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A Once Crowded Sky (2012)

by Tom King(Favorite Author)

3.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1451652003 (ISBN13: 9781451652000)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Touchstone

review 1: I was intrigued by the bio of the author (intern at Marvel comics, then CIA officer) and the style of this novel is clever--told in snippets from the comic book issues of all of the major characters through their perspectives. Several years ago, a massive threat to Arcadia City forced superheroes to surrender their powers to strengthen just one of their own, who then sacrificed himself. His sidekick, Pen, was the only one to refuse, and now, as the only human being with superpowers, finds himself called upon when a new threat emerges...hey, wait, is this a metaphor?
review 2: It's difficult for me to get into any superhero story where the main character isn't really interested in being a hero, so this book kind of started behind the 8-ball. The writing kept m... moree going, though, and there are some really brilliant passages in here. I think next time I'd like to see a little less deconstruction of the genre and more application of what makes it so great. Still, this was well worth the read. less

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