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BLACK AND WHITE
BOOK 1 OF THE ICARUS PROJECT
BY JACKIE KESSLER AND CAITLIN
KITTREDGE
Coming June 2010
SHADES OF GRAY
BOOK 2 OF THE ICARUS PROJECT
BY JACKIE KESSLER AND CAITLIN KITTREDGE
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The line between superhero and supervillain has
never been thinner...
In a novel that deftly mixes humor, romance, suspense,
and superpowers,
Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge put a new spin on the
age-old battle
between good and evil. Forget the old formula of hero versus
villain,
because in a world where both the bad guys and the good guys
are cloaked in shades of gray, nothing is as simple as...
BLACK AND WHITE
Once best friends at an elite superhero training academy, Callie
Bradford--code name Iridium--and Joannie Greene--code name Jet--are now
mortal enemies. Jet is a by-the-book hero, using her Shadow power to protect
the citizens of New Chicago. Iridium, with her mastery of Light, runs the
city's underworld. For years the two have played a dangerous game of cat and
mouse.
But now playtime's over. A looming evil threatens both them and the world
they share. As Jet works with a "normal" man who has an extraordinary
ability to make her weak in the knees, Iridium teams with a mysterious
vigilante called Taser. Both Jet and Iridium are convinced that the other
woman is the key to a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions.
And one of them is right.
"In this complex tale, Kessler (the Hell on Earth series) and Kittredge (the
Nocturne City novels) create a dark world where the narrow line between hero
and vigilante is defined by corporate interests. When tragedy strikes during
their third year at a young superheroes' academy, best friends Jet and
Iridium begin to grow apart, seeing their heroic world in different, and
irreconcilable, ways. Shadow-wielding Jet becomes the Hero of New Chicago,
where light-powered Iridium is seen as a rabid vigilante, and they find
themselves archenemies. Both characters are intriguingly flawed: Jet suffers
from insecurity, while Iridium's arrogance repeatedly gets her into trouble.
When an investigative reporter disappears, Jet suspects Iridium's
involvement, but the truth is far more complicated, keeping readers guessing
whether the finale will be a reconciliation or a spectacular showdown. Jet
and Iridium's multifaceted relationship will appeal to all who have come to
want more from their superheroes than good vs. evil and mindless battles."
--Publishers Weekly
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