Unfortunately, I almost disliked Sovereign. What could I have expected? It says something about the book that I read the next one in the series. A bit too female centered, a bit naive, but hey: it's about a teenage transgender superhero. The team was interesting, the villain, too. It was fresh, with a sympathetic character that went through some major changes in life. Geeks OUT.I liked Dreadnought, the first book in the Nemesis series. ^ Kirichanskaya, Michele (October 8, 2020).^ Michele, Kirichanskaya (October 3, 2017).Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. ^ '30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists and Winners'.'The Female Superhero Stories You Should Be Reading Right Now'. 'Ownvoices trans YA novel Dreadnought optioned for film'. ^ a b Ceillie, Simkiss (February 24, 2018).

'An Interview with Author April Daniels'. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. 'Exclusive Cover Reveal: YA Novel Dreadnought'. ^ a b c d Carolyn, Cox (June 21, 2016).^ a b c d 'April Daniels Tackles Trans Teen Trouble in Superheroine Story Dreadnought'.'Interview with April Daniels (Author of DREADNOUGHT)'. In 2018, the series was optioned for film to Wayne Brady's production company, Makin' It Up Productions. Ī third and final installment in the Nemesis series is currently in development. ĭaniels' second book, Sovereign, introduces a genderqueer superhero named Kinetiq, continues to explore the moral and mental health implications of Danny's fights with villains, and has her file for emancipation from her abusive family and find love. Nemesis series ĭaniels' first book, Dreadnought, introduces a girl named Danny Tozer who inherits the mantle of her world's foremost superhero -the eponymous Dreadnought-which gives her powers like flight and the feminine body she has wanted ever since she realized she was transgender, and thrusts her into confrontation with a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) witch and other supervillains. Daniels is also a contributor to The Mary Sue. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in literature. She was homeless in San Francisco for a time, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon. April Daniels is an American author of the Nemesis superhero trilogy.ĭaniels lived in Ashland, Oregon until she was ten years old, where she was exposed to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, before her family moved to Los Angeles, California.

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