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Marvel Berkley/Byron Preiss Productions Prose Novels
Generation X: Crossroads
Driving across country in a first road trip, the young mutants of Generation X find themselves caught up in a popular anti-mutant radio talk show and shadowed by vicious terrorists
272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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J. Steven York
56 books36 followersOriginally hailing from the piney woods along the Alabama/Florida border, J. Steven York has wandered between many genres (science fiction, fantasy, mystery) and points on the map.
Though he now lives on the Pacific shore in Oregon, his current mystery series "Panorama Beach," is set in the sunny Florida panhandle during the 1960s, and its fictional environs are inspired by his real-life ancestral roots there, and his happy visits to the gulf coast when he was a child.
Though he now lives on the Pacific shore in Oregon, his current mystery series "Panorama Beach," is set in the sunny Florida panhandle during the 1960s, and its fictional environs are inspired by his real-life ancestral roots there, and his happy visits to the gulf coast when he was a child.
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November 6, 2020
Road trip! This is a nice prose X-novel that takes Banshee, the White Queen, Husk, Chamber, Jubilee, Skin, Synch, and M across the country in Winnebagos to fun and romance and violence. It's a terrific counterpoint to some of the brooding, gloomy, introspective man vs. mutant storylines, with plenty of fan-favorite moments mixed in with the mayhem. 'nuff said...Make Mine Marvel!
December 1, 2025
45 - EMMA/JONO GETS POWERS BACK
46 - SCHOOL BOARD DROPS BY FOR A REVIEW. UNIFORMS AND A CAR CHASE SCENE.
47 - FORGE VISITS AND BRINGS A DANGER ROOM WHILE THEY'RE ATTACKED BY PARADOX
48 - M/JUBILEE HAVE IT OUT IN THE DANGER ROOM. EMMA NEEDS TO FIND HER SISTER, ADRIENNE. MAGGOT SHOWS UP.
49 - MAGGOTT'S EANIE & MEANIE GET CAPTURED/RESCUED. EMMA GOES TO ADRIENNE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MAKES HER THE HEADMISTRESS.
50 - HUMANS ENROLL IN THE JAN SCHOOL SYSTEM. EMMA CONTACTS X-MAN VIA TELEPATHY; TEAM SPLIT UP FOR MULTIPLE BRAWLS. FEVER PITCH.
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52 - PAIGE AGREES TO DATE A HUMAN BOY TO KEEP HIM SILENT. ARTIE/LEECH GET IMAGE INDUCERS.
53 - JUBILEE AND PALADIN TAKE OFF TO MADRIPOOR TO RETRIEVE ADRIENNE'S SWORD.
54 - RISING SONS ATTACK THE TEAM TO GET THE SWORD BUT TAKEN DOWN.
55 - DANGER ROOM HIJINKS HAS THE TEAM AS HELLIONS TAKING ON A MYSTERIOUS FOE.
56 - ADRIENNE SET UP A WHOLE AMBUSH ON THE TEAM FOR HER SWORD AND ALTERNATIVE MOTIVES.
57 - TEAM GETS DRESSED UP FOR A BALL AS ICEMAN VISITS. ATTACKED BY EMPLATE GOT EVERYONE DOWN. THE TWINS ARE OUT OF PENANCE'S BODY.
58 - MR. ST. CROIX VISITS THE ACADEMY TO SEE THE TWINS, M AND THE INJUERD, EMPLATE. HE'S PULLING MONET OUT OF SCHOOL.
59 - ARTIE/LEECH TAKE OFF W THEIR INDUCERS FROM A NYC FIELD TRIP. AVENGERS HELP AS FIRESTAR HAS A CHAT WITH EMMA.
60 - MONDO MAKES A RETURN (FROM DEATH?) AS BLACK TOM CASSIDY AND JUGGERNAUT COME BACK FOR WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON. MONET LEAVES.
61 - CORDELIA'S PLAN FAILS AS MONDO'S SECRET REVEALED. MONET IS ATTACKED BY A VAMPIRE AT HER NEW SCHOOL.
62 - AFTER MONTHS, MONET TAKES DOWN HER NEW FOES AND MAKES HER WAY BACK TO THE SCHOOL SHE KEEPS LEAVING.
COUNTER X ISSUES
63 - PAIGE DISCOVERS TEENS ARE BEING ABDUCTED ACROSS THE AREA. EMMA JUST SOLD AN ISLAND. INVESTIGATION BEGINS.
64 - TEAM DISCOVERS THE LOCATION AND MAKE THEIR WAY THERE.
65 - INVASION STARTS.
66 - TEAM TAKES DOWN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION
67 - ADRIENNE IS BACK UP TO NEW TRICKS ON HER WAY BACK TO THE ACADEMY. MONET IS BACK; LOVE ENSUES WITH SYNCH.,
68 - TEAM MEMBERS NOW GETTING ANTI-MUTANT ATTACKS FROM FELLOW HUMAN SCHOOLMATES. JUBILEE'S ROOM IS SET ON FIRE.
69 - EMMA TRIES TO FIGURE OUT WHY ADRIENNE IS BACK.
