A Once Crowded Sky

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A Once Crowded Sky is written by Tom King and published by Simon and Schuster. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 145165202X (ISBN 10) and 9781451652024 (ISBN 13).

“Everything we love about comics…it’s all here. And it’s a fun read.” —Wired.com A “masterful story about humanity” (The Charleston Post and Courier) from a former CIA counter-terrorism office that fuses bombastic, comic-book-style storytelling with modern fiction. What happens when the world’s greatest superheroes give up their powers—and only one man is left to pick up the pieces? A Once Crowded Sky unfolds in Arcadia City, where the legendary heroes have sacrificed their abilities—and the ultimate hero, Ultimate—to defeat a cosmic threat. Now depowered and ordinary, they wander a world without icons…except one. PenUltimate, the lone former sidekick who refused the sacrifice, still possesses power—and now the world needs him more than ever. PenUltimate built a life beyond the game with his wife, turning his back on the superhero legacy. But when new terrorist attacks tear through Arcadia, humanity’s last powered defender is pulled unwillingly back into action. Alone, estranged, and viewed as a coward by his peers, he must decide whether duty still calls—or if heroism lies in simply walking away With the scope of a graphic novel and the introspection of literary fiction, A Once Crowded Sky blends explosive action with a poignant meditation on legacy, identity, and the cost of greatness.