West Pacific Supers Rising Tide K M JohnsonWeider 9780983798415 Books
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Imagine a world like our own but with superheroes. Would the superheroes change the world or would the world change the superheroes?
West Pacific Supers is the professional superhero team for the city of West Pacific in northern California. It's hard to know what's more dangerous for the members of West Pacific Supers the supervillains out to destroy the city or the superazzi determined to uncover all of their dirty secrets. If juggling heroics and public relations weren't hard enough, the Season begins with a shocking death. Now new team members must be recruited to counter two major threats a scientist with an insane plan that threatens California and an enemy from within West Pacific Supers itself. The team will succeed only after taming their massive egos and getting help from unlikely sources. Unfortunately, just like winning fame and fortune, beating the bad guys always comes at a heavy price.
This is the first book in the West Pacific Supers series.
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West Pacific Supers Rising Tide K M JohnsonWeider 9780983798415 Books
Part professional athlete, part Hollywood celebrity, part law enforcement officer -- if you've ever wondered what about the behind-the-scenes lives of superheroes, then this is the book for you! The story is presented from the point of view of several of the characters, following their internal and external crises in a world filled with all of the supehero tropes - mutants, aliens, time travel, etc. As you might expect, they face off against several supervillains, but that aspect of being a hero is almost secondary to the fact that they're real people just trying to do their jobs.The book covers the heroes dealing with the types of challenges we all face: family, relationship difficulties, inner demons, bureaucratic and political obstacles, money issues, and the like. It also delves into the extraordinary part of their lives in dealing with superhero team sponsorship, hostile reporters, ratings and status, injury and death on the job, and the moral quandaries of life in a world where super-tech and mutants exist. Each of the characters is unique and has interesting foibles and points of view about the world they live in and each other.
As speculative fiction, posing the question "what if superheroes were real", it does an outstanding job. It paints a world that feels very real, despite its fantastic nature. It also does well in presenting compelling characters, portraying them as very human (whether they are or not), and following their development. My only real complaint is that the book gives a little too much detail. It has a lot of throwaway one-liners referencing characters, events, or factions in the world that are never explored further (however, this is remedied by book 2 where they have a lot more established lore to draw upon).
If you're a fan of superheroics then definitely add this to your collection.
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West Pacific Supers Rising Tide K M JohnsonWeider 9780983798415 Books Reviews
I could never have pictured the idea of each cities primary superheroes forming "teams" that competed for acclaim, but the authors of this story started from there, and then built the story around a mid-level team in a fictional city in California.
And it worked.
Part of it is the characters. These heroes are powerful, but have human flaws and fiobles. They struggle to live the mundane part of their lives while fighting a series of crises that crop up. While they do this, members of the team die, others "hold out" for better contracts, or land on "injured reserve". All this occurs with the media scrutinizing the heroes. There is a TV channel devoted to them, and the team has a PR director working on what to say and what not to say.
But its more than just the characters. Here the plot is layered. There is more than one enemy, and the multiple factions create a number of events that help move thes tory along while keeping the end clouded. Unlike some stories, I could not easily predict the way the plot would turn.
I did see a few proofreading misses, but not enough to generate real concern.
I wouldn't put this with "Wearing the Cape" or "Confessions of a D-list Supervillian", but its definitely one of the better superhero fiction tales I've read. If you like superhero fiction, you'll enjoy this book.
I wish 1/2 star ratings were available because I'd really prefer to give this book 4.5 stars instead of 4.
There is a lot that works in this book and a few things that miss the mark somewhat but on the whole it is a solid effort and easily one of the better entries in the genre.
Basic Plot Summary (Spoiler Free)
The West Pacific Supers (WPS) are a group of officially sanctioned heroes based in the fictional city of West Pacific, California. The WPS is shaken by the sudden loss of several of its members in a surprise attack aimed at its senior and most powerful heroes but must pull together to find those responsible and bring them to justice. At the same time, the team is investigating the theft of explosives so potent they rival that of a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, the WPS must recruit new members to rebuild its strength and standing in the eyes of the public. The team receives some help from vigilantes, non-sanctioned heroes, who provide timely intelligence from the streets and badly needed backup when they're needed most. Time is running out for the heroes to find and recover the explosives before the villains responsible use them for purposes unknown.
Surprisingly, this merely provides the backdrop for the meat of the novel. The book is really more concerned with the heroes themselves and their personal trials and tribulations. The primary characters here are Cosmic Kid, a newly recruited teen hero, Blue Star, an older hero pulled out of semi-retirement to lend the shaken team a steady and experienced hand, Camille, a one-time West Pacific Super lured out of retirement, and Seawolf, a veteran WPS member who struggles as much with the outward manifestation of her power as she does with the villains she fights. Although these are the core characters that the novel follows, there is a well developed set of secondary characters from the Vigilantes (Truthfinder, The Goalie, Midnight, Whisperer, White Knight, Cupid, and Samurai) to the support staff of the WPS.
The world of the West Pacific Supers is a place where superheroes have been elevated to the level of fame of sports figures and movie stars in our world. They have fan clubs, agents who negotiate contracts and endorsements, and PR people to plan their 'product placement.' This extends to the teams such as the WPS. Younger heroes start in Teen groups (farm leagues) and go through a draft and ranking process that determines their place in the big leagues. The super teams are also ranked based on the foes they've vanquished, property damaged prevented (or allowed/caused), and the casualties they take each 'season'.
This sounds somewhat hokey but it is played straight and it works. The main characters are all likeable but each is flawed or limited in some way that makes them more real and relatable. The novel's focus is squarely on the heroes and the plot takes a definite backseat to character development. There is a lot of room for additional novels in this universe. The author teases us with bits and pieces of the alternate history of this world and there are a lot of characters introduced that appear only briefly.
That said, the story isn't without some weaknesses. As mentioned by other reviewers, the author decides to tell rather than show a major event and completely skips the aftermath with the hand waving of "Months later..." This may have been an effort to shorten a relatively long book but it has the effect of diluting the impact of the team's failure to stop a particular event. Also, the villains, with the exception of Dr. B and the final villain, are fairly one-dimensional and forgettable.
These are relatively minor nitpicks, however, and the the novel as whole is an engrossing and entertaining read.
Part professional athlete, part Hollywood celebrity, part law enforcement officer -- if you've ever wondered what about the behind-the-scenes lives of superheroes, then this is the book for you! The story is presented from the point of view of several of the characters, following their internal and external crises in a world filled with all of the supehero tropes - mutants, aliens, time travel, etc. As you might expect, they face off against several supervillains, but that aspect of being a hero is almost secondary to the fact that they're real people just trying to do their jobs.
The book covers the heroes dealing with the types of challenges we all face family, relationship difficulties, inner demons, bureaucratic and political obstacles, money issues, and the like. It also delves into the extraordinary part of their lives in dealing with superhero team sponsorship, hostile reporters, ratings and status, injury and death on the job, and the moral quandaries of life in a world where super-tech and mutants exist. Each of the characters is unique and has interesting foibles and points of view about the world they live in and each other.
As speculative fiction, posing the question "what if superheroes were real", it does an outstanding job. It paints a world that feels very real, despite its fantastic nature. It also does well in presenting compelling characters, portraying them as very human (whether they are or not), and following their development. My only real complaint is that the book gives a little too much detail. It has a lot of throwaway one-liners referencing characters, events, or factions in the world that are never explored further (however, this is remedied by book 2 where they have a lot more established lore to draw upon).
If you're a fan of superheroics then definitely add this to your collection.
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