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Super Powereds: Year 1

Book 1 in the series:Super Powereds

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'Super Powereds: Year 1' by Drew Hayes is a novel set in a world where people are categorized as normal, powered, or super powered. The story follows five young individuals who are selected for an experimental program to turn powereds into supers. Enrolled in Lander University to train as heroes, they must navigate college life while keeping their hero training and powered past a secret. The book combines elements of superhero and coming-of-age genres, focusing on character relationships, personal growth, and the challenges faced by young metahumans.

The writing style in 'Super Powereds: Year 1' is described as engaging, with a good balance between action, dialogue, and exposition. The characters are well-crafted, each with distinct voices and realistic backgrounds. The novel delves into the thoughts and emotions of the characters, providing insight into their personalities and motivations. The plot is praised for being fresh and multi-layered, offering a mix of combat challenges, character development, and unexpected twists that keep readers engaged throughout the story.

Characters:

The characters are richly developed with distinct backgrounds and challenges, forming deep connections as they navigate their complex world.

Writing/Prose:

The prose is detailed and often dense, combining humor with serious themes, and featuring well-crafted character interactions that contribute to personal growth.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot centers around powered individuals attending a superhero training program, where they face challenges related to their abilities in a world that discriminates against them, while uncovering deeper conspiracies.

Setting:

The story unfolds in a hidden superhero academy, within a society that discriminates against those with uncontrollable powers, adding layers to the narrative.

Pacing:

The pacing is slow and detailed, with significant character development, which some readers find enriching while others may consider it sluggish.
Campus was nearly deserted as Vince stood outside Melbrook, watching the sun journeying higher into the morning sky. Always an early riser, his time at camp had made sleep an even more infrequent acti...

Notes:

Super Powereds takes place in a world where superpowers are common and people are divided into two categories: Supers and Powereds.
Supers are individuals who can control their powers, while Powereds struggle with their abilities, often posing a danger to themselves and others.
The main characters undergo an experimental procedure to gain control over their powers and attend a college that trains them to be heroes.
There are five main characters in the series: Vince, Hershel, Roy, Nick, and Alice, each with unique backstories and powers.
The series has a total of four main books and one spin-off, spanning over 90 million words.
Drew Hayes originally published the series as a web novel before it became popular enough to be released as books.
The books are long, with the final one being around 60 hours in audio form, making it a substantial commitment for readers.
Super Powereds has been compared to Harry Potter and My Hero Academia due to its school setting for aspiring superheroes.
The series delves into character development, exploring their relationships, personal issues, and challenges in both college life and hero training.
Despite some criticism of pacing and editing, many readers find the detailed storytelling and character interactions engaging.

Has Romance?

There is a medium level of romance in the story, with several characters forming relationships that are important for character development.

From The Publisher:

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...

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1 comment(s)

Loved It
1 month

Recopilación de un Webserial de hace unos cuantos años.

En un universo donde hay gente con poderes, esa gente está dividida en Supers, los que pueden controlar sus poderes, y Powereds, los que no pueden. En eso se parece mucho a los Ases y Jokers de Wild Cards, aunque aquí hay mucha menos profundidad.

Los protagonistas son un grupo de Powereds a los que intervienen para poder controlar sus poderes y los meten en una de las universidades donde enseñan a los Supers a ser héroes a condición de ocultar que fueron Powereds.

La historia es bastante típica y se centra en la vida universitaria de los protagonistas, más cerca de Los Magos que de Harry Potter, pero en realidad no presenta a los antagonistas hasta la recta final del libro.

Los personajes, aunque simples y arquetípicos, al menos no son totalmente planos y van creciendo poco a poco, y los secundarios están para dar un poco de variedad, pero tampoco terminan de aportar peso al conjunto.

Al final se hace ameno de leer, con capítulos rápidos y en los que siempre tiene que pasar algo, por su naturaleza de Webserie, pero que deja que desear en la parte de trasfondo.

 
 
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