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Die Famous: A Superhero Novel (The 'Powerless' Superhero Novel Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Tony Cooper (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 59 ratings
"Ruth doesn't want to be famous, she just wants to be seen and accepted for who she is. And she is prepared to defy her father to take part in a Hero talent contest to create a new team for Element City.
However she doesn't count on a team of villains from the 1970s waking themselves up in order to bring Havoc to the present day.
Neither do Martin and Hayley, who inadvertently stumble upon their plot and find themselves risking their lives to save the villain's ultimate target: the TV show's contestants."

DIE FAMOUS is a British-based superhero thriller. In a world much like our own, people born with extraordinary powers are called 'Heroes'. In the mid 1990s, Heroes were banned from using their powers in public and forced to register their true identities or face arrest. As a result, all superhero teams of the time disbanded, filtering back into society.
As Martin and Hayley continue their vigilante teamwork, they uncover evidence of a team of powered individuals who are much younger than they should be. At the same time, Ruth, a powered Nigerian immigrant, defies her father to apply for a talent show aiming to create a new superhero team. As Havoc begin to create chaos in the city, Martin and Hayley clash over how to deal with them, and Ruth and the talent show become targets for a resurrected group of villains determined to die famous.

ALSO IN THIS SERIES:
- POWERLESS (The 'Powerless' Superhero Novel Series Book 1)
- KILLING GODS (The 'Powerless' Superhero Novel Series Book 2)
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    The 'Powerless' Superhero Novel Series
  2. Print length
    404 pages
  3. Language
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  4. Publication date
    October 17, 2019
  5. Reading age
    16 - 18 years
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young black female hero stands defiantly before police

A SUPERHERO TALENT COMPETITION

Millionaire Raymond Billington wants his own superhero team, no matter the cost.

young black female hero stands defiantly before police

A NEW PURPOSE

Ruth, a Nigerian refugee with uncontrolled psychic powers, dares to defy her father and risk her future on the chance to become a hero.

young black female hero stands defiantly before police

A TERRIFYING THREAT

Havok, a destructive team of villains who disappeared in the 1970s have somehow returned, and target the newly fledged superhero team in order to dominate the city.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07XR85C8C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hungryblackbird Press; 2nd edition (October 17, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 404 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Tony Cooper was born and raised in Scotland. He followed the traditional route of becoming a writer/artist by studying Medicine then making videogames for 16 years.

His grimdark urban fantasy superhero series is currently at three books, POWERLESS, KILLING GODS and DIE FAMOUS, and a tie-in comic book SOME KIND OF HERO.

He also created the graphic novel THE MURDER CLUB: USELESS DEATHS, a psychological thriller about a pair of schoolkids who plot to kill a fellow student.

He has also release a collection of dark short stories titled "The Resurrection Tree and Other Stories", and the science fiction comedy novella "Higgs & Soap: Galaxy Delivery".

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  • WBurhans
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read for superhero reading fans
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020
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    I now have all three books and will be looking towards the fourth.
    I like the story lines , I usually don't like books that switch stories at each chapter but I will make the exception for the three books.
    I like the twist of how having super powers is not accepted and considered illegal.
    Each book has some of the same characters but yet is different but still involves some of the characters from the first book; who are Martin, Haley, and Maria.
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  • John G Robert
    4.0 out of 5 stars Heroes in name only
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2023
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    The premise of powered individuals not being legally allowed to use their powers has so many possible stories and this installment is worth the time to read. It would have been nice to have more detail around the hero reality show competition, the 70s villains and even the hero protagonists yet in some ways, the minimalist approach works to tell the tale.
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  • Cody Stow
    5.0 out of 5 stars New way to.look at supers.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2022
    When I started this series I realized that.this.was.not the.ordinary book. It was a.way to see things.in.a.not super way. People have always.looked to.supers for help. But what.does a.super do when people don't want them around. To the point of passing laws to stop them and.or arrest the. Very good read. I enjoyed it a lot.
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  • Erin Penn
    5.0 out of 5 stars A grimdark world of Superpowers hits the reality TV spotlight
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021
    Third of the series (but not the last, I hope - book #2 left two big hanging threads, and book #3 ends with several ways to go as well), Die Famous continues Mr. Cooper's excellent threading between multiple story lines and points-of-view. His character each have a unique set of goals, personality traits, and history - all of which come out in the mix for a heavenly - if very grimdark - superpower story.

