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Heroine Complex

#1 Heroine Complex

Sarah Kuhn

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Daw Books
04 July 2017
Series: Heroine Complex
Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder. Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco's most beloved superheroine. She's great at her job - blending into the background, handling her boss's epic diva tantrums, and getting demon blood out of leather pants. Unfortunately, she's not nearly as together when it comes to running her own life, standing up for herself, or raising her tempestuous teenage sister, Bea. But everything changes when Evie's forced to pose as her glamorous boss for one night, and her darkest secret comes out: she has powers, too. Now it's up to her to contend with murderous cupcakes, nosy gossip bloggers, and supernatural karaoke battles - all while juggling unexpected romance and Aveda's increasingly outrageous demands. And when a larger threat emerges, Evie must finally take charge and become a superheroine in her own right... or see her city fall to a full-on demonic invasion.

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Imprint:   Daw Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 171mm,  Width: 107mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   215g
ISBN:   9780756413279
ISBN 10:   0756413273
Series:   Heroine Complex
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sarah Kuhn is the author of Heroine Complex--the first in a series starring Asian American superheroines--for DAW Books. She also wrote The Ruby Equation for the comics anthology Fresh Romance and the romantic comedy novella One Con Glory, which earned praise from io9 and USA Today and is in development as a feature film. Her articles and essays on such topics as geek girl culture, comic book continuity, and Sailor Moon cosplay have appeared in Uncanny Magazine, Apex Magazine, AngryAsianMan.com, IGN.com, Back Stage, The Hollywood Reporter, StarTrek.com, Creative Screenwriting, and the Hugo-nominated anthology Chicks Dig Comics. In 2011, she was selected as a finalist for the CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) New Writers Award. You can visit her at heroinecomplex.com or on Twitter: @sarahkuhn.

Reviews for Heroine Complex (#1 Heroine Complex)

Sarah Kuhn creates characters you want to befriend, worlds you want to live in, and situations you can't begin to imagine. Heroine Complex is at once fiendishly snarky yet colossally big-hearted. --Javier Grillo-Marxuach, writer and producer for Lost, creator of The Middleman Smart, sexy, and filled with beautifully fleshed-out/kick-ass women, Heroine Complex is the kind of read that sticks in your brain like a fanged cupcake.... I adored it. --Amber Benson, author of The Witches of Echo Park The superheroine we've been waiting for; the urban fantasy we deserve. Sarah Kuhn is the total package: comedy, tragedy, and sincerity. Grab your cape. We're saving the city. --Seanan McGuire, New York Times-bestselling author of the October Daye series Every page of Sarah Kuhn's novel delighted me immensely.... Kuhn's writing is bouncy and engaging, and Evie is very clearly spun into a captivating character. I also have to give Kuhn props for balancing romance and humour and drama, and making me wish that Heroine Complex would go on just a little bit longer. --Book Riot Romance, adventure, kick-butt action sequences, and killer cupcakes combine to make this a great example of how weird and wonderful urban fantasy can be in the right hands. --B&N Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog Onomatopoeias? Check. Snarkiness? Check. Kick-ass Asian-American superwomen saving San Francisco from demon-possessed cupcakes? Check and check, Kuhn's Heroine Complex is a ridiculously fun read. --RT Reviews (top pick) Sarah Kuhn's Heroine Complex is a delight. --Leigh Bardugo, New York Times-bestselling author of Crooked Kingdom A fresh take on a superheroine story. Full of wit and of course danger!... This seriously was an entertaining read. The character development was superb. --Boundless Books Love the humor and wacky hijinks, along with character development.... This is everything I've ever wanted in a book! --Dreaming of Cats


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