Tag Archives: Mercedes Lackey

Divided We Fall

Invasion, the first novel of Mercedes Lackey’s superhero series, was about metahumans fighting Nazi robots from outer space. It was awesome. As readers, we experienced the “shock and awe” of the Fourth Reich. Now we get a follow-up novel that … Continue reading

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Superhero Novels: The Best of 2011 and a Peek at 2012

When someone discovers SuperheroNovels.com for the first time, they inevitably ask the same question: Are there enough superhero books being written to support a blog? The truth is we struggle mightily to keep abreast of all the novels that are … Continue reading

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Echo and the Supermen

Superheroes from Russia and the U.S. unite to battle Nazi robots from outer space. Wait a minute. Is this the sequel to Battle: Los Angeles, or what? Nope. According to front cover text, it’s “the beginning of a new shared … Continue reading

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Superhero Novels: The Best of 2010 and a Peek at 2011

Masked, a collection of straight-up superhero stories was the best book of 2010. So sayeth SuperheroNovels.com. Each of the contributing authors fearlessly embraced the tropes of superhero fiction and successfully expanded the genre’s horizons. Hats off to the project’s editor … Continue reading

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