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Not That Kind of Good Guy

by John Ringo

A superhero story built around an unlikely young hero

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A superhero story built around an unlikely young hero

In a world where people with superpowers can influence history, the central tension is not simply whether heroes exist, but what they choose to do with their abilities. Michael stands apart from the ideal of the spotless, conventionally virtuous champion: his childhood in foster care and the people around him have shaped a rougher kind of wisdom. The description places his emergence as a potential hero alongside the onset of puberty, bringing questions of power, moral choice, and growing up into the book’s science-fiction crime-and-mystery framework.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in superhero fiction that complicates the idea of a conventionally virtuous hero.
  • Readers seeking science fiction with crime-and-mystery elements and questions of moral choice.
  • Readers interested in stories about a young person shaped by foster care and a difficult urban environment.

Themes

Superpowers and personal responsibilityMoral choiceGrowing upFoster care and urban hardship

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Book overview

Conspiracy Theories Meet Superhero Reality

ALL IT TAKES

It's there for anyone to see: There are dark forces at work on the world, working to destroy civilization. All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by and do nothing. We need a good guy.

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES--BUT SOME DO

For a generation, individuals have arisen with super powers, able to change the course of history, or at least save a few lives. But these people have free will--and not all choose to work for the forces of good. We want someone with an unblotted escutcheon, a Galahad for the 21st Century, someone pure of ethics and morality.

NOT THAT KIND OF GOOD GUY

What we get is Michael: the product of a broken childhood, raised in the foster system of one of America's most dangerous inner cities, his wisdom comes from drug addicts and whores. Maybe he's not the hero we asked for, but he's the hero we need. And he's about to hit puberty.
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