Sacred Band (2e)
A re-release of Joe Carriker's critically-acclaimed LGBTQ+ superhero novel
The golden age of heroes is decades past. Society at large found it could not condone vigilantism. Now metahumans are just citizens - albeit citizens with incredible talents - who are assisted in living "normal" lives by the government.
Magnetically-empowered college student Rusty Adamson may have been a child during that glorious age of superheroics¸ but he vividly remembers the deeds of his idol¸ Sentinel. Sentinel used his incredible powers to save lives and right wrongs - until losing the man he loved and being publicly outed caused him to disappear from public life. When Rusty's gay friend Kosma goes missing in Ukraine¸ Rusty realizes there is still a place for superheroes¸ and sets out to bring Sentinel out of the shadows to help find his friend.
But the disappearance of Kosma is one small move in a staggering global plot against queer youth. In the modern world¸ a team of supers may seem old-fashioned¸ but the battle against the sinister forces targeting the LGBTQ+ world may require some incredible reinforcements.
THIS BATTLE MAY REQUIRE A SACRED BAND