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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375424865
ISBN-13
9780375424861
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57183143
Product Key Features
Book Title
Soon I Will Be Invincible
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Fantasy / General, Science Fiction / General, Action & Adventure
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-033296
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
& " Austin Grossman has a superpower himself -- it's called writing. This book is a new, winning, smart and funny way of interpreting our world. It's terrific.& " -- Douglas Coupland, author of JPod and Generation X & " The realm of comic book heroes and villains gets a dose of realism in this whimsical debut from game design consultant Grossman.... However fantastical, the characters (including a 'genetic metahuman' and 'an elite fairy guard') are thoughtfully portrayed.... Grossman dabbles in a host of themes -- power, greed, fame, the pitfalls of ego -- in this engrossing page-turner, broadening the appeal of an already inviting scenario.& " -- Publishers Weekly & " Distilling the motley spectrum of doomed super-villains from half a century of comics into one impressive anti-hero, Austin Grossman's raucously madcap debut novel, Soon I Will Be Invincible, races along like a roller coaster with its lug nuts loosened.... Light and adhesive as Spider-Man's web, Soon I Will Be Invincible is tailored for summer reading like a superhero's (or super-villain's) form-fitting costume.& " -- Thane Tierney, Bookpage & " Riding the current wave of enthusiasm for superpowered mutants in film and fiction, Grossman's first novel peeks intimately inside the psyches of both superheroes and supervillains.... With remarkable ingenuity, [he] assembles an entire menagerie of superheroes and criminal masterminds completely fromscratch. Costumed crime-fighter mavens naturally attracted to this latest rendition of superheroic derring-do may wind up itching to see it on the silver screen.& " -- Booklist & " In a world where BlackBerry-carrying superheroes grace the cover of GQ, being a supervillain known as the & " angriest dork in the world& " isn't easy. A heartbreaking genius of staggering evil, Doctor Impossible avenges lost love, a lonely adolescence, and a plethora of foiled doomsday devices. (That fungus army seemed foolproof!) Every comic-book clich e in this witty, stunning debut is lovingly embraced, then turned inside out.& " -- Steven Leckart, Wired, "Austin Grossman has a superpower himself-it's called writing. This book is a new, winning, smart and funny way of interpreting our world. It's terrific." -Douglas Coupland, author ofJPodandGeneration X "The realm of comic book heroes and villains gets a dose of realism in this whimsical debut from game design consultant Grossman.... However fantastical, the characters (including a 'genetic metahuman' and 'an elite fairy guard') are thoughtfully portrayed.... Grossman dabbles in a host of themes-power, greed, fame, the pitfalls of ego-in this engrossing page-turner, broadening the appeal of an already inviting scenario." -Publishers Weekly "Distilling the motley spectrum of doomed super-villains from half a century of comics into one impressive anti-hero, Austin Grossman's raucously madcap debut novel,Soon I Will Be Invincible, races along like a roller coaster with its lug nuts loosened.... Light and adhesive as Spider-Man's web, SoonI Will Be Invincibleis tailored for summer reading like a superhero's (or super-villain's) form-fitting costume." -Thane Tierney, Bookpage "Riding the current wave of enthusiasm for superpowered mutants in film and fiction, Grossman's first novel peeks intimately inside the psyches of both superheroes and supervillains.... With remarkable ingenuity, [he] assembles an entire menagerie of superheroes and criminal masterminds completely from scratch. Costumed crime-fighter mavens naturally attracted to this latest rendition of superheroic derring-do may wind up itching to see it on the silver screen." -Booklist "In a world where BlackBerry-carrying superheroes grace the cover of GQ, being a supervillain known as the "angriest dork in the world" isn't easy. A heartbreaking genius of staggering evil, Doctor Impossible avenges lost love, a lonely adolescence, and a plethora of foiled doomsday devices. (That fungus army seemed foolproof!) Every comic-book cliché in this witty, stunning debut is lovingly embraced, then turned inside out." -Steven Leckart,Wired, "Austin Grossman has a superpower himself-it's called writing. This book is a new, winning, smart and funny way of interpreting our world. It's terrific." -Douglas Coupland, author ofJPodandGeneration X, "Austin Grossman has a superpower himself-it's called writing. This book is a new, winning, smart and funny way of interpreting our world. It's terrific." -Douglas Coupland, author of JPod and Generation X "The realm of comic book heroes and villains gets a dose of realism in this whimsical debut from game design consultant Grossman.... However fantastical, the characters (including a 'genetic metahuman' and 'an elite fairy guard') are thoughtfully portrayed.... Grossman dabbles in a host of themes-power, greed, fame, the pitfalls of ego-in this engrossing page-turner, broadening the appeal of an already inviting scenario." -Publishers Weekly "Distilling the motley spectrum of doomed super-villains from half a century