Long gone are the days when a superhero could simply don a mask and cape, save the day, and then escape to a secret lair…
For Abigail Turner, a frustrated, corporate-owned superhero in the city of San Arbor, it’s about navigating politics, satiating story-hungry reporters and boosting her media popularity numbers.
“If superheroes did exist in America, of course they’d have sponsorships, and of course there’d be popularity polls, and of course all of their stuff would be tracked on social media, and I really wanted to explore that,” –author Jordan S. Keller
Keller gives fans of The Boys a PG-friendly batch of corporate-owned superheroes to root for in Wildfire: The Rise of a Hero, an action-packed enemies-to-lovers story with an emotional complexity not found in most superhero-centric tales.
In Wildfire: The Rise of a Hero, readers are introduced to Abigail Turner, who knew she wanted to be a superhero even before her flame powers developed. She hones her skills, aces community college and becomes the sidekick to San Arbor’s number one hero, Volcanic. However, furthering her career seems impossible when she is fired for misconduct.
Determined to don her cape at a different superhero company, Abigail knows she must get stronger and accepts a deal from an unlikely source. Cinder, a similarly powered villain who has bested her at every encounter, offers to train her if Abigail can promise him one thing: A way out of the city. Falling in love wasn’t part of the deal.
As the line between good and evil blurs, Abigail must choose between her passion for doing good and her love for a villain who is hiding more than his identity behind his mask. Wildfire offers an introspective look at the relationships and career complexities within a superhero society and the pursuit of one’s identity when the shadows of the past loom over the future — prompting readers to ask themselves just how far they are willing to go to be dubbed a “hero.”
Wildfire is the first installment in Keller’s Ashes Over Avalon Trilogy, which also includes book two, Burnout: The Rise of a Villain, and the newly released book three, Combustion: The Fall of a Kingdom.
Wildfire: The Rise of a Hero
Publisher: Speaking Volumes / ISBN-13: 978-1645407621
Available from Amazon.com
