Super Powereds Year 1 edition by Drew Hayes Literature Fiction eBooks
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Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by others long before the school was founded. For while Lander offers a full range of courses to nearly all students, it also offers a small number of specialty classes to a very select few. Lander is home to the Hero Certification Program, a curriculum designed to develop student with superhuman capabilities, commonly known as Supers, into official Heroes.
Five of this year’s freshmen are extra special. They have a secret aside from their abilities, one that they must guard from even their classmates. Because for every one person in the world with abilities they can control, there are three who lack such skill. These lesser super beings, Powereds as they are called, have always been treated as burdens and second class citizens. Though there has been ample research in the area, no one has ever succeeded in turning a Powered into a regular human, let alone a Super.
That is, until now…
*Note This is Book 1 of 4 in the Super Powereds web-novel series. Others will become available on as they are created.
Super Powereds Year 1 edition by Drew Hayes Literature Fiction eBooks
So I don't write many reviews, but this is essentially the first free book in a series of four free books, with a couple of free spin offs. In the last two weeks, I've read all of them...at least as much as he's written so far, and I'm looking forward to the rest. He's made these books available free, but I recommend buying the e-books here, in part to support Drew, and in part because they are simply easier to read. These books were, and continue to be, posted on his website in a serial fashion. A consequence of that, is that the flow is a little weird. The book is broken into fairly short chapters, some of which are stand-alone scenes, some of which aren't. It's a little slow getting started, but It's still a good book. In fact, Drew tells a GREAT story. Think of this as an American version of Harry Potter, a little more grown up and a lot more sophisticated in terms of plot complexity. He's created college students with all the insecurities and arrogance some of us fondly remember, and thrown in a lot of the humor that we probably forgot. Read the book. If you ever liked comic books, urban fantasy, or even enjoyed an X-Men movie, you won't be disappointed here. Drew is the best new (to me) author I've found in several years.Product details
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Super Powereds Year 1 edition by Drew Hayes Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
There are a lot of good and not-so-good superhero stories out there, and my initial impression (simply judging by the title) was that this was going to be another poorly written, wish-fulfillment story, written by a person with juvenile tendencies. I cannot express how WRONG I was. This story has depth, the characters are fully realized, and the plot is fully realized. Truthfully, the only reason that I hadn't looked into this book earlier was that the title put me off.
The FIRST book is well written, and sets up the SECOND book as both a terrific payoff and cliffhanger at the same time.
I enjoyed this so thoroughly, that I am about to buy (and likely binge read) the third.
-DA
How? HOW? HOW IS THIS BOOK ONLY 296 IN AMAZON'S LIST OF SUPERHERO BOOKS???
version is 4 bucks for 644 pages of EXCELLENCE. I honestly challenge you to find me better value for money. Any flaws I might bring up in this incredible work would be absolute nitpicks from a grammar nerd.
Seriously, it's great.
You like coming of age books? Get it.
You like unsure-learning-powers superhero books? GET IT.
You like mystery? Action? Suspense? Chases? Escapes? Love? Smart alecks? Unique superpowers that aren't a copy paste of some well known mainstream hero? FRICKIN' GET IT WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?
Maybe you don't like all that stuff. Maybe you just like some of it. Doesn't matter, get it. This book/series is as close to perfection as I could ever imagine. (I say that now, with Book 4 not out yet.)
And if you just want a really REALLY good story at a great price, just get it already! I reread the entire series (so far) at least once or twice a year, and coming from me, that is high praise.
If we're being extra precise - which, as an accountant, I tend to be - I'd give this book 4.5 stars. To translate that, let's just say that while I can see where others might find fault, the book's general excellence carried the story at a pace that allowed me to overlook the sorts of things that might otherwise bug me.
I bought this book after reading another of this author's NPCs. NPCs is one of those books you buy because it sounds lightly amusing and, since you're feeling a little frisky with that $0.99 rattling around in your pocket, well, why not? And it turned out to be the sort of book that made my obnoxious smugness evaporate about a chapter in because, holy cow, this author knows how to write! I point this out because, while I don't know if I would have been drawn to Super Powereds had I not already had a sampling of what this guy can do, I was delighted enough to take a chance on what might not normally have been my thing.
I'm very glad I did.
