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The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)Series
series3 books2020
About coming of age.
“The Extraordinaries follows Nick Bell, a fanfiction-writing teenager with ADHD who is infatuated with his city's resident superhero, Shadow Star, and decides the only way to get noticed is to become extraordinary himself.”
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SuperfolksNovel
Robert Mayerstandalone novel1977
Satire.
“There is a Superman-like hero named David Brinkley.”
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Soon I Will Be InvincibleNovel
Austin Grossmanstandalone novel2007
Science fiction, about robots.
“The other narrative is told from the point of view of Dr. Impossible, a supervillain possessing super-human strength and intellect who suffers from Malign Hypercognition Disorder.”
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HenchNovel
Natalie Zina Walschotsstandalone novel2020
Science fiction, dark in tone, about class conflict.
We Could Be HeroesNovel
Mike Chenstandalone novel2021
Science fiction, about amnesia and psychic powers.
“Jamie woke up in an empty apartment with no memory and only a few clues to his identity, but with the ability to read and erase other people's memories - a power he uses to hold up banks to buy coffee, cat food and books.”
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The HumansNovel
Matt Haigstandalone novel2013
Science fiction, emotional in tone.
“When an extraterrestrial arrives on Earth, his first impressions of humans are less than positive.”
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