The story:
Reminiscent
of the nineteen fifties comic books, this story has the feel and
style of an earlier world. It's the culture of super heroes and dime
store novels. The real super heroes and villains are men, the women
are decor. And before anyone jumps up to point out that Ghost Girl is
a super hero - well, sure she is. But she is also a looker and (not
surprisingly) has to get rescued. In spite of her cool and highly
useful super power. When I read it, I was reminded of watching early
1970s cartoons and that live action Batman show with Adam West when I
was a kid. It's that kind of culture that comes through - minus of
course the sound effects like 'biff' and 'kerpow' when the action
happens.
I'm
really not criticizing. This is a super hero/ super villain face off
with characters named Justice, Freeze, Ghost Girl, Explosion Man,
Muscle Man.. You get the picture.
So
how should I rate it? Maybe with a big fist and an exploding guy.
It's hard to say. The writing was okay, the story okay... for a very
comic booky tale without the graphics (at least my epub version
didn't have any). I have to admit I was expecting graphics as the
book was found in the fiction sub genre - comics and graphic novels.
It was also listed under party games and role playing. Needless to
say, I was disappointed. Great cover though. The book is based on or written for
a role playing game of which I am unaware. I
recommend it to those with a personal preference for that sort of thing.
The
synopsis from Smashwords:
A
super hero died last night, it looks like someone is out for blood.
The super heroes thought they were safe. They thought wrong. Darkness
lurks in the shadows, a darkness the heroes could never see coming.
Is there a new threat on the horizon or has one of their own stepped
over to a darker path? Super hero and super villain are about to
collide in an all out war that will see friends parted and new
alliances made.
League
of Super Heroes: Rise of the Villain is a story based on the hit
party game by Celeste Ayers.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/338461