House of Dolls

Name: House of Dolls
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Harmon Cooper
ISBN: 9781977333483

Author: Harmon Cooper

Series: House of Dolls #1

Narrator: Neil Hellegers

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/25/2018

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Superheroes

Synopsis

Hate your job. Win the lottery. Get a superpower.

Roman Martin is a normal guy until he happens upon a winning lottery ticket that grants him an incredible superpower.

Unfortunately, Roman has to keep his new power a secret, and in a society that separates superpowereds from half-powereds, that's a big deal.

There's also his troubled past, a dark secret that constantly looms over him, his coworker's mysterious death, and the fact that Roman is being blackmailed by two beautiful female spies at war with one another.

So Roman does what any down-on-his-luck partially exploited office worker would do in his situation: get women, get good, and get ready to fight back.

Contains mature themes.

About Harmon Cooper

Harmon Cooper is the author of over fifty science fiction and fantasy books. Originally from Austin, Texas, Harmon was a musician before transitioning to world traveler and writer. He grew up on comic books and JRPGs, and now enjoys gaming, anime, Netflix, and yoga, which he does both for spiritual purposes and to combat his "writer body." He lives in New England with his wife.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on April 09, 2019

Francesca Lia Block is known for a certain kind of edgy young-adult fare - her books don't draw back from depicting tough or disturbing issues that affect young people's lives - and she brings her unique sensibility with her, when exploring other genres (see The Rose and the Beast for some of he......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 18, 2012

I was disappointed in this book. I thought it could have been so good. B. McClintock is one of my favorite illustrators, and the illustrations were great, but the story was not good. It was just such a sad little story with no depth to the characters at all. Who was this intended for? Because I real......more

Goodreads review by Heather on June 18, 2010

Not nearly as great as the 'starred booklist review'. The book tells the story of a dollhouse, and the dolls that live inside. On the plus side, at 60 pages, I read the whole thing in about a half-hour. I did enjoy Barbara McClintock's illustrations.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 10, 2024

I’m on a Francesca Lia Block binge now and I’ve been going through every FLB book available in the public library! This had her signature gorgeous imagery-dominated writing. It was also cute and sweet. A little world I wanted to inhabit.......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on June 24, 2010

We have this book in the children's department of the library. It is a good story, but I can't think of any children that would enjoy this book. It was a very quick read (30 minutes). Some parts of it would be difficult for children to understand the actual meaning. It might be a good one for parent......more