Class Heroes: A Class Apart

A Class Apart by Stephen Henning

Teenage twins James and Samantha Blake are caught up in a seemingly random terrorist bombing while on a school trip. Many of their friends are killed. When the twins wake up in hospital, their lives have changed forever.

The doctors are amazed at the speed with which James and Sam recover from their injuries and, when the twins begin to exhibit extraordinary powers, it is obvious that something incredible has happened.

As James and Sam attempt to overcome their fears and embrace their new abilities, a series of murders and disappearances start plaguing the hospital. The twins aren’t the only ones with special abilities and it becomes apparent that someone is coming for them.

Will James and Sam be able to survive the nightmare into which they have been plunged? Who, or what, is behind the murders at the hospital? And was that terrorist incident quite so random after all?


What I thought:

(I received this book as a review copy from the author. Thank you Stephen!)

Wow! This book made me smile. I was engaged in the story from the minute I started reading!
Class Heroes is clearly a promising series and I will gladly follow the Blake family in their future adventures.

This action packed debut novel begins with twins, James and Samantha, getting caught in a bus explosion, seemingly by accident. They, along with the other children on the bus, are taken to the hospital which begins a whirlwind of strange events. Both Sam and James begin to heal with "super human" speed and soon realize they can do other things as well. As circumstances at the hospital spin out of control it is up to the twins to save the day.

A Class Apart was so well written! Stephen Henning has created wonderful characters full of whit and charm. His story is detailed and bursting with action. I love the way you get to experience it from several different sides and his attention to detail and fluidity is impeccable. There are certain tell tale signs of a great book and this has all of them!

But who is the strange girl lurking in the background? And who is really behind this bizarre multitude of happenings? Boy do these kids sure have their work cut out for them!
I can't wait to get the sequel!

The author has a great website dedicated to this series. Here you can fill your head with information on the characters as well as the author himself! It also has some great videos from 24/7 Interactive News, which is the news station featured in A Class Apart.

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