of comics into one impressive anti-hero, Austin Grossman's raucously madcap debut novel, Soon I Will Be Invincible, races along like a roller coaster with its lug nuts loosened.... Light and adhesive as Spider-Man's web, Soon I Will Be Invincible is tailored for summer reading like a superhero's (or super-villain's) form-fitting costume." -Thane Tierney, Bookpage "Riding the current wave of enthusiasm for superpowered mutants in film and fiction, Grossman's first novel peeks intimately inside the psyches of both superheroes and supervillains.... With remarkable ingenuity, [he] assembles an entire menagerie of superheroes and criminal masterminds completely from scratch. Costumed crime-fighter mavens naturally attracted to this latest rendition of superheroic derring-do may wind up itching to see it on the silver screen." -Booklist "In a world where BlackBerry-carrying superheroes grace the cover of GQ, being a supervillain known as the "angriest dork in the world" isn't easy. A heartbreaking genius of staggering evil, Doctor Impossible avenges lost love, a lonely adolescence, and a plethora of foiled doomsday devices. (That fungus army seemed foolproof!) Every comic-book cliché in this witty, stunning debut is lovingly embraced, then turned inside out." -Steven Leckart, Wired From the Hardcover edition., "Austin Grossman has a superpower himself--it's called writing. This book is a new, winning, smart and funny way of interpreting our world. It's terrific." --Douglas Coupland, author of "JPod" and "Generation X" "The realm of comic book heroes and villains gets a dose of realism in this whimsical debut from game design consultant Grossman.... However fantastical, the characters (including a 'genetic metahuman' and 'an elite fairy guard') are thoughtfully portrayed.... Grossman dabbles in a host of themes--power, greed, fame, the pitfalls of ego--in this engrossing page-turner, broadening the appeal of an already inviting scenario." --"Publishers Weekly " "Distilling the motley spectrum of doomed super-villains from half a century of comics into one impressive anti-hero, Austin Grossman's raucously madcap debut novel, "Soon I Will Be Invincible", races along like a roller coaster with its lug nuts loosened.... Light and adhesive as Spider-Man's web, Soon "I Will Be Invincible" is tailored for summer reading like a superhero's (or super-villain's) form-fitting costume." --Thane Tierney", Bookpage" """Riding the current wave of enthusiasm for superpowered mutants in film and fiction, Grossman's first novel peeks intimately inside the psyches of both superheroes and supervillains.... With remarkable ingenuity, [he] assembles an entire menagerie of superheroes and criminal masterminds completely fromscratch. Costumed crime-fighter mavens naturally attracted to this latest rendition of superheroic derring-do may wind up itching to see it on the silver screen." --"Booklist" "In a world where BlackBerry-carrying superheroes grace the cover of GQ, being a supervillain known as the "angriest dork in the world" isn't easy. A heartbreaking genius of staggering evil, Doctor Impossible avenges lost love, a lonely adolescence, and a plethora of foiled doomsday devices. (That fungus army seemed foolproof!) Every comic-book cliche in this witty, stunning debut is lovingly embraced, then turned inside out." --Steven Leckart, "Wired", "Austin Grossman has a superpower himself-it's called writing. This book is a new, winning, smart and funny way of interpreting our world. It's terrific." -Douglas Coupland, author of JPod and Generation X "The realm of comic book heroes and villains gets a dose of realism in this whimsical debut from game design consultant Grossman.... However fantastical, the characters (including a 'genetic metahuman' and 'an elite fairy guard') are thoughtfully portrayed.... Grossman dabbles in a host of themes-power, greed, fame, the pitfalls of ego-in this engrossing page-turner, broadening the appeal of an already inviting scenario." - Publishers Weekly "Distilling the motley spectrum of doomed super-villains from half a century of comics into one impressive anti-hero, Austin Grossman's raucously madcap debut novel, Soon I Will Be Invincible , races along like a roller coaster with its lug nuts loosened.... Light and adhesive as Spider-Man's web, Soon I Will Be Invincible is tailored for summer reading like a superhero's (or super-villain's) form-fitting costume." -Thane Tierney , Bookpage " Riding the current wave of enthusiasm for superpowered mutants in film and fiction, Grossman's first novel peeks intimately inside the psyches of both superheroes and supervillains.... With remarkable ingenuity, [he] assembles an entire menagerie of superheroes and criminal masterminds completely from scratch. Costumed crime-fighter mavens naturally attracted to this latest rendition of superheroic derring-do may wind up itching to see it on the silver screen." - Booklist "In a world where BlackBerry-carrying superheroes grace the cover of GQ, being a supervillain known as the "angriest dork in the world" isn't easy. A heartbreaking genius of staggering evil, Doctor Impossible avenges lost love, a lonely adolescence, and a plethora of foiled doomsday devices. (That fungus army seemed foolproof!) Every comic-book cliché in this witty, stunning debut is lovingly embraced, then turned inside out." -Steven Leckart, Wired, " Austin Grossman has a superpower himself-- it's called writing. This book is a new, winning, smart