"A very smart, funny, thrilling, and quite original science fictional treatment of magic by a master of both, featuring an irresistibly appealing heroine." -- Spider Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author

Monsters are real.

But so are heroes.

Sparks are champions of weird science. Boasting capes and costumes and amazing super-powers that only make sense if you don't think about them too hard, they fight an eternal battle for truth and justice... mostly.

Darklings are creatures of myth and magic: ghosts, vampires, were-beasts, and the like. Their very presence warps reality. Doors creak at their approach. Cobwebs gather where they linger.

Kim Lam is an ordinary college student until a freak scientific accident (what else?) transforms Kim and three housemates into Sparks -- and drafts them into the never-ending war between the Light and Dark. They struggle to master their new abilities -- and (of course) to design cool costumes and come up with great hero-names.

Turns out that "accident" was just the first salvo in a Mad Genius's latest diabolical scheme. Now it's up to four newbie heroes to save the day, before they even have a chance to figure out what their team's name should be!

"Snappy dialog, madcap action, and real suspense." -- Cory Doctorow

"Read this! It's brilliant, fast-moving FUN. The writing just POPS. A witty, wild ride." -- Ed Greenwood, New York Times-bestselling author

"Gardner is a genius. He always knocks my socks off with his inventive use of language, wild imagination, and engaging storytelling, and this novel is his best yet. You'll love it -- it's an absolute joy, managing to be funny, moving, and exciting all at once." -- Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author

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• Publication Date: September 4, 2024
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• Print Length: 377 Pages
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