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Kid Dark Against The Machine
2016
First Published
4.13
Average Rating
93
Number of Pages

Part of Series

From the award-winning author of Cookie Cutter Superhero comes a brand new story about sidekicks, supervillains and saving the world Back when he was called something else, Griff knew everything about superheroes, sidekicks and the mysterious machine responsible for creating them. Now, Griff is just an average guy, minding his own business. A volunteer handyman at the Boys Home—his former home—Griff spends his days clearing out gutters and building clubhouses for the orphans at the Home. Nothing heroic or remarkable about that, right? But all of that changes when one of the Home kids starts having weird dreams about another Machine—an evil version that churns out supervillains. Griff remembers the call of the Machine, and reluctantly decides to help the kid on his mission. And then they waltz back into Griff's life. Those bloody heroes. Including him—The Dark—one of Australia’s mightiest and longest-running superheroes. What’s a retired secret superhero sidekick to do?

Avg Rating
4.13
Number of Ratings
69
5 STARS
41%
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author

Tansy Rayner Roberts
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Author · 38 books

Tansy Rayner Roberts is a fantasy and science fiction author who lives in southern Tasmania, somewhere between the tall mountain with snow on it, and the beach that points towards Antarctica. Tansy has a PhD in Classics (with a special interest in poisonous Roman ladies), and an obsession with Musketeers. You can hear Tansy talking about Doctor Who on the Verity! podcast. She also reads her own stories on the Sheep Might Fly podcast.

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