Wearing the Cape

Wearing the Cape Series, Book 1

By: Marion G. Harmon

Narrated by: K.F. Lim

Who wants to be a superhero?

Hope did, but she grew out of it. Which made her superhuman breakthrough in the Ashland Bombing, just before starting her freshman year at the University of Chicago, more than a little ironic. And now she has some decisions to make.

Given the code-name "Astra" and invited to join the Sentinels, Chicago's premier super-team, will she take up the cape and mask and become a career superhero? Or will she get a handle on her new powers (superstrength has some serious drawbacks) and then get on with her life plan?

In a world where superheroes join unions and have agents, and the strongest and most photogenic ones become literal supercelebrities, the temptation to become a cape is strong. But the price can be high - especially if you're "outed" and lose the shield of your secret identity.

Becoming a sidekick puts the decision off for awhile, but Hope's life is further complicated when The Teatime Anarchist, the supervillain responsible for the Ashland Bombing, takes an interest in her. Apparently as Astra, Hope is supposed to save the world. Or at least a significant part of it.

©2011 Marion G. Harmon (P)2018 Tantor

A bit of a jarring narration, a fantastic book!!

Greetings all:
This audiobook is a companion to an excellent book. I understand that narrator is an author and quite a good one. But, she reads with extreme dictation which sounds very stilted.
That said. This book, aside from Drew Hayes’ Superpowereds series and Villain’s Code series is one of the most intelligently written Superhero series out there. You would do well to read or listen to them. Trust me, you will love how well-rounded their universes are. If you are tired of “The Message” being pushed by Marvel and DC, give these series a try!

A superhero story for girls

Chicago girl transforms into a superhero, and is embraced by the other superhero's on the planet to become one of them. There's intrigue, romance (very G rated stuff, they never do more than snuggle cause she's a good catholic girl), suspense, some trippy multiple timelines because of a guy who pops around in time stuff, generally a good read. Read it for a book club (zoom because of pandemic) and then forgot to attend till they were wrapping up so can't tell you what the group consensus was. The performer did voices fairly well and was an enjoyable listen

Nice to revisit the story.

Read this book when it came out and enjoyed it. Now that the author is putting more books out felt like revisiting series. Great book and recommend to any fan of the boys or invincible.

This one is great

This book is well done entertaining has a decent balance between the fantastic and real world physics the story is pretty good. if you treat this series has a trilogy it its pretty good.

Warning: unfortunately the further down the series it goes the more radical left it goes the cast become a diversity checklist more muh representation and less interesting story etc.

this series is so good

this is is a gritty realistic look at what it would be like to become a superhero I have your life built and broken in the main characters promise