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Hero, September 2007
Hardcover
Hyperion
September 2007
On Sale: September 1, 2007
432 pages
ISBN: 1423101952
EAN: 9781423101956
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Thom Creed is used to being on his own. Even as a high
school basketball star, he has to keep his distance because
of his father. Hal Creed had once been one of the greatest
and most beloved superheroes of The League—until the Wilson
Towers incident. After that Thom's mother disappeared and
his proud father became an outcast. The last thing in the world Thom would ever want is to
disappoint his father. So Thom keeps two secrets from him:
First is that he's gay. The second is that he has the power
to heal people. Initially, Thom had trouble controlling his
powers. But with trail and error he improves, until he gets
so good that he catches the attention of the League and is
asked to join. Even though he knows it would kill his dad,
Thom can't resist. When he joins the League, he meets a
motley crew of other heroes, including tough-talking
Scarlett, who has the power of fire from growing up near a
nuclear power plant; Typhoid Larry, who makes everyone sick
by touching them, but is actually a really sweet guy; and
wise Ruth, who has the power to see the future. Together
these unlikely heroes become friends and begin to uncover a
plot to kill the superheroes. Along the way, Thom falls in love, and discovers the
difficult truth about his parents' past. This is a moving,
funny, and wonderfully original novel that shows that things
are not always what they seem, and love can be found in the
unlikeliest of places.
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