num_pages: 352
description: Introduction by Cory DoctorowA bold experiment has mutated a small fraction of humanity. Nations race to harness the gifted putting them to increasingly dark ends. At the dawn of global war flashy American superheroes square off against sinister Germans and dissolute Russians. Increasingly depraved scientists conduct despicable research in the name of victoryBritish agents Fogg and Oblivion recalled to the Retirement Bureau have kept a treacherous secret for over forty years. But all heroes must choose when to join the fray and to whom their allegiance is owedeven for just one perfect summers day.From the World Fantasy and Campbell award-winning author of Central Station comes a sweeping novel of history adventure and what it means to be a hero.
language: English
title: The Violent Century
publisher: Hodder