The Fantasy Review’s list of 8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books With Superheroes!
Wistful Ascending (Hybrid Helix, #1) by J.C.M. Berne
From the blurb:
The il’Drach have conquered half a galaxy behind the civilization-ending Powers of their mixed-species children.
Half-human Rohan, exhausted by a decade fighting for their Empire, has paid a secret and terrible price for his freedom.
Now retired, he strives to live a quiet life towing starships for the space station Wistful. His most pressing problems are finding the perfect cup of coffee and talking to a gorgeous shuttle tech without tripping over his own tongue...
Super Powereds: Year 1 (Super Powereds, #1) by Drew Hayes
From the blurb:
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 students with superhuman capabilities, commonly known as Supers, into official Heroes...
Worm (Parahumans, #1) by Wildbow
From the blurb:
The Conficker worm infected its first computer in November 2008 and within a month had infiltrated 1.5 million computers in 195 countries. Banks, telecommunications companies, and critical government networks (including the British Parliament and the French and German military) were infected. No one had ever seen anything like it. By January 2009 the worm lay hidden in at least eight million computers and the botnet of linked computers that it had created was big enough that an attack might crash the world...
Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
From the blurb:
How far would you go for revenge if someone killed your father?
If someone destroyed your city?
If everything you ever loved was taken from you?
David Charleston will go to any lengths to stop Steelheart. But to exact revenge in Steelheart’s world, David will need the Reckoners—a shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice.
And it turns out that the Reckoners might just need David too.
Meta (Meta, #1) by Tom Reynolds
From the blurb:
Thrust into an exhilarating new world, Connor takes on the mantle of Omni, a superhero with abilities like flight, super-strength, and energy manipulation. But being a hero comes at a cost. Between school, friends, romance, and training with his intense mentor Midnight, Connor struggles to find balance as he hones his still-unpredictable skills.
When a sinister villain called The Controller threatens Connor’s city with chaos and destruction, the stakes become even higher. Omni must push his untested powers to the limit in order to protect the people he cares about. But every decision comes with far-reaching consequences in an escalating battle between good and evil.
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
From the blurb:
Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law to save a mere mortal, Alia Keralis. With this single heroic act, Diana may have just doomed the world.
Alia is a Warbringer. As a descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, she is fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery. Now Diana and Alia will face an army of enemies—mortal and divine—determined to either destroy or possess the Warbringer. If they have any hope of saving both their worlds, they will have to stand side by side against the tide of war.
After the Golden Age (Golden Age, #1) by Carrie Vaughn
From the blurb:
It’s not easy being a superhero’s daughter….
Carrie Vaughn has captured legions of fans with her wildly popular Kitty Norville novels. Now she uses her extraordinary wit and imagination to tell a sensational new story about superhuman heroes―and the people who have to live with them…
Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1) by George R.R. Martin (Editor)
From the blurb:
There is a secret history of the world―a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Some were called Aces―those with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokers―cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. Some turned their talents to the service of humanity. Others used their powers for evil. Wild Cards is their story.
