Generation Wonder, Barry Lyga
Generation Wonder, Barry Lyga
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Synopsis

A high-flying YA anthology featuring thirteen short stories that turn superhero tropes on their head and offer fresh perspectives on modern mythsTriumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types.This YA anthology features thirteen short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake—superheroes don’t have to just be generic handsome white dudes. Everyone in the world, no matter their race, sexual preference, pronouns, or level of ability, has dreamed of flying.Contributors include six New York Times bestselling authors, seven multiple award winners, a founder of We Need Diverse Books, and at least one author with millions of books in print in the US alone. The collection is edited by New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga. The full list of contributors includes: Barry Lyga, Paul Levitz, Sarah MacLean, Lamar Giles, Elizabeth Eulberg, Danielle Paige, Varian Johnson, Joseph Bruchac, Morgan Baden, Matthew Phillion, Anna-Marie McLemore, Sterling Gates, and Axie Oh.

About Barry Lyga

Barry Lyga has written a metric ton of books over fifteen years. He’s an award winner, a New York Times bestseller, a “YA rebel author” (thanks, Kirkus!), and a guy whose entire life has been spent reading, writing, studying, selling, buying, and otherwise being involved in superheroes. He can name every member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, their birth names, and their planets of origin. (Yes, he was very popular in high school.)

About Ariana Delawari

Ariana Delawari, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a musician, director, and actress. A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, she directed We Came Home, an award-winning documentary about her journeys to Afghanistan since 9/11, the making of her album “Lion of Panjshir,” and her family story. She recently became the first female of Afghan descent to perform rock music live in Afghanistan in over thirty years. She is also a member of the LA Ladies Choir and was recently a speaker and performer at the inaugural TEDx Kabul.

About Frankie Corzo

Frankie Corzo is an experienced narrator and actress who spent her childhood performing in theater productions, commercials, films, and voiceovers. Born to Cuban immigrant parents, she narrates and acts in both Spanish and English. Her work has been added to numerous best of lists, including Audible's for 2017 and 2018. Born and raised in New Jersey, she currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

About Eunice Wong

Eunice Wong is an award-winning, Juilliard-trained actor who works in professional theatres across the United States and in New York City.

About Emily Lawrence

Emily Lawrence, an actor and writer, is passionate about bringing stories to life. Her greatest strength as a performer is her ability to bring herself to the role, creating a wide range of emotionally resonant performances that leap off the page, stage, or screen. Her favorite characters are complicated, conflicted, and still searching for their inner truths. Emily's passion for her work is complimented by her persistence, resilience, and inexhaustible work ethic. She's narrated more than 190 audiobooks, half of which were USA Today or New York Times bestsellers, and has also worked in film, television, and theater. Born and raised in New York, Emily moved to Los Angeles shortly after receiving her BFA in drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She also had the privilege of living in London while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Emily's greatest loves are acting and reading, so narrating audiobooks is a dream come true. Her other passions include traveling, LARPing, aerial circus, and chocolate.

About Sarah Naughton

Sarah Naughton is an Audie Award–nominated narrator who has recorded titles in a variety of genres, including young adult, mystery, and thriller. Also a renowned actress, singer, and dancer, she is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

About Ron Butler

Ron Butler is a Los Angeles based actor who works regularly as a commercial and animation voiceover artist and an audiobook narrator. A member of the Atlantic Theater Company, he has over a hundred film and television credits to his name and won an Independent Filmmaker Project Award for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.

About James Anderson Foster

James Anderson Foster was born and raised on the west coast, and even though he's lived in the Midwest for over a decade now, still considers Oregon home. Nominated for three Voice Arts Awards in 2015 for best audiobook narration in the science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery categories, James has been praised for his conversational delivery and ability to sound exactly like the voice you were imagining in your head.

About Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell is the Audie and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning voice of hundreds of audiobook titles in almost every literary genre.

About Jennifer Aquino

Jennifer Aquino is an American actor based in Los Angeles. She works in film, television, theater, and voice-over. She's known as the doctor who killed McDreamy on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Her theater background includes performances at East West Players, The Actors' Gang, LaJolla Playhouse, Theatre West, El Portal Theatre, Center Stage Theatre, Victory Theatre, and Lodestone Theatre. Her voice has been described as "grounded," "youthful," "refreshing," and "pleasing to the ear." Jennifer loves giving voice to young adults, and reading journeys of empowered women in romantic comedies, LitRPG books, fantasy/sci-fi novels, mysteries, and thrillers. Her background in theater and voice contributes to her narration in giving each character a unique life.


Reviews

Just not as fun and exciting the cover wants the book to be.......more

Goodreads review by Skjam!

his young adult superhero anthology has the mission of creating characters across a spectrum of diversity and not being derived from previous properties. There’s thirteen stories ranging acrpss multiple subgenres, comedic, science fiction, fantasy… Let’s see how they did! “Love to Hate” by Lamar Gile......more

I came across Generation Wonder because of @fatedmatespod and listened to their interview with Barry Lyga (who edited and compiled the anthology). This is not my normal genre of choice, but wow it was incredibly thought provoking and engaging! I definitely had my favorites of the short stories inclu......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

This collection of short stories is a 3.5 for me. With an introduction from noted author Barry Lyga, a self-professed fan of superheroes--and to some YA readers, he's something of a superhero or a legend in his own rights--the 13 stories by authors, most of whom are known for other types of storytel......more

Goodreads review by Becca

This anthology has 13 stories of heroes and villains. As always with anthologies there were stories I loved and others who well were duds. - “Love to Hate” by Lamar Giles 3/5 - “Fire that Lasts” by Sarah MacLean 4/5 - “Ordinary Kid” by Joseph Bruchac 2/5 - “Fly, Lions, Fly” by Morgan Baden 5/5 - “My Li......more


Quotes

“[An] ambitious anthology…These stories feature a wide spectrum of intersectional diversity, providing varied representation.” Publishers Weekly

“[In] this collection of stories about superpowered teens…Varian Johnson’s ‘The Knight’s Gambit’ is particularly powerful…[and] Sarah MacLean’s ‘Fire That Lasts’ provides a standout setting…The collection as a whole satisfies, with a wide range of lived experiences represented.” Kirkus Reviews


Awards

  • Audie Award Finalist