My reviews are generally on the critical side; while I have a hard time, sometimes, articulating what was so great about a story, I have no such hard time pointing out where one falls short. And even for an outstanding book, there's always something, right? This review won't be an exception to that trend, but understand that what follows are quibbles that, while about stuff that might bug others, were not enough to get me to round down to four stars. That says something right there.
One of those quibbles might be about the pacing. This is a meaty book. This is not one of those stories that just hits the important parts and lets you fill in the rest. No, this is a story with everyday conversations, everyday activities (well, as everyday as they can be, considering they're superheroes)...and for five main characters, not just one. I can easily imagine people making suggestions as to how the writing might have been tightened up so that we're not left reading this sprawling gargantuan story that's only book one out of what I assume will be four. "Pfft," I say to that. This wasn't a story that boiled over and went wild (i.e. this wasn't one of those stories where the author throws everything but the kitchen sink in because he or she can't discern which bits are important). No, I get the impression that the author purposely wrote with density in mind, and I'm glad he did. It's long, it's detailed, it's wordy...but the length and the details and the words are all good. Then again, maybe I'm just the sort of person who likes a long, involved story.
Another one might have to do with the characters. Now, I liked the characters in general. All of them, really, and with a book this vast, that's impressive. Nevertheless, there were occasions when, for example, a more minor character hasn't had a POV in so long that I'd almost forgotten about him or her. There were a few that approached the stereotypical category; one was unfailingly good-hearted, another was the very epitome of jerkishness. Or, there's the fact that we have so, so many unique characters with their own talents and personalities but who all have regular college kid names, and a "wait, who now?" would pop up while they're being juggled. Again, though, these are quibbles. I think the author did a pretty terrific job with them overall.
The plot is a good one. Even though the general idea isn't new - I've read books with a lot of similarities - it felt pretty fresh. It wasn't a non-stop, edge-of-your-chair ride (which is good; a book can't be too constantly thrilling when it's this long or it just ends up feeling too busy and stressful), but the author a achieved a very nice balance between action, dialogue, and exposition.
I was very impressed with the ending. Obviously, one expects a climax in this sort of story. We got one, but...it really wasn't what I expected. Or rather, the part that I expected happened, but it was immediately overshadowed by a much more climactic surprise. It's been a long time since I've had a real "Holy [crap], it can't be bedtime yet!" moment. That was fun.
I've read other reviews that mention the editing, or lack thereof, and wanted to address those. I read one of those reviews before buying this one (I tend to skip the good reviews and jump straight to the bad ones so as to see whether the others' deal-breakers are the same as my deal-breakers), and admit, I was a little nervous. Poor editing actually gets me angry these days; if I'm going to buy an author's book, I expect him or her to have enough respect for me to make it worth buying. That worry was groundless. I did catch a couple mistakes - of the typo persuasion, which is a little easier to forgive, since we all make them - but I'm talking about maybe two or three over the whole ninety-two million page book. (Could there have been more I didn't catch? Certainly...and if that's the case, it says something that the book was so engrossing that I didn't catch them. I *always* catch them.) Perhaps there was an earlier edition that had more errors in it?
Since this is getting ridiculously long, I'll just finish up by saying that I found Super Powereds a delightful, engrossing read from an author who clearly is really, really good at what he does. Do yourself a favor and check his stuff out.
So I don't write many reviews, but this is essentially the first free book in a series of four free books, with a couple of free spin offs. In the last two weeks, I've read all of them...at least as much as he's written so far, and I'm looking forward to the rest. He's made these books available free, but I recommend buying the e-books here, in part to support Drew, and in part because they are simply easier to read. These books were, and continue to be, posted on his website in a serial fashion. A consequence of that, is that the flow is a little weird. The book is broken into fairly short chapters, some of which are stand-alone scenes, some of which aren't. It's a little slow getting started, but It's still a good book. In fact, Drew tells a GREAT story. Think of this as an American version of Harry Potter, a little more grown up and a lot more sophisticated in terms of plot complexity. He's created college students with all the insecurities and arrogance some of us fondly remember, and thrown in a lot of the humor that we probably forgot. Read the book. If you ever liked comic books, urban fantasy, or even enjoyed an X-Men movie, you won't be disappointed here. Drew is the best new (to me) author I've found in several years.
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