Joe Average, finally, a hero for the rest of us.
This novel is about comic book fantasy meeting brutal reality. It stars Ken Burton, the most extraordinary ordinary man in the world. Since an encounter with a meteorite as a child he's become everything you need to be a comic book superhero. He's faster than a speeding bullet, and bullet proof, as powerful as a locomotive, and forget about leaping over tall buildings, he can fly too. The problem is that he lives in the real world, not a comic book, and doesn't have the looks, the physique, or the charisma of a superhero. But he's not going to let his shortcomings stop him from trying to make the world a better place, and hopefully win the heart of his unrequited love. But things don't go according to plan, and when politicians get involved everything goes to hell fast. Soon Ken loses everything he holds dear, and has to face certain death to prove to the world, and to himself, that it takes more than power to be a real hero. Please forgive the underlining instead of italics, a publisher insisted on it for some archaic and arcane reason. Enjoy.