70 - THE TEAM TAKES DOWN ADRIENNE BUT SYNCH DIES.
71 - CHAMBER MEETS A GIRL IN TOWN AND SPENDS THE DAY WITH HER.
72 - MONET AND JUBILEE TAKE A DAY IN TOWN. THEY RESCUE SOME KIDS FROM ARMED GUNMEN.
73 - SEAN AND SKIN TAKE A DAY OFF IN TOWN AND GET INTO A BRAWL.
74 - PAIGE DISCOVERS THERE ARE SOME SPIRITS AT THE ACADEMY AND RELEASES THEM.
75 -
46 - SCHOOL BOARD DROPS BY FOR A REVIEW. UNIFORMS AND A CAR CHASE SCENE.
47 - FORGE VISITS AND BRINGS A DANGER ROOM WHILE THEY'RE ATTACKED BY PARADOX
48 - M/JUBILEE HAVE IT OUT IN THE DANGER ROOM. EMMA NEEDS TO FIND HER SISTER, ADRIENNE. MAGGOT SHOWS UP.
49 - MAGGOTT'S EANIE & MEANIE GET CAPTURED/RESCUED. EMMA GOES TO ADRIENNE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MAKES HER THE HEADMISTRESS.
50 - HUMANS ENROLL IN THE JAN SCHOOL SYSTEM. EMMA CONTACTS X-MAN VIA TELEPATHY; TEAM SPLIT UP FOR MULTIPLE BRAWLS. FEVER PITCH.
51 -
52 - PAIGE AGREES TO DATE A HUMAN BOY TO KEEP HIM SILENT. ARTIE/LEECH GET IMAGE INDUCERS.
53 - JUBILEE AND PALADIN TAKE OFF TO MADRIPOOR TO RETRIEVE ADRIENNE'S SWORD.
54 - RISING SONS ATTACK THE TEAM TO GET THE SWORD BUT TAKEN DOWN.
55 - DANGER ROOM HIJINKS HAS THE TEAM AS HELLIONS TAKING ON A MYSTERIOUS FOE.
56 - ADRIENNE SET UP A WHOLE AMBUSH ON THE TEAM FOR HER SWORD AND ALTERNATIVE MOTIVES.
57 - TEAM GETS DRESSED UP FOR A BALL AS ICEMAN VISITS. ATTACKED BY EMPLATE GOT EVERYONE DOWN. THE TWINS ARE OUT OF PENANCE'S BODY.
58 - MR. ST. CROIX VISITS THE ACADEMY TO SEE THE TWINS, M AND THE INJUERD, EMPLATE. HE'S PULLING MONET OUT OF SCHOOL.
59 - ARTIE/LEECH TAKE OFF W THEIR INDUCERS FROM A NYC FIELD TRIP. AVENGERS HELP AS FIRESTAR HAS A CHAT WITH EMMA.
60 - MONDO MAKES A RETURN (FROM DEATH?) AS BLACK TOM CASSIDY AND JUGGERNAUT COME BACK FOR WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON. MONET LEAVES.
61 - CORDELIA'S PLAN FAILS AS MONDO'S SECRET REVEALED. MONET IS ATTACKED BY A VAMPIRE AT HER NEW SCHOOL.
62 - AFTER MONTHS, MONET TAKES DOWN HER NEW FOES AND MAKES HER WAY BACK TO THE SCHOOL SHE KEEPS LEAVING.
COUNTER X ISSUES
63 - PAIGE DISCOVERS TEENS ARE BEING ABDUCTED ACROSS THE AREA. EMMA JUST SOLD AN ISLAND. INVESTIGATION BEGINS.
64 - TEAM DISCOVERS THE LOCATION AND MAKE THEIR WAY THERE.
65 - INVASION STARTS.
66 - TEAM TAKES DOWN THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION
67 - ADRIENNE IS BACK UP TO NEW TRICKS ON HER WAY BACK TO THE ACADEMY. MONET IS BACK; LOVE ENSUES WITH SYNCH.,
68 - TEAM MEMBERS NOW GETTING ANTI-MUTANT ATTACKS FROM FELLOW HUMAN SCHOOLMATES. JUBILEE'S ROOM IS SET ON FIRE.
69 - EMMA TRIES TO FIGURE OUT WHY ADRIENNE IS BACK.
70 - THE TEAM TAKES DOWN ADRIENNE BUT SYNCH DIES.
71 - CHAMBER MEETS A GIRL IN TOWN AND SPENDS THE DAY WITH HER.
72 - MONET AND JUBILEE TAKE A DAY IN TOWN. THEY RESCUE SOME KIDS FROM ARMED GUNMEN.
73 - SEAN AND SKIN TAKE A DAY OFF IN TOWN AND GET INTO A BRAWL.
74 - PAIGE DISCOVERS THERE ARE SOME SPIRITS AT THE ACADEMY AND RELEASES THEM.
75 -
July 31, 2020
Back in the mid-90's, Generation X was the next big 'teenage mutants" thing. The X-men Original Flavor were now back with X-men, after a brief stint as X-Factor. The 2nd group of Mutants (HAvok & Polaris) were now the new X-Factor. The New Mutants were now X-Force, lead by no Ankled, DAMN THAT IS A HUGE GUN Cable.
