All of this means that Danny spends a lot of time kicking butt and getting her butt kicked, as well as trying to figure out just how to navigate the super world, both politically and from a business standpoint. Exploration of the Nemesis question, concerning just how the super powered become super powered, is a main focus, and so is the nuts-and-bolts difficulty of being the sole superhero left standing in the city. villain fare.Īs far as the action-packed plot goes, that is all about the lingering problems with questionable hero (and definite transphobic jerk) Graywytch, and a new character, the uber wealthy power mad Richard Garrison (because being uber wealthy isn’t enough for anyone these days, which is not hard to believe). It’s the many-pronged war for freedom that Danny is facing that author April Daniels presents so well here, which elevates the book above standard hero vs. So, while she is happy with her physical transformation, the near continuous need to defend herself, either against a maniacal villain or in a courtroom or on a talk show, is simply exhausting. The problem is that she might end up tortured to death or in prison before this new adventure ends and, consequently, Danny is really getting tired of the epic levels of crap being thrown her way. Have no fear though, Danny is nothing if not resilient and while her parental issues might have gone from bad to worse (lawyers and a judge are involved), and a new villain is breathing down her neck, Danny’s love life has some potential and she’s getting more comfortable in her transformed skin. Basically, being a transgender teen superhero in the wake of a murderous attempt to destroy your city isn’t easy. The sequel picks up a few months after the first book and, for everyone wondering just how things are going for Danny after Dreadnought’s epic ending, well, it’s complicated. Trust me, you’re going to be hopelessly lost otherwise and will miss out on how well this title builds on what came before.
The first thing, and most important, is that readers absolutely must read Dreadnought before tackling Sovereign.
Teenage superhero Danny Tozer returns for more adventures as the mighty Dreadnought in Sovereign, a sequel that packs a ton of personal and professional drama (plus superhero smashdowns) into its 300+ pages.
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