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<blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 6327646" data-attributes="member: 141"><p>Continuing my superhero binge. I finished the <strong>Edgewood Series</strong> by Karen McQuestion and Christopher Nelson's <strong>The Fire in My Eyes</strong>. I didn't particularly care for either of them. </p><p></p><p>Edgewood is a teen-superhero novel; every sixteen years a small number of teenagers gets superpowers, which reach a peak and then fade. There are various Illuminati-like orders running things, which the heroes have to either join or fight. The author seems to have some blindspots, ethical and otherwise: nobody really seems that upset by a mind-control power being used to make someone fall in lust with one of the heroes. Nor do any of the authorities in the novel seem to take it seriously when a teenager is kept locked up by her (obviously insane) parent. The hierarchy of Illuminati-like groups doesn't make sense, the actions of security forces (like the Secret Service) requires much suspension of disbelief... </p><p></p><p>The Fire in My Eyes also has Illuminati-like orders running everything behind the scenes. There is a lot of inappropriate violence (i.e. assault of one's romantic partner, or of a student) which really rubbed me the wrong way. The psionic powers were kind of boring, too: I like the variety of comic-book superheroes. (The Psion series, mentioned in my previous post, also has a rather boring power set, and political setting that is bland and flat.)</p><p></p><p>However I just finished K.M. Johnson-Weider's <strong>West Pacific Supers:Rising Tide</strong> and really enjoyed it. The conceit is that superhero teams are like professional athletes and media celebrities: image branding, PR and endorsements are all huge parts of their lives. There is a lot of serious material about marriage and relationships, aging, respect, team dynamics and so on, but also a lot of humor. Well rounded characters that I found I cared about. There's a sequel that I'm just starting (<strong>West Pacific Supers:Victory at Any Cost</strong>).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cheiromancer, post: 6327646, member: 141"] Continuing my superhero binge. I finished the [b]Edgewood Series[/b] by Karen McQuestion and Christopher Nelson's [b]The Fire in My Eyes[/b]. I didn't particularly care for either of them. Edgewood is a teen-superhero novel; every sixteen years a small number of teenagers gets superpowers, which reach a peak and then fade. There are various Illuminati-like orders running things, which the heroes have to either join or fight. The author seems to have some blindspots, ethical and otherwise: nobody really seems that upset by a mind-control power being used to make someone fall in lust with one of the heroes. Nor do any of the authorities in the novel seem to take it seriously when a teenager is kept locked up by her (obviously insane) parent. The hierarchy of Illuminati-like groups doesn't make sense, the actions of security forces (like the Secret Service) requires much suspension of disbelief... The Fire in My Eyes also has Illuminati-like orders running everything behind the scenes. There is a lot of inappropriate violence (i.e. assault of one's romantic partner, or of a student) which really rubbed me the wrong way. The psionic powers were kind of boring, too: I like the variety of comic-book superheroes. (The Psion series, mentioned in my previous post, also has a rather boring power set, and political setting that is bland and flat.) However I just finished K.M. Johnson-Weider's [b]West Pacific Supers:Rising Tide[/b] and really enjoyed it. The conceit is that superhero teams are like professional athletes and media celebrities: image branding, PR and endorsements are all huge parts of their lives. There is a lot of serious material about marriage and relationships, aging, respect, team dynamics and so on, but also a lot of humor. Well rounded characters that I found I cared about. There's a sequel that I'm just starting ([b]West Pacific Supers:Victory at Any Cost[/b]). [/QUOTE]
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