Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World Blog Tour
Eddie Hertz is smart, real smart. He has to be. What other twelve-year- old patrols the streets of Nirvana alone, hoping to foil the schemes of the evil Mephisto? Since Eddie is small for his age, he trusts in his Batman-style gadgets belt and acrobatic skills as well as lots of experience, like knowing how to swing across dark alleys without being seen.
Eddie has a dream, to become like Damocles, Nirvana’s great superhero. To make that dream come true, Eddie invented a device that is supposed to give him superpowers, but using it on himself is dangerous, maybe even fatal. He doesn’t have the nerve to try it.
When Mephisto unleashes an earthquake machine on the city, Eddie gets a surprising teammate — his quirky eight-year- old sister, Samantha, who comes up with an unexpected way to help Eddie in the frantic battle to prevent the biggest earthquake of all.
Since Damocles has lost his ability to help in physical form, Eddie and Samantha are the only hope for Nirvana and the world.
The only way I know to track when I first read a Bryan Davis book is to measure from the time I first started writing. Therefore, I must have been seven years old when I first picked up Raising Dragons.
The only way I know to mark time this way is because, as a Very Young Person, my very first story was a shameless rip-off of the Dragons in Our Midst series. Sure, it was set in a different era; it had different characters; but the gist of it was 100% plagiarized from the pages of Bryan Davis (with probably a healthy dose of whatever else I was reading those days, but none of it was strong enough that I can identify it now).
It wasn’t because I sat down and decided, “I want to write this same story.”
It was because it was the best story that I knew at the time.
Though I’ve never yet met Bryan Davis in person, I grew up with him as a large part of my household. I and all my brothers and sisters read his books as they came out. I was a part of his fan forum while it was still around (I met some of my best friends in the world there). We watched his Youtube videos and articles, learning from his writing instruction. I can’t write “he dropped his eyes”, “he caught her just before she hit the ground,” or “he stepped in, opening the door” anymore. It’s been years since most of his writing pet peeves even crossed my pen.
There have been many people instrumental in making me the writer I am today. Out of all the authors I follow, Bryan Davis has had the largest part in that.
That is why I am here, writing this blog post, supporting this new Middle Grade book about a twelve-year-old superhero. I know this author. I know his stories, his themes, even his weak points. His stories are worth reading. I’m not unbiased, because I’ve come by this knowledge from years of growing up with them, learning from them, and being inspired by them.
By all means, take my endorsement with a grain of salt; you’d be right to do so. The book might not live up to your expectations. It might not be your genre, or your age group.
But I certainly would encourage you to find out.
Giveaway
In celebration of the release, Bryan Davis is offering 2 major giveaways: a simple, user-familiar Rafflecopter giveaway, and a Grand Prize.
You can enter the first giveaway here. Enter to win a copy of your choice of any Bryan Davis book, plus a Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World T-Shirt and bookmark.
The grand prize giveaway will require a little bit of extra participation from you guys. Scattered throughout every post on this blog tour, there is a number. This is a secret number, which you must hunt for, capture, and add up. Most will probably be indicated in some way – bold, or colored differently than the rest of the text. The sum of all the numbers is the Grand Prize key. Add up all the numbers and insert them into the Rafflecopter giveaway here. You can win all the prizes from the first giveaway, plus a complete Bryan Davis series of your choice, OR a $50 Amazon gift card.
Please note that the giveaway key must be correct for you to enter. You can’t find the complete sum of all the numbers until Saturday, but the giveaway will be open for long enough. Don’t worry. Just be patient.
Happy hunting, kids.
About the Author
Bryan Davis is the author of several bestselling series, including Dragons in Our Midst and the Reapers Trilogy, speculative fiction for youth and adults. Bryan and his wife, Susie, work together as an author/editor team to create his imaginative tales.
Website – Book Purchase Site – Facebook Page – Blog
Visit the other blogs on the tour!
Wednesday, September 20th
Tour Kickoff @ The Author’s Chair
Book Spotlight @ Backing Books
Book review and YOU WRITE: About Bryan Davis @ Zerina Blossom’s Books
Book Spotlight and Review @ The Spooky Bookshelf
Book Spotlight and Author Interview @ Scattered Scribblings
Book Review and Character Interview @ Light and Shadows
Thursday, September 21st
Book Spotlight and YOU WRITE: About Bryan Davis @ Red Lettering (You are here!)
Spotlight and Author Interview @ The Reader Addict
Spotlight and YOU WRITE: About Bryan Davis @ target verified
Book Review and Character Interview @ Hidden Doorways
Book Review @ Ashley Bogner
Book Review @ The Page Dreamer
Friday, September 22nd
Book Spotlight and Character Interview @ Story of Fire
Book Review @ Inkwell
Book Spotlight and Character Interview @ Liv K. Fisher
Book Review @ writinganyone
Spotlight and YOU WRITE: About Superheroes @ Dreams and Dragons
Author Interview and YOU WRITE: About Bryan Davis @ March to a Different Drum
Book Spotlight @ Author Jaye L. Knight
Saturday, September 23rd
Author Interview @ Jessi L. Roberts, author
Book Spotlight and Character Interview @ Book Lovers Life
Book Review and Character Interview @ Verbosity Reviews
Book Spotlight, Author Interview and YOU WRITE: Superheroes @ Creature of Graphite
Character Interview @ Wanderer’s Pen
Book Spotlight and Author Interview @ Adventure Awaits
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Lovely post! That’s just beautiful how much Bryan Davis and his books influenced you. ^_^ Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! It really is remarkable how much his books influenced me, and still continue to do so to this day.
Thank you for the post! I’m glad my books have had an important part of your life.
You are not nearly as glad as I am. Thank you for all that you’ve done, sir.
This is SOoooooooo coool!!!!!!!!!!! I REALLY WANT TO READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE SUPERHEROS!!!!!!!!! And…. I don’t know what kind of hero I would be (I which I had all the superpowers!) 0.0
Read it! xD There’s always the option of requesting your library purchase it, if you can’t (that is what the library is there for, after all). Goodness. All the superpowers would be way too much for me.
Looks like a fun book 🙂
It is! I would definitely recommend it, especially for the target audience. It makes a great read-aloud book.
My teen years were spent with Bryan Davis’s books too! I’ve learned so much from him. And…yes, my first novel was also HEAVILY influenced by Raising Dragons (plus Narnia). XD
I’m so glad I’m not the only one. :p
Great post! (Also, I shall join you in the ripped-off-DiOM-for-her-first-story club . . . mine wasn’t a direct parallel, but my MCs were basically Billy and Walter, so yeah.) And it’s so fun to hear about how you’ve learned from Bryan Davis; I do love how he gives such great writing advice. I didn’t know he did YouTube videos, though.
DIOM-stealers unite! xD
He doesn’t run an active Youtube channel, but he does have a few videos up. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/user/anthrozil/videos
*hi5*
Cool beans. I’ll check it out.
Love your post and your blog! I just followed you!
Thank you! I’m so glad you’ve found something you like here. ^-^
You know, I’m beginning to think my comment didn’t take. Here’s your prompt for my flash fiction challenge:
It’s New Year’s Eve. You’re running from something. And suddenly an angel appears. What happens? 1000 words. Have fun!