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Publisher Description

WELCOME TO THE SECOND “GOLDEN AGE” OF SUPERHEROES AND HEROINES

Superheroes have come a long way since the “Man of Steel” was introduced in 1938. This brilliant new collection features original stories and novellas from some of today’s most exciting voices in comics, science fiction, and fantasy. Each marvelously inventive tale shows us just how far our classic crusaders have evolved—and how the greatest of heroes are, much like ourselves, all too human.

In “Call Her Savage,” MARJORIE M. LIU enters the dark heart of a fierce mythic heroine who is forced, by war, to live up to her own terrible legend.

In “A to Z in the Ultimate Big Company Superhero Universe (Villains Too),” BILL WILLINGHAM presents a fully-realized vision of a universe where epic feats and tragic flaws have transformed the human race.

In “Vacuum Lad,” STEPHEN BAXTER unveils the secret origins of the first true child of the space age—and disproves the theory that “nothing exists in a vacuum.”

In “Head Cases,” PETER DAVID and KATHLEEN DAVID blast through the blogosphere to expose the secret longings of a Lonely Superhero Wife.

In “The Non-Event,” MIKE CAREY removes the gag order on a super-thief named Lockjaw . . . and pries out a confession of life-altering events.

Also includes stories by Mike Baron • Mark Chadbourn • Paul Cornell • Daryl Gregory • Joseph Mallozzi • James Maxey • Ian McDonald • Chris Roberson • Gail Simone • Matthew Sturges . . . and an introduction by Lou Anders, “one of the brightest and best of the new generation of science fiction editors” (Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year).

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2010
July 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
416
Pages
PUBLISHER
Pocket Books
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
7.1
MB

Customer Reviews

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Lou Anders has pulled together some mighty talented imaginations for this collection of original fiction. He has tapped the worlds of fiction and comics writers along with people from The TV and film industry.
The collection is bookended by the co writers of Fables and the Jack serires for DC Matthew Sturges' and Bill Willingham who both turned in fantastic stories. The collection introduced me to the character driven work of Marjorie M Liu, James Maxey and Daryl Gregory (who's story may have been my surprise favourite). Lou's choices have reawakened my love of the genre that I have loved most of my life and I hope to see more collections like this.
Read Matthew Sturges' tale in the sample. The book is worth the price....

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