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A review by chukg
Seven Wonders by Adam Christopher
4.0
I liked it but there is always something that seems lacking to me in super-hero worlds made up entirely by one person. They just aren't as detailed as something with dozens of authors over decades of stories.
That is mostly a personal nit-pick, I think -- this world does feel quite developed, and it allows for reveals about the characters' secret backstories that you couldn't get away with if you were writing Batman or Spider-Man. A few viewpoint characters but not a crazy amount and they all seem pretty well distinguished from each other. I liked this one more than his previous book but I am more of a super-hero fan so YMMV. (Also, excellent Pixies reference that I totally missed until it was pointed out in the Afterword.)
That is mostly a personal nit-pick, I think -- this world does feel quite developed, and it allows for reveals about the characters' secret backstories that you couldn't get away with if you were writing Batman or Spider-Man. A few viewpoint characters but not a crazy amount and they all seem pretty well distinguished from each other. I liked this one more than his previous book but I am more of a super-hero fan so YMMV. (Also, excellent Pixies reference that I totally missed until it was pointed out in the Afterword.)