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A review by dlsmall
The Ascension: A Super Human Clash by Michael Carroll
3.0
As a comic book geek who reads a lot of YA, this was a book that I was obviously going to read. I liked Carroll's preceding "Quantum Prophesy" trilogy a lot. I was less sold on the first title in this trilogy (Super Human). I do like the design of the ancient Assyrian "villain" brought to our time, Krodin...he is very demigod-y.
This book could definitely have been slimmmed down by about fifty pages, with the streamlining of one of the numerous parallel plots. I did appreciate the way that the young hero Thunder's power (sound wave control) was developed, making him a serious threat, where he was previously kind of a support player. The ulimate handling of the story's "big bad" was also fairly clever.
It can be so hard to find accessible YA books for boys, so I am always on the lookout for titles to recommend to my buddy the school librarian, and this book fits the bill for superhero loving dudes (And dudettes). I know several students who will dig this series. But, if you're not into the genre, I'd skip it.
This book could definitely have been slimmmed down by about fifty pages, with the streamlining of one of the numerous parallel plots. I did appreciate the way that the young hero Thunder's power (sound wave control) was developed, making him a serious threat, where he was previously kind of a support player. The ulimate handling of the story's "big bad" was also fairly clever.
It can be so hard to find accessible YA books for boys, so I am always on the lookout for titles to recommend to my buddy the school librarian, and this book fits the bill for superhero loving dudes (And dudettes). I know several students who will dig this series. But, if you're not into the genre, I'd skip it.