Character Profile
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Summary
Reminiscent of D.C. comics, a teenage boy competes in a reality television show in hopes of getting an official superhero license. Then one of the other contestants are murdered…
Stats
Genre: Teen (13-16 years) superhero
Series length: Three books
Violence: Moderate to strong comic-book violence
Magic/Supernatural: Moderate "supernatural" pertaining to the superhero powers and related elements
Romance: Light to moderate subplots
Christian/spiritual element: Overt and strong Christian content woven thoughout the stories
Recommendation: Excellent for geeky boys or girls
You might like this book if you liked...
Marvel or D.C. comics
Series length: Three books
Violence: Moderate to strong comic-book violence
Magic/Supernatural: Moderate "supernatural" pertaining to the superhero powers and related elements
Romance: Light to moderate subplots
Christian/spiritual element: Overt and strong Christian content woven thoughout the stories
Recommendation: Excellent for geeky boys or girls
You might like this book if you liked...
Marvel or D.C. comics
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Being a superhero was hard enough. Being one on reality television...Why had I thought this was a good idea? The production assistant, a young Asian woman in her late twenties, poked her head into the green room and called my name. I followed her out of the room. You'd think after four weeks of competition, they would give me a little credit for being able to find my own way, but no. They couldn't let the contestants get lost. |
Failstate (Failstate, Book 1)
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Legends stared down at me from the walls. I squirmed under their scrutiny. I could almost hear them whispering to each other, Who does this kid think he is? Does he really think he deserves to be here? Of course I didn't. No, that wasn't entirely true. I had earned a vigilante license four months earlier. I had even gone on a fifteen city victory tour over the summer to celebrate the fact. But now that the initial rush had worn off, now that I had returned to New Chayton, now that I was sitting in the Vigilante Oversight Commission's office waiting to meet my liaison officer, I felt woefully inadequate. |
Failstate: Legends (Failstate, Book 2)
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At least I wouldn't have to pay for the property damage. I glanced around me. The street had been ruined. Craters large enough to swallow a person dotted the pavement, with deep cracks running between them. Most of the buildings, brick and cement structures only a story or two tall, had been wrecked in some way. Lots of broken windows, although the doors to a CPA's office had a mailbox tossed through them. I could already hear the calculators totaling up the bill to fix it all. My hands roamed over my costume, checking for damage. Not that I should have expected to find any. Six months earlier, Dr. Olympus, a genius superhero, gave me a super durable outfit. I kept thinking I was wearing my old costume, one I had cobbled together from second-hand clothing. |
Failstate: Nemesis (Failstate, Book 3)
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