Dreadnought

An action-packed series-starter perfect for fans of The Heroine Complex and Not Your Sidekick. I didnt know how much I needed this brave, thrilling book until it rocked my world. Dreadnought is the superhero adventure we all need right now.Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky Danny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the worlds greatest superhero. Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out shes transgender. But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantle to her, and those secondhand superpowers transformed Dannys body into what shes always thought it should be. Now theres no hiding that shes a girl. It should be the happiest time of her life, but Dannys first weeks finally living in a body that fits her are more difficult and complicated than she could have imagined. Between her fathers dangerous obsession with curing her girlhood, her best friend suddenly acting like hes entitled to date her, and her fellow superheroes arguing over her place in their ranks, Danny feels like shes in over her head. She doesnt have time to adjust. Dreadnoughts murderera cyborg named Utopiastill haunts the streets of New Port City, threatening destruction. If Danny cant sort through the confusion of coming out, master her powers, and stop Utopia in time, humanity faces extinction.