At a certain moment in adolescence, we all realize our parents aren't perfect. Celia West, the main character in Carrie Vaughn's After the Golden Age (Tor, $24.99) never had that moment. As far as the citizens of Commerce City are concerned, her parents are perfect. They're superheroes.
Warren and Suzanne West are better known as Captain Olympus and Spark, Commerce City's most loved and respected costumed heroes. He's super strong and invulnerable; she can control fire. Celia, however, has no powers. That led to an adolescence raging with insecurity and resentment, especially once her parents' arch-enemy, the Destructor, revealed their secret identities to the world.
Now …
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