{"product_id":"9781405951876","title":"Fight Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE THRILLING, ACERBIC AND HILARIOUS NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The Avengers meets The Breakfast Club... wry and engaging' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A spiky, fierce, erudite riff on the wonderful world of silver age superheroes' Charles Stross, bestselling author of The Atrocity Archives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiddle-aged English professor Dr Rick Tower has a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a teen he was Prodigy - a kickass superhero.\n\u003cbr\u003eHe was given and wielded mysterious powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd as part of a superteam, he beat up bad guys.\n\u003cbr\u003eThey were gods - worshipped and feared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNaturally, the government shut them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow Rick's in hiding, supposedly living a normal life.\n\u003cbr\u003ePromising to never use his powers again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForgotten. Washed up. A no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the summons puts the gang back together -\n\u003cbr\u003eto solve a disappearance from their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor superbeings, it should be easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when have gods ever followed orders . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Hugely enjoyable... kept me up till 3am' Conn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Combining a coming-of-age story with costume thrills . . . it has sly, smart things to say' Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fight Me embraces the fun of the genre, while treating its battle-weary characters with heart and empathy. A noir-tinged Big Chill for the superhero set' Bob Proehl, author of The Nobody People\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A treasure that manages to be sad, funny, and hilariously fun at all once. A thrilling adventure but also a searing, intimate look at what it would really cost to have such incredible power, and yet still be human' Peng Shepherd, bestselling author of The Cartographers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'There is a vibrancy to the writing, and a beating heart, reminiscent of my favourite coming-of-age novels' Nick Cutter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A sucker-punch of sheer delight, and couldn't be happier to be on the receiving end' Adam Christopher\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49649276846328,"sku":"EB_LI0810_E22-02_SYDNEY","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781405951876-1.jpg?v=1783690659","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781405951876","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}