Seven Wonders
Tony Prosdocimi lives in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura - a city gripped in fear, a city under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl. When Tony develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds that the local superhero team Seven Wonders aren't as grateful as he...
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Tony Prosdocimi lives in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura - a city gripped in fear, a city under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl. When Tony develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds that the local superhero team Seven Wonders aren't as grateful as he assumed they'd be...File Under: Science Fiction [ Heroes In Action | A Double Cross | Kapow! | Tables Turned ]
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780857661968 (0857661965)
Publish date: August 28th 2012
Publisher: Angry Robot
Pages no: 411
Edition language: English
I really wanted to like this book. This is the first superhero novel I've ever read, and I was excited about it -- I love superhero comics, so seeing capes and spandex in another medium was exciting to me.I shouldn't have wasted my time.This book wanted to go places. I could see that. It was plotted...
This one has an usual arc. The moral voice and main character disappears half way through and I felt the loss such that I had a hard time connecting after that. Didn't know who to root for. Christopher has amazing talent but for me he often takes his plots off on tangents and winds up somewhere unex...
This book had a great premise, but it did not suck me in. I got to about page 160 of this book and it was not interesting. Plus, when you can figure out the secret identities of everyone who has one, it's not going to surprise you. The characters were not that memorable or likable, either. I cou...
This book had a great premise, but it did not suck me in. I got to about page 160 of this book and it was not interesting. Plus, when you can figure out the secret identities of everyone who has one, it's not going to surprise you. The characters were not that memorable or likable, either. I cou...
San Ventura is helpless against super villain The Cowl's reign of terror and even its resident superheroes, the Seven Wonders, are powerless to stop him. However, the Cowl's powers begin to wane as a retail wage slave named Tony Prosdocimi finds himself gaining more powers by the day. Will Tony ta...