The Best Original Superhero Prose Fiction I Have Read

Discover the best original superhero prose fiction books I've read! Explore thrilling, action-packed novels with unique heroes, epic battles, and gripping storytelling for comic fans and readers alike.

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Wild Cards

by George R. R. Martin

Eleven visionary authors tackle a single provocative theme: after the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the …
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Aces High

by Lewis Shiner

"After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild …
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Jokers Wild

by George R. R. Martin

The streets of New York have erupted in celebration of Wild Card Day -- the annual event held every September 15th to remember the dead …
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Aces Abroad

by George R. R. Martin

What would our world be like if superhuman heroes and villains had been real flesh-and-blood men and women who lived through the 20th century's most …
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Down and Dirty

by George R. R. Martin

WILD CARDS V: DOWN AND DIRTY George R.R. Martin, ed. The fifth volume in the Wild Cards alternate universe saga is set in the New …
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Wild Cards VI

 

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Dead Man's Hand

by George R. R. Martin

The brutal murder of Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, leads Ace private investigator Jay Ackroyd and the Yeoman, who has been framed …
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Deuces Down

by George R. R. Martin

As with the other books in the series, 'Deuces Down' is set in an alternate, shared-world universe. It's here that you'll find the never-before-told tales …
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Inside Straight

by Wild Cards Trust

Now in development for TV: Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The …
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Busted Flush

by Stephen Leigh

From the #1 New York Times bestseller, the second of a new generation of Wild Cards tales
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Superfolks

 

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The Scent of Shadows

by Vicki Pettersson

When she was sixteen, Joanna Archer was brutally assaulted and left to die in the Nevada desert. By rights, she should be dead. Now a …
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The Taste of Night

by Vicki Pettersson

Equal parts Light and Shadow, Joanna Archer must fulfill a destiny she never wanted. Once a photographer and heiress to a casino fortune, she is …
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Those Who Walk in Darkness

by John Ridley

Soledad "Bullet" O'Roark writes her own rules. Usually it gets her in trouble. On her first day with the L.A.P.D.'s elite Mtac squad, Soledad takes …
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Devil's Cape

by Rob Rogers

A city where corruption and heroism walk hand-in-hand, and justice and mercy are bought and paid for in blood. Then a new band of vigalantes …
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Gladiator

by Philip Wylie

First published in 1930, Gladiator is the tale of Hugo Danner, a man endowed from birth with extraodinary strength and speed. But Danner is no …