So, we needed a new team of Teen Mutants.
Enter Generation X.
They took Banshee and Emma Frost (both sort of forgotten over the years), and added familiar faced Jubilee, the younger sister of Cannonball , and then added mutants that were new to readers . Skin. Synch. M. Chamber.
By the end of the 90's, Marvel was trying it's hand at other things - in this case, original novels with some of their popular characters. And this applied to Generation X.
The team find themselves taking a road trip across the country. And along the way, they make some friends - save some folks- and try to confront the hatred and bigotry of a radio host. (Telling you, the radio host parts could have been based on today's current events - Part Rush Limbaugh, Part Donald Trump, and a hint of Info Wars).
I read the first Generation X book back in the spring of 2000. I was on a hiatus from comics (forced hiatus. #MarriageMeansMakingSacrifices), so when the local library got a copy of the Generation X book, I was first one to check it out and read it. And 20 years later, I read the 2nd book in the series. But while I read the last one, to answer my quest for some familiar hero stories, this time, it was to get myself in the spirit of the (hopefully) soon to be release (and LONG overdue) movie of New Mutants.
And who knows- when they finally Do get around to releasing the movie- say 2039 - I will have one more Generation X book available for me to read.
So, we needed a new team of Teen Mutants.
Enter Generation X.
They took Banshee and Emma Frost (both sort of forgotten over the years), and added familiar faced Jubilee, the younger sister of Cannonball , and then added mutants that were new to readers . Skin. Synch. M. Chamber.
By the end of the 90's, Marvel was trying it's hand at other things - in this case, original novels with some of their popular characters. And this applied to Generation X.
The team find themselves taking a road trip across the country. And along the way, they make some friends - save some folks- and try to confront the hatred and bigotry of a radio host. (Telling you, the radio host parts could have been based on today's current events - Part Rush Limbaugh, Part Donald Trump, and a hint of Info Wars).
I read the first Generation X book back in the spring of 2000. I was on a hiatus from comics (forced hiatus. #MarriageMeansMakingSacrifices), so when the local library got a copy of the Generation X book, I was first one to check it out and read it. And 20 years later, I read the 2nd book in the series. But while I read the last one, to answer my quest for some familiar hero stories, this time, it was to get myself in the spirit of the (hopefully) soon to be release (and LONG overdue) movie of New Mutants.
And who knows- when they finally Do get around to releasing the movie- say 2039 - I will have one more Generation X book available for me to read.
April 16, 2019
Good for what it is. As an adult I read it pretty much just for the nostalgia and I got what I expected.
August 18, 2022
This book is a fun piece of nostalgia for me, but more importantly, the message of the book about media manipulation is even more impactful today. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
January 20, 2024
I don't know what Author was thinking, atleast Generation X by Scott Lobdel was quite good. But this is way bad. So boring that I left it in half.
It is totally unrelated to Gen X. Leave it
It is totally unrelated to Gen X. Leave it
November 24, 2017
This story follows members of Generation X, a group of teenaged mutants, as they embark on a cross country road trip. Along the way, they end up battling a bigoted radio host and a group of fanatical terrorists.
Although this book will never be mistaken for literary fiction, J. Steven York’s writing is certainly more than adequate. He manages to create depth in his characters and weaves a story that is quickly paced and quite engaging. Overall, this was a fun book to read!
Although this book will never be mistaken for literary fiction, J. Steven York’s writing is certainly more than adequate. He manages to create depth in his characters and weaves a story that is quickly paced and quite engaging. Overall, this was a fun book to read!
January 11, 2015
My unabashed fangirlishness is responsible for this rating and I'm not even going to apologize for it, not even a little bit. Objective and unbiased I am NOT.
That being sad, this book wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be, considering I'd never even realized that there were Gen X novels and didn't hear good things once I did know about them. Sure, it's a little cheesy and corny in parts of it, and sure, Jono's British slang was sometimes terrible enough to drive me a little batty, but the comics were that way, too. The characterization was great, and for something written in 1998, the underlying conflict in the book (the effect that biased media channels have on social issues like racial prejudice) is surprisingly relevant. Plus, there's a lot of "team" moments in the book, and I love those. (Fangirl, remember?)
It was like reading a well-written fanfiction and I'm not even going to pretend to dislike that.
That being sad, this book wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be, considering I'd never even realized that there were Gen X novels and didn't hear good things once I did know about them. Sure, it's a little cheesy and corny in parts of it, and sure, Jono's British slang was sometimes terrible enough to drive me a little batty, but the comics were that way, too. The characterization was great, and for something written in 1998, the underlying conflict in the book (the effect that biased media channels have on social issues like racial prejudice) is surprisingly relevant. Plus, there's a lot of "team" moments in the book, and I love those. (Fangirl, remember?)
It was like reading a well-written fanfiction and I'm not even going to pretend to dislike that.
March 3, 2015
A quick simple read and one I needed after some serious stuff.
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