{"product_id":"fight-me","title":"Fight Me","description":"THE THRILLING, ACERBIC AND HILARIOUS NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE\u003cbr\u003e''The Avengers meets The Breakfast Club… wry and engaging'' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Nomad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A spiky, fierce, erudite riff on the wonderful world of silver age superheroes'' Charles Stross, bestselling author of The Atrocity Archives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiddle-aged English professor Dr Rick Tower has a secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a teen he was Prodigy – a kickass superhero.\u003cbr\u003eHe was given and wielded mysterious powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as part of a superteam, he beat up bad guys.\u003cbr\u003eThey were gods – worshipped and feared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaturally, the government shut them down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow Rick’s in hiding, supposedly living a normal life.\u003cbr\u003ePromising to never use his powers again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten. Washed up. A no one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil the summons puts the gang back together –\u003cbr\u003eto solve a disappearance from their past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor superbeings, it should be easy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when have gods ever followed orders . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hugely enjoyable… kept me up till 3am'' Conn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Combining a coming-of-age story with costume thrills . . . it has sly, smart things to say’ Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''There is a vibrancy to the writing, and a beating heart, reminiscent of my favourite coming-of-age novels'' Nick Cutter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A sucker-punch of sheer delight, and couldn''t be happier to be on the receiving end'' Adam Christopher\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58574283899215,"sku":"9781405951876","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/fight-me","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}