Dreadnought is the superhero adventure we all need right now.'-Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the SkyDanny Tozer has a problem: she just inherited the powers of Dreadnought, the world's greatest superhero. 'I didn't know how much I needed this brave, thrilling book until it rocked my world. If Danny can't sort through the confusion of coming out, master her powers, and stop Utopia in time, humanity faces extinction.Īn action-packed series-starter perfect for fans of The Heroine Complex and Not Your Sidekick. by April Daniels bookshelf This grittily provocative debut explores the horrors of self-harm and the healing power of artistic expression. She doesn't have time to adjust.ĭreadnought's murderer-a cyborg named Utopia-still haunts the streets of New Port City, threatening destruction. April Daniels graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in literature. Between her father's dangerous obsession with 'curing' her girlhood, her best friend suddenly acting like he's entitled to date her, and her fellow superheroes arguing over her place in their ranks, Danny feels like she's in over her head. Between her fathers dangerous obsession with curing her girlhood, her best friend suddenly acting like hes entitled to date her, and her fellow superheroes. It should be the happiest time of her life, but Danny's first weeks finally living in a body that fits her are more difficult and complicated than she could have imagined.

But before he expired, Dreadnought passed his mantle to her, and those second hand superpowers transformed Danny's body into what she's always thought it should be.

Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out she's transgender.

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