The Extraordinaries
An astonishing young adult superhero fantasy from the author of The House on the Cerulean Sea
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4.6 • 9 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
In Nova City, there are extraordinary people, capable of feats that defy the imagination. Shadow Star protects the city and manipulates darkness, and Pyro Storm is determined to bring the city to its knees using his power over fire.
And then there's Nick who . . . well, being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?
Instead of fighting crime, Nick contends with a new year at school, a father who doesn't trust him, and a best friend named Seth, who may or may not be the love of Nick's short, uneventful life.
It should be enough. But after a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero (and Nick's biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he'll do it with or without Seth's reluctant help . . .
Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart in TJ Klune's YA debut: a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Nova City, Nick Bell is an apparently ordinary high school student whose megacrush on local superhero Shadow Star leads him into wild stunts in a quest for his own superpowers. Though at first he only wants the stunts to bring him to Shadow Star's attention, his motivations shift when a battle between Shadow Star and his nemesis, Pyro Storm, injures Nick's police officer father, who is all he has left after the death of his mother two years earlier. Nick's ADHD and almost comical optimism combine to make a charming and entertaining hero, and his equally amusing circle of inclusive friends is supportive of his emotional excesses. Though his strict but supportive father does his best to keep Nick out of trouble, the teen finds a way to put himself in the path of danger as his hero and Pyro Storm's feud comes to a head. There's plenty in this lighthearted, superhero-interested teen dramedy for kids who feel like they're sometimes on the outside, including the positive representation of a teen with ADHD. Ages 13 up.
Customer Reviews
Love love love….
Rarely, do I take the time to write a review. But I’m going to make an exception in this case! As a gay man in my 50s I think it’s great that teenagers and young adults have this set of books to read, I really wish I had had something like this to read when I was young. Life back then was all about hiding who you are, and being cagey…. Let’s not discuss the terrible time in school. Kids are cruel.
The characters are all great. Nick really makes me laugh out loud, and the relationship that’s been portrayed between him and his dad is special. As are the relationships with Seth and his lady friends…
The reading of these booksbook should be a prerequisite for any parents of young gay people to see how it should be done.
Mr Klune - Well done you!
Robert- Devon - Uk
So good
Loved it. TJ Klune is one of my favourite authors and this new book did not disappoint. A few things were so obvious, but the small twists were excellent and I loved how oblivious Nick could be sometimes. Seriously cannot wait for the next book.