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Doctor Impossible
''Soon I Will Be Invincible'' is a novel by Austin Grossman, published by Pantheon Books and released on June 5, 2007. The novel uses two alternating first person narratives—the first told from the point of view of Fatale, a female cyborg recruited by the superhero group ''The New Champions'' as they investigate the disappearance of a superhero named CoreFire. The other narrative is told from the point of view of Dr. Impossible, a supervillain possessing super-human strength and intellect who suffers from Malign Hypercognition Disorder ("evil genius" syndrome). The plot follows Impossible's thirteenth attempt to take over the world after escaping from prison. The novel—Grossman's first—was written during his tenure as a video game designer. The book uses characters, settings, and storylines generally associated with comic books and superhero fiction, but is written entirely in prose. The story explores how superheroes cope with their powers and interact with one another. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Grossman
Austin Seth Grossman (born June 26, 1969) is an American author and video game designer. He has contributed to ''The New York Times'' and has written for a number of video games, most notably '' Deus Ex'' and '' Dishonored''. Life Grossman was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1991 and pursued a graduate degree in English literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the twin brother of writer Lev Grossman and brother of sculptor Bathsheba Grossman, and the son of the poet Allen Grossman and the novelist Judith Grossman. Grossman's father was born Jewish and his mother was raised Anglican. Grossman started his career in the game industry by replying to a classified ad in ''The Boston Globe'' in May 1992 that led him to Looking Glass Studios, where in ''System Shock'' he pioneered the audio log technique for storytelling in narrative games. Grossman has worked with DreamWorks Interactive, Ion Storm, and Crystal Dynamics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |