For the last few months I've been living in a world of super heroes and powers thanks to my book Weapon Icean and now that I am finally satisfied with where the characters and plot are I'd like to share some of my favorite super hero books with you guys. So here they are:
- The Renegade X Series by Chelsea M. Campbell featuring: The Rise of Renegade X, The Trials of Renegade X, and the latest The Betrayal of Renegade X. All are awesome and full of the thoughts of a snarky and sarcastic half hero/half villain protagonist named Damien. Did I mention he has the power of flight and yet he has a huge phobia of heights?
- V is for Villain by Peter Moore is about the son of a famous hero who, unlike his brother, is lacking in the power department until he realizes that he has telepathy, a banned power that no one is allowed to have or use or talk about. When he mixes with the wrong crowd he starts to realize that maybe the villains aren't the bad guys. Maybe the heroes are.
- The Cloak Society by Jeremey Kraatz features a young super villain who's gown up a villain organization called The Cloak Society surrounded by the next generation of bad guys and trained by his evil villain parents. When he runs into a hero-to-be Kirby he realizes that maybe the heroes aren't so bad. Maybe the real bad guys are the people he's known and lived with his whole life.
- The Vindico by Wesley King is about a group of teenagers who are kidnapped by a retired and older group of villains who want to train up and create a next generation to take their place. The kids are given powers and are thrown together to train all the while questioning if the villains are really the bad guys or they may just the good guys.
- Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones isn't so much of a hero/villain story as it is about powered criminals trying to survive in a world that hates and fears them. Ciere is an illusionist and through a series of unfortunate events she ends up mixing it with the wrong side of the government and a group of extra dangerous, murderous super powered criminals.
What do you think of these books and the superhero genre in general?
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