Seven Wonders

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Seven Wonders
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Adam Christopher
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Science fiction
Fantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9780857661968
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General
Edition New edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Imprint Angry Robot
Publication Date 23 August 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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

Author Biography

Adam Christopher was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and grew up watching Pertwee-era Doctor Who and listening to The Beatles, which isn't a bad start for a child of the 80s. In 2006, Adam moved to the sunny North West of England, where he now lives in domestic bliss with his wife and cat in a house next to a canal, although he has yet to take up any fishing-related activities.

Reviews

"Absolutely wonderful." "Seven Wonders slams readers in the gut from the very first page and then just keeps on firing cannons, giving readers the same choice as every single citizen of San Ventura - either duck and cover, or ride along with the laser." "Inventive, engaging, bewitching, and delightful," "This is Watchmen meets NYPD Blue, while The Incredibles stroll by." "Seven Wonders is the exploded view on superheroes. Set pieces are described in colourful visuals like enhanced comic frames and the heroes' physical vulnerability is deftly shown in a way only novels can." "Seven Wonders is a rollicking roller-coaster of a novel." "dam Christopher's Seven Wonders is the literary equivalent of a lazy Saturday morning with a stack of your favorite comic books: pure, unadulterated fun!" "Seven Wonders is, quite simply, the superhero novel we've all been waiting for." "A novel with the best of superhero traditions: cool adventure, great action, and heroes and villains with genuine personality." "A smart, entertaining, energetic take on the superhero genre." "These pages are filled with gleaming spandex, sinister motives and explosive action. Seven Wonders is wry, sly and ready to fly." "artfully plotted and thrilling action-adventure with some satisfying set-piece confrontations and amazingly rounded characterisation." "evokes classic comic book writers such as Busiek, Moore, Morrison and Gaiman, and yet retains a unique style and sense of a world." "I would definitely recommend you go out and buy."