In and Out of Capes: My Superhero Reading List

Superheroes are breaking out of comics and landing in prose short stories and novels.

Below is a reading list of superhero and super-villain books — novels and anthologies — that I’ve assembled for myself.

I’ve already read, and enjoyed, the first four books. Soon I Will Be Invincible was a lot of fun while I couldn’t put down The Liminal People until I was done.

Soon I want to start reading Ex Heroes, the first book in a series which blends superheroes with zombies.

How many of these have you read?

In and Out of Capes

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• Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

• I Am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be your Class President by Josh Lieb

• The Liminal People by Ayize Jama-Everett

• Amped: A Novel by Daniel H. Wilson

• Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

• Ex Heroes by Peter Clines

• Empire State: A Novel by Adam Christopher

• Seven Wonders by Adam Christopher

• Devil’s Cape by Rob Rogers

• Black and White (Icarus Project Series #1) by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge

• A Once Crowded Sky: A Novel by Tom King

• Prepare to Die!: A Novel of Superheroes, Sex, and Secret Origins by Paul Tobin

• Masked: An Awe-Inspiring Anthology of All-Original Superhero Fiction edited by Lou Anders

• Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-new Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories edited by Owen King and John McNally

• Superheroes edited by Rich Horton

• Wild Cards I edited by George R. R. Martin

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(This post was last updated March 12, 2014 to add new books in the series.)