The Supehero's Log: The Origins of Liquid Silver

by A. Jordan Booth

Growing up on Long Island, Zander and his younger brothers Nicholas, and Steven were relatively normal children. They go to school, deal with bullies, and tell each other superhero stories.

When a playground rivalry leads them to discover a valley hidden in their their home town, the three boys inadvertently unleash an ancient evil trapped there. They encounter a super-powered mad man named Zelius who wishes to control their minds and destroy the world. Finding powers, the likes of which they never imagined, their superhero stories come to life. Can their fraternal bonds save them or will Zelius's sinister machinations lead to ruination of everything?

174 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2014

About the author

I am a writer and artist originally from Long Island, New York. A love of storytelling was engendered in me at a very young age. I was challenged by my mother to make up the ending of stories that she started. I wrote my first “book” at age five. It began a creative drive that followed me through adulthood. I've always made writing a part of my life, whether it was my involvement with my high school literary magazine, creating my own web comic, maintaining a blog, or self-publishing my stories.

Science fiction, fantasy, and mythology hold a great interest to me. These genres question the boundaries of possibility and impossibility. Things that can never be, come to life. Whole universes can be dreamt in lines of print. From those impossibilities we can bring inspiration into our own world. At its core that is what writing is to me, harnessing the impossibilities of fiction and wielding them in the real world.

Reviews

[Hillary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty cool story, and I liked the bonding nature of the characters to each other, specifically the care and love between the siblings. The adventure was pretty fun, and well paced. I think my main, one issue with it was that we are viewing the world from the head of a twelve year old, and his language seems to surpass that of most of the twenty year olds I know. It just seemed a little beyond average-- and this is coming from someone who was in excelled classes my whole life, so I know that sometimes twelve year olds can speak with some of those words. But he seemed -too- wise beyond his years to the point that it didn't seem entirely believable. Otherwise, cool story.

I got this book for free from Good Reads First Reads.

[Rachel Agar · Rating 4 out of 5]

While definitely meant for a younger audience (maybe 9-16 years old), I thought this was a great story about how the bond between 3 brothers allowed them to fight back against evil. I noticed the little easter eggs that referenced places in Long Island, which gave me a good laugh. I thought the villain was great and I'm curious what sort of evil is going to come about in the books to follow.

[Ms. Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book on Goodreads in exchange for an honest review...

This is a fantastic, coming-of-age novel that is definitely best suited for young boys (probably around ages 7 - 12). It is a cute read that I'm sure young boys will soak up with enjoyment.

[Len · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, well-paced story about brothers caring for each other as they 'come of age' by interacting with Greek-type 'deities'. Apparently 1st in a series; looks like a fun set of stories.