American Hero

In this satirical companion novel to Inside Straight, superheroes compete on a reality TV series in an alternate United States. American Hero, the nation's most highly anticipated competition show, kicks off its first season! People with incredible powers—from possessing death-defying healing to transforming into an insect swarm to shifting the ear… In this satirical companion novel to Inside Straight, superheroes compete on a reality TV series in an alternate United States. American Hero, the nation's most highly anticipated competition show, kicks off its first season! People with incredible powers—from possessing death-defying healing to transforming into an insect swarm to shifting the earth itself—have been selected from all walks of life. Their goal: to win one million dollars and the admiration of millions more viewers by answering one question, "Do you have what it takes to be the next American Hero?" Contains week-by-week action-packed recaps and no-holds-bars contestant confessionals, all edited by New York Times #1 bestselling author George R. R. Martin. Features writing by Martin as well as Carrie Vaughn, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Walter Jon Williams, Victor Milan, Daniel Abraham, Stephen Leigh, and many more of the genre's most innovative writers.