Fight Me, Austin Grossman
Fight Me, Austin Grossman
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Fight Me

Author: Austin Grossman

Narrator: Adam Sims

Unabridged: 11 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Michael Joseph

Published: 05/23/2024


Synopsis

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THE THRILLING, ACERBIC AND HILARIOUS NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE
Middle-aged English professor Dr Rick Tower has a secret.

As a teen he was Prodigy – a kickass superhero.
He was given and wielded mysterious powers.

And as part of a superteam, he beat up bad guys.
They were gods – worshipped and feared.

Naturally, the government shut them down.

Now Rick’s in hiding, supposedly living a normal life.
Promising to never use his powers again.

Forgotten. Washed up. A no one.

Until the summons puts the gang back together –
to solve a disappearance from their past.

For superbeings, it should be easy.

But when have gods ever followed orders . . .
'The Avengers meets The Breakfast Club… wry and engaging' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad
'A spiky, fierce, erudite riff on the wonderful world of silver age superheroes' Charles Stross, bestselling author of The Atrocity Archives
'Hugely enjoyable… kept me up till 3am' Conn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lion

‘Combining a coming-of-age story with costume thrills . . . it has sly, smart things to say’ Herald
'Fight Me embraces the fun of the genre, while treating its battle-weary characters with heart and empathy. A noir-tinged Big Chill for the superhero set' Bob Proehl, author of The Nobody People
‘A treasure that manages to be sad, funny, and hilariously fun at all once. A thrilling adventure but also a searing, intimate look at what it would really cost to have such incredible power, and yet still be human’ Peng Shepherd, bestselling author of The Cartographers

'There is a vibrancy to the writing, and a beating heart, reminiscent of my favourite coming-of-age novels' Nick Cutter

'A sucker-punch of sheer delight, and couldn't be happier to be on the receiving end' Adam Christopher

©2024 Austin Grossman (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marcel on February 12, 2025

It’s described as Breakfast Club meets The Avengers, but its more The Big Chill meets The Boys. It takes a while to get going and I constantly had the feeling there was more to it than it actually was, but it’s still an enjoyable romp. There’s a sadness though in the characters that - if explored mo......more

Goodreads review by Justin on June 07, 2024

This was a fun fast read that I enjoyed even more than ‘Soon I Will Be Invincible, I just wish it had been longer as I wanted more of their adventures. Good stuff!......more

Goodreads review by Effy on August 30, 2025

+ 2 stars for good fluid writing - 3 stars for confusing plot that got even worse when the time travelling came in......more

Goodreads review by Thanos on July 08, 2025

This was quite the infuriating read not because it’s bad (it’s really good) but because you expect something more than never comes. Solid world - building , 2/4 great characters (Stephanie and Cat are NPC queens , nothing compared to Jack and Alex) and the narrative is fun, edgy and keeps the pages......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on February 22, 2024

Thanks PRH for the early copy! I’m not usually one for superhero stuff (marvel, DC etc) I don’t mind it but it isn’t my go to. This sounded like a pretty cool and fun take on the genre so I decided to give it a go and I’m glad I did. Overall it’s just a pretty fun and whacky ride that you need to ju......more


Quotes

A spiky, fierce, erudite riff on the wonderful world of silver age superheroes

Hugely enjoyable. It kept me up till 3am

The Avengers meets The Breakfast Club in this wry and engaging superhero drama

A treasure that manages to be sad, funny, and hilariously fun at all once. A thrilling adventure but also a searing, intimate look at what it would really cost to have such incredible power, and yet still be human

Fight Me embraces the fun of the genre, while treating its battle-weary characters with heart and empathy. A noir-tinged Big Chill for the superhero set -

Grossman's novel of wealth, power, fraught loves and friendships flexes epic muscles beneath its superhero costume

A sucker-punch of sheer delight, and I couldn’t be happier to be on the receiving end -

There is a vibrancy to the writing, and a beating heart, reminiscent of my favourite coming-of-age novels

Combining a coming-of-age story with costume thrills … it has sly, smart things to say Herald

A superhero story unlike any I’ve read before … this is definitely worth checking out Track of Words