    One plot line is following kids in a Got-Talent type reality show, using a heck of a lot of lawyers to dance around the "don't use your Powers" laws. Another follow Martin and Maria's growing relationship. Another concentrates on Hayley's trials of being a Power AND Police. And still another follows a group of 70's villains who have defied death to return to modern times and wreck Havoc.

    All the threads pull and push each other, creating a complicated, wonderful story.

    As with all books of this series, some triggers might be set off. This is not a nice world.

    The story also continues Mr. Cooper's comparing of different philosophies, juxtapositioning different choices people make. I especially liked the comparison of two dying Powers - one villain choosing to be a hero in the end and one hero doing the opposite. This series is complicated.

    (Read through kindle unlimited)
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  • Michael R. Saltzman
    3.0 out of 5 stars Fun read, but ultimately disappointing entry in an otherwise excellent series
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2020
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    I really enjoyed the first two books in this series (Powerless and Killing Gods). They were deep, intelligent, and well-plotted with great characters. They had lots of action and the heroes were smart and dedicated.

    In this latest installment all the major characters are back. We've got Martin, the old strongman and hero of the first two books. Hayley the teleporter is back to sass him and push him out of his comfort zone. And we've got some new characters, like Ruth, the young heroine with the tortured past. I liked her a lot.

    But ultimately, I found the book disappointing. It falls down primarily on one particular front: the villains.

    Siskel and Ebert, the movie critics, often opined that the villain is what really makes the movie. Heroes are done to death, but a great villain is where true greatness lies. What would Die Hard be without Alan Rickman's portrayal of Hans Gruber? What would Star Wars be without Darth Vader?

    I'm sorry to say, the villains in this book are cardboard cut-out caricatures with no goals (or at least none that make any sense). There's a bunch of them and they are hard to keep track of. They are basically thrown at the reader peicemeal and I found it hard to understand who they were and what their powers were.

    Beyond that, though, their very presence in the book is completely inexplicable. It's in the book summary, so it's not a spoiler... the villains in this book are from the 1970s. They were a team of villains who caused massive destruction and death and they disappeared and no one knows why. Well, the reason why is that they put themselves into suspended animation so they could wake up in 2020. Why did they do this? It's never explained! They just did it. For no reason at all, they invented and build suspended animation chambers and left behind everything and everyone they knew in the world on the off chance that maybe there would be something in the future that they... um... I dunno... wanted?

    Then these villains, in the modern era, commit horrific acts of terrorism and then they are puzzled by the complete lack of reaction by the legitimate authorities. And they are not alone in their puzzlement. As a reader, I was just as puzzled. These guys are committing 9/11-level atrocities and the two major super teams seem utterly oblivious to their existence. They murder dozens of first responders, break out of captivity, and the authorities are basically twiddling their thumbs.

    I don't think it's a spoiler to say that, as you might expect, the book ends with a climactic battle between the heroes and the villains. Except it's anything but climactic. It's one of the most unsatisfying battles I've ever read. I can't explain why without spoiling it. But if you read it, you'll understand.

    In the afterword of the book, the author, Tony Cooper, explains that this book took a lot longer to write than the others in the series, because he's been busy with other things. I am not at all surprised to find out that he was busy with other things, because in spite of how long this book took to see publication, the whole things feels haphazzard and slapdash, like he threw it together over a long weekend.

    He also says that one of the goals of this book was to create a new super team for the NEXT book. And it seems to me that in order to achieve that goal, he basically ignored all rational motivation and causality and just made things happen that he wanted to happen without any real justification.

    I'm probably being overly harsh here and focusing on the bad parts. I actually enjoyed the book overall. It was a fun read and I really like Ruth, the new heroine who is the focus of much of the story. She seems to be the only new character with any real depth.

    So I gave the book 3 stars and I am very hopeful that the author spends more time and focus on the next one to bring it back up to par with the previous books in the series.
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  • L. Wyatt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Yes!!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2021
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    As the author says, this is the best book of the Powerless series so far! Well paced, good character development and well written action. Really enjoyed this, thank you! Now where is book 4!? 😀
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  • Oglark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome UK based series
    Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2022
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    Each entry just gets better and better. This is just as good and more gritty world than Wearing the Cape. Characters are real people. Some inappropriate language and imagery for younger readers.
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  • SpiderCurtis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read sequel
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2021
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    Amazing, could not put it down. Tony has a amazing talent and seems like a genuine Human being. Can't wait until the next installment 👍
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