{"product_id":"masked-paperback","title":"Masked - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLou Anders\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWELCOME TO THE SECOND \"GOLDEN AGE\" OF SUPERHEROES AND HEROINES \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuperheroes have come a long way since the \"Man of Steel\" was introduced in 1938. This brilliant new collection features original stories and novellas from some of today's most exciting voices in comics, science fiction, and fantasy. Each marvelously inventive tale shows us just how far our classic crusaders have evolved--and how the greatest of heroes are, much like ourselves, all too human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Call Her Savage,\" \u003cb\u003eMARJORIE M. LIU \u003c\/b\u003eenters the dark heart of a fierce mythic heroine who is forced, by war, to live up to her own terrible legend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"A to Z in the Ultimate Big Company Superhero Universe (Villains Too),\" \u003cb\u003eBILL WILLINGHAM \u003c\/b\u003epresents a fully-realized vision of a universe where epic feats and tragic flaws have transformed the human race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Vacuum Lad,\" \u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN BAXTER \u003c\/b\u003eunveils the secret origins of the first true child of the space age--and disproves the theory that \"nothing exists in a vacuum.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Head Cases,\" \u003cb\u003ePETER DAVID \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eKATHLEEN DAVID \u003c\/b\u003eblast through the blogosphere to expose the secret longings of a Lonely Superhero Wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"The Non-Event,\" \u003cb\u003eMIKE CAREY \u003c\/b\u003eremoves the gag order on a super-thief named Lockjaw . . . and pries out a confession of life-altering events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso includes stories by Mike Baron - Mark Chadbourn - Paul Cornell - Daryl Gregory - Joseph Mallozzi - James Maxey - Ian McDonald - Chris Roberson - Gail Simone - Matthew Sturges . . . and an introduction by Lou Anders, \"one of the brightest and best of the new generation of science fiction editors\" (Jonathan Strahan, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169366413447,"sku":"9781439168820","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/46fab611dfa11afa4f77fc19e321c093.webp?v=1733341187","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/masked-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}