The New Heroes

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The New Heroes (Quantum Prophecy Stateside) is a trilogy of novels by Irish author Michael Carroll. The books are set in a universe where superheroes and supervillains were commonplace until 10 years previously, when every one of them vanished. The books detail the adventures of three young superhumans: Colin, Danny and Renata, the first of the new generation of superheroes to come along.

Sometimes subverts the conventions of the superhero genre and sometimes gleefully embraces them.

The three books are:

  1. The Quantum Prophecy (The Awakening)
  2. Sakkara (The Gathering)
  3. Absolute Power

Tropes used in The New Heroes include: