After the Golden Age

Carrie Vaughn

Apr 2011 · Macmillan

About this ebook

After the Golden Age, a stand-alone urban fantasy by bestselling author Carrie Vaughn features the thoroughly mundane daughter of two famous superheroes, who finds in herself an unlikely hero.

It's not easy being a superhero's daughter....

Carrie Vaughn has captured legions of fans with her wildly popular Kitty Norville novels. Now she uses her extraordinary wit and imagination to tell a sensational new story about superhuman heroes-and the people who have to live with them.

Most people dream of having superheroes for parents, but not Celia West. The only daughter of Captain Olympus and Spark, the world's greatest champions, she has no powers of her own, and the most exciting thing she's ever done is win a silver medal in a high school swim meet. Meanwhile, she's the favorite hostage of every crime boss and supervillain in Commerce City. She doesn't have a code name, but if she did, it would probably be Bait Girl, the Captive Wonder.

Rejecting her famous family and its legacy, Celia has worked hard to create a life for herself beyond the shadow of their capes, becoming a skilled forensic accountant. But when her parents' archenemy, the Destructor, faces justice in the "Trial of the Century," Celia finds herself sucked back into the more-than-mortal world of Captain Olympus-and forced to confront a secret that she hoped would stay buried forever.

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Ratings and reviews

I enjoyed this book, almost reads like a screenplay, but i liked it and the characters. Main character is cynical after years of literally being a victim. Almost a goth type attitude. Funny and witty dialog and story. A light fun read, not a 5 star masterpiece, but a 4 star worth the time. I will most likely read the sequel to this book.

I read this book on deployment a few years ago. I found it when looking for something other than Harry Potter, and since I like super heroes then I realized that it was right up my alley. I enjoyed it.

The characters boarder on 2 dimensional. Despite that, the story itself is enjoyable.

About the author

Praise for Carrie Vaughn:

"Brilliantly structured, beautifully written.... Vaughn brings together mythology, fairy tales, and very human lives, immersing readers in the stories these complex characters tell themselves to make sense of their war-torn worlds."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Discord's Apple

"Carrie Vaughn weaves a gorgeous tapestry of the human condition in a post-apocalyptic world filled with mystery, magic, and immortals. Her world-building is masterful!"—L.A. Banks, New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth, on Discord's Apple

"Carrie Vaughn masterfully weaves together comic books, Greek gods, King Arthur, and a world on the brink of nuclear war. Discord's Apple is phenomenal!" —Jackie Kessler, co-author of Shades of Gray, on Discord's Apple

"Enough excitement, astonishment, pathos, and victory to satisfy any reader."—Charlaine Harris on Kitty and the Midnight Hour