HEIRESS
The world knows Mary O'Sullivan as a Page Six regular; she's an heiress, a playgirl, a philanthropist-and an orphan, after she survived the plane crash that killed her celebrity parents.
The world knows her vigilante alter ego, too-they just don't know it's Mary behind the mask.
OFFICER
Nathan Pearce just wants to be a hero. So when a world-famous vigilante blows through his local Boston bar, he's determined to chase her down. If superheroes do internships, he wants one.
But the woman might as well be a phantom. And Nathan's quest to prove himself will endanger more lives than just his own.
LEADER
Eloise Reyna wasn't meant to inherit a super-secret league of vigilantes, or the heirloom that grants her powers, for at least another decade. Between her motley band of cranky heroes and abilities she barely understands, she just might lose control.
With a mad scientist on the loose and powerful enemies lurking in the wings, that's simply not an option.
TEAM
Together with their questionable crew, these would-be heroes must untangle the past to secure the future-or allow a dangerous new world order to rise.
Alter Ego is the first installment in the League of Independent Operatives series, a twisty superhero saga, perfect for fans of Watchmen, Umbrella Academy, and Renegades.
Autorentext
Kate Sheeran Swed loves hot chocolate, plastic dinosaurs, and airplane tickets. She has trekked along the Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu, hiked on the Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Iceland, and climbed the ruins of Masada to watch the sunrise over the Dead Sea. After growing up in New Hampshire, she completed degrees in music at the University of Maine and Ithaca College, then moved to New York City. She currently lives in New York's capital region with her husband and son, and two cats who were named after movie dogs (Benji and Beethoven).
Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming in the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide Volume 5, Electric Spec, Daily Science Fiction, and Andromeda Spaceways. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University. You can find her on Instagram @katesheeranswed.
Klappentext
Her greatest power is her identity.
The world knows Mary O'Sullivan as a Page Six regular; she's an heiress, a playgirl, a philanthropist-and an orphan, after she survived the plane crash that killed her celebrity parents.
The world knows her vigilante alter ego, too-they just don't know it's Mary behind the mask.
There's a lot the world doesn't know.
Like the fact that their vigilantes work together in a top-secret superhero league.
When Mary blows off that league's protocol to rescue a fire-powered newcomer, she attracts unwanted attention from the girl's father-who's got serious gripes with the league and mysterious backers lurking in the shadows.
If Mary can't discover who's funding her enemy's mad-scientist experiments, she risks outing her secret identity-and allowing a dangerous new world order to rise in its place.
Alter Ego is the twisty first installment in the League of Independent Operatives sci-fi superhero series, perfect for fans of Arrow and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.