The Violent Century Author:Lavie Tidhar "A torrid tour de force.? ?James Ellroy — "If John le Carre wrote a superhero novel about the Cold War, it might be this good." ?Charles Stross — ?Like Watchmen on crack."?io9 — Fogg and Oblivion are amongst the British government?s most elite agents. Discovered after an experiment gives a small fraction of humanity super powers, they are a team th... more »at can go anywhere totally unnoticed if they so choose. And as nations race to harness those of extraordinary abilities, Fogg and Oblivion have observed an unfolding atrocity: the beginning of the Second World War.
But to sit and do nothing forever is impossible. Even superheroes must choose when to join to the fray, and to whom their allegiance is owed. Even if it is for just one perfect summer's day.« less