,” Peter Clines
Pros: Love seeing more of the heroes’ backgrounds Cons: Beginning stretched out too much Rating: 4 out of 5 Ex-Purgatory is book four in the delightful zombie/super-hero “Ex-Heroes” series by Peter Clines. This time we get a look at St.…
Review: “Ex-Communication,” Peter Clines
Pros: Fantastic action sequences Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Ex-Communication is book three in Peter Clines’s excellent “Ex-Heroes” saga, following Ex-Heroes and Ex-Patriots. We’ve gone from superheroes and zombies, to superheroes, super-soldiers, and zombies–and now, sorcerers and demons…
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