A review by ruzgofdi
Aces High by George R.R. Martin

2.0

Drops a lot of the realistic elements from the first book for a much more comic book centered focus. The first one dealt with historical events of a world where people started developing super powers, and how those powered individuals had an impact on history and society. This one, we have an alien menace from space and a cultish secret society trying to do... something (the two are tied together, but I never really got a feeling of what exactly the cult was trying to get out of the deal).

Also, it's probably not a good thing for your collection of superhero stories when the most interesting character a) doesn't show up until the last quarter of the book and b) is written as a highly trained ordinary human, and not someone with an actual super power.