[shemibob]

HI

can anybody recommend books where the hero has special powers ?

sci fi or fantasy,

thanxs

[shemibob]

HI

can anybody recommend books where the hero has special powers ?

sci fi or fantasy,

thanxs

[Ouroboros]

Crikey- I can think of bucketloads.

The first one which sprung to mind is the cracking 'Lord of Light' by Roger Zelazny. It's a science-fiction masterpiece featuring a pantheon of asian gods and goddesses. In the 'special powers' sense, each has their own terrible aspect and abilities.

[shemibob]

I will give it a try

Anymore would be greatly appreciated

thanks

[Ropie]

For SF:

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula LeGuin
The Invisible Man by H G Wells
Man Plus by Frederick Pohl
More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
Dune by Frank Herbert

SF novels don't generally cater to the idea of an all powerful 'Superman' or group of Super Heroes in the comic book sense, as far as I know, though I think A E Van Vogt wrote about this so you might want to look at his work too.

For a semi-SF tale of Super Heroes the place to look is Alan Moore's classic 1980s comic book, The Watchmen.

[Ouroboros]

If we're talking about comic book style superheroes in the SF genre, then maybe consider something like the 'Wildcards' series, by George R.R. Martin and other contributors.

[Gary Wassner]

Absolutely. ;)

[werewolfv2]

ha, thanks for reminding me :)

I keep forgetting to get book #2 of the series.. duh

Im off to add it to my "need to buy" list before i forget again!:p

[Gary Wassner]

Book IV is coming out in December. You better get moving. :D

[werewolfv2]

hey, play nice.

Im having enough problems here! :D