Review: a gritty superhero novel that's a great read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2012
I really enjoyed this book.  It' a gritty, rather violent take on the superhero genre.  The story is narrated by a man who was an unexpected success in a private military super soldier experiment.  He only wants to be left alone but they'll do anything to get him back and get his powers under their control.It's a bit of a strange read in the sense that you don't even get the main characters name till half way during the book but I found this a compelling read.  It's part action movie with super powers, part violent odyssey to self redemption.  For all that it's source is the comic book genre this feels rather more real than a lot of superhero books I've read. I'm not sure I'd describe the main character as "likeable" but I'll quickly pick up book two in the series when its published and I'm a bit surprised this didn't get snapped up as a paperback novel as I have a feel it would especially appeal to a lot of male readers.