and funny way of interpreting our world. It's terrific." -- Douglas Coupland, author of "JPod" and "Generation X" " The realm of comic book heroes and villains gets a dose of realism in this whimsical debut from game design consultant Grossman.... However fantastical, the characters (including a 'genetic metahuman' and 'an elite fairy guard') are thoughtfully portrayed.... Grossman dabbles in a host of themes-- power, greed, fame, the pitfalls of ego-- in this engrossing page-turner, broadening the appeal of an already inviting scenario." -- "Publishers Weekly" " Distilling the motley spectrum of doomed super-villains from half a century of comics into one impressive anti-hero, Austin Grossman's raucously madcap debut novel, "Soon I Will Be Invincible," races along like a roller coaster with its lug nuts loosened.... Light and adhesive as Spider-Man's web, Soon "I Will Be Invincible" is tailored for summer reading like a superhero's (or super-villain's) form-fitting costume." -- Thane Tierney," Bookpage" "" "Riding the current wave of enthusiasm for superpowered mutants in film and fiction, Grossman's first novel peeks intimately inside the psyches of both superheroes and supervillains.... With remarkable ingenuity, [he] assembles an entire menagerie of superheroes and criminal masterminds completely from scratch. Costumed crime-fighter mavens naturally attracted to this latest rendition of superheroic derring-do may wind up itching to see it on the silver screen." -- "Booklist" " In a worldwhere BlackBerry-carrying superheroes grace the cover of GQ, being a supervillain known as the " angriest dork in the world" isn't easy. A heartbreaking genius of staggering evil, Doctor Impossible avenges lost love, a lonely adolescence, and a plethora of foiled doomsday devices. (That fungus army seemed foolproof!) Every comic-book cliche in this witty, stunning debut is lovingly embraced, then turned inside out." -- Steven Leckart, "Wired"
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
Doctor Impossible--evil genius, diabolical scientist, wannabe world dominator--languishes in a federal detention facility. He's lost his freedom, his girlfriend, and his hidden island fortress. Over the years he's tried to take over the world in every way imaginable: doomsday devices of all varieties (nuclear, thermonuclear, nanotechnological) and mass mind control. He's traveled backwards in time to change history, forward in time to escape it. He's commanded robot armies, insect armies, and dinosaur armies. Fungus army. Army of fish. Of rodents. Alien invasions. All failures. But not this time. This time it's going to be different... Fatale is a rookie superhero on her first day with the Champions, the world's most famous superteam. She's a patchwork woman of skin and chrome, a gleaming technological marvel built to be the next generation of warfare. Filling the void left by a slain former member, we watch as Fatale joins a team struggling with a damaged past, having to come together in the face of unthinkable evil. Soon I Will Be Invincible is a thrilling first novel; a fantastical adventure that gives new meaning to the notions of power, glory, responsibility, and (of course) good and evil., Doctor Impossible--evil genius, diabolical scientist, wannabe world dominator--languishes in a federal detention facility. He's lost his freedom, his girlfriend, and his hidden island fortress. Over the years he's tried to take over the world in every way imaginable: doomsday devices of all varieties (nuclear, thermonuclear, nanotechnological) and mass mind control. He's traveled backwards in time to change history, forward in time to escape it. He's commanded robot armies, insect armies, and dinosaur armies. Fungus army. Army of fish. Of rodents. Alien invasions. All failures. But not this time. This time it's going to be different... Fatale is a rookie superhero on her first day with the Champions, the world's most famous superteam. She's a patchwork woman of skin and chrome, a gleaming technological marvel built to be the next generation of warfare. Filling the void left by a slain former member, we watch as Fatale joins a team struggling with a damaged past, having to come together in the face of unthinkable evil. "Soon I Will Be Invincible" is a thrilling first novel; a fantastical adventure that gives new meaning to the notions of power, glory, responsibility, and (of course) good and evil.
LC Classification Number
PS3607.R666S66 2007
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- a***i (24)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePackaging prevented damage to item. Game was new as described in the listing but box had tape residue. It was priced competitively compared to other sellers. Shipped within a few days of ordering
- a***t (11)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAccurate photographs and item descriptions. Item was in great condition!! Great pricing and I’m very happy with the value of the item. Super fast shipping and very secure packaging! Very pleased with my purchase and I recommend this seller to future buyers.
- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseNice price and was as described. (never said it was new) Shipping could have been better. Was tight in box but painting surface was not protect. Had two small areas of contact were rubbing of surface had left paint on card board. Not real bad but could have been. Thank you
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