Seven Wonders

The latest in a growing wave of superhero novels starts off with a young man who's suddenly developing superpowers, to his delight, especially when it means he can join the fight against The Cowl, the horrific, murderous supervillain who's terrorized his city for years. But once he gets involved, he......more

Original Post: [URL not allowed] “An awesome novel that is one of my favourites so far this year. For those who thought that Christopher’s Empire State would be the best of his novels, then think again - Seven Wonders is much better. Reads like a superhero comic book in novel f......more

I love the idea of superhero fiction. I don't actually read that much, mostly because it comes in the form of comics and graphic novels. I don't have anything against those. They're just not my typical jam. The sudden trend towards writing about superheroes in the novel form is a boon to me, then, be......more

The book starts off with a bang, I can’t remember the last book that really got me like Seven Wonders. (Ok, I can. It was The Reapers are the Angels). We start in a bank being robbed by a supervillain and his henchmen, and we are introduced to the protagonist, Tony, who is wondering whether he shoul......more

Tony's had enough: The Cowl's been terrorizing San Ventura for years, and the local hero team, the Seven Wonders, hasn't done anything to stop him. So he's going to take his inexplicable new powers and do it himself. Meanwhile, police detective Sam Millar is hunting down the Cowl for revenge after h......more