Hench
Book - 2020
A novel of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption follows a young woman as she discovers that the greatest superpower--for good or evil--is a properly executed spreadsheet.
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Publisher:
New York, NY : William Morrow, [2020]
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9780062978578
Branch Call Number:
WAL
Characteristics:
403 pages ; 24 cm
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A novel of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption follows a young woman as she discovers that the greatest superpower—for good or evil—is a properly executed spreadsheet.
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Add a CommentSo much fun.
Escape to a game world,
virtual reality unfurled:
human robot enhanced,
super power entranced.
creatures no boundary,
realm of non-binary.
Anna narrate,
awed by "an arthropod", or God?
his epic fate,
a sequel may sate.
Good or evil,
stood upheaval.
All are in thrall
to data mining, IT support and distort.
...disasters fall.
Quantum entangled
Super, the bellicose;
but body mangled,
overdose of gross.
NPR best 2020, on both scifi and humour lists
In a world where superheroes are real, even villains need temps from time to time. When Anna's gig as a temp hench get her severely injured, she starts collecting data that proves that superheroes might not be so great...you'll be fans of the villains before long. I really hope there is a sequel to this one.
I cannot put into words how much I enjoyed this book. This one is for anyone who enjoys superheroes, villains, math, psy ops, snark, and tactical gear that would put any Bond villain to shame.