The Kid Sensation Series: Books 1-3

By: Kevin Hardman

Narrated by: Mikael Naramore

Get the first three books in the Kid Sensation series.

Sensation (Kid Sensation book one)

Like millions of other kids, Jim grew up wanting to be a superhero. Unlike most of his contemporaries, however, Jim actually had the goods: a plethora of super powers that would have been the envy of any meta on the planet. But when his tryout with the Alpha League - the world's premiere group of supers - goes disastrously wrong, Jim basically becomes an outcast.

Two years later, Jim is still bitter about what happened to him. However, he soon finds himself the centerpiece in an odd turn of events that gives him a second chance at his dream. It’s a lot for one super to handle, even with a smorgasbord of abilities. But if saving the world were easy, everyone would do it....

Mutation (Kid Sensation book two)

Having saved the planet and earned a place with the world’s premiere superhero team, Jim (aka Kid Sensation) is preparing to attend the prestigious Academy, where teen supers from every corner of the globe learn to master their abilities. At the same time, however, he is approached by a mysterious government organization that wants Jim to work for them - and they won’t take no for an answer.

Moreover, at the Academy itself, an insidious and highly contagious virus is running amok through the student population, striking at the heart of their abilities. Students are losing control of their powers, with lethal consequences....

Infiltration (Kid Sensation book three)

Having a surfeit of super powers is great for battling bad guys and saving the world, as Jim (aka Kid Sensation) is finding out, but less useful in dealing with day-to-day situations - like bonding with his superhero father, adjusting to a team environment, and coping with what might be perceived as a growing rivalry between himself and another teen super. On top of all that, despite having a serious girlfriend, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to a new female super he’s just met.

At the same time, some villain has just gotten himself a new toy: an unknown weapon of tremendous power that is able to strike without warning. It quickly becomes clear that the only way to stop this new evil is from within.

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My kinda book!

Great listen if you stick with it. Book 1 was pretty slow but had a fantastic ending.

Super Teens to the Rescue

I've been a comic book fan since I was in University (don't ask, but it was a LONG time ago), so this series was kind of a natural for me. Like a comic book run, it's very much one story with consecutive issues, rather than three stand-alone stories, so buying it as a box set is kind of a no-brainer.
I love the stories; the teen angst, the idea of a supers' "academy", the hero "games" and the regular battle royal sequences against super villains. In this series, Kevin Hardman has taken the feel of the classic comic book and translated them into a novelized format and narrator Mikeal Naramore has captured the wonder and suspense of the genre in this Audible version.

so many different angles

I love this book there's so many different angles and there's so many things you could end up going even farther and different branch series if you tried

Just Good Fun

I've been drawn to series that involve super powers/LITRPG/Modern Fantasy as of late. This series fit that bill. Is it a great series? Not particularly, but it is a good one to listen to for just mellow enjoyment.

The main character is kind of ridiculously overpowered. Unfortunately, despite the author trying to portray him as some kind of genius, his shortcoming is a result of him thinking/acting like your typical teenager. For example, he tends to act before he thinks which results in a lot of moments where you want to palm your face. Nevertheless, overall it is still an enjoyable series to just sit back and listen while going about your business. Mikael Naramore does well as a narrator, though his range for character voices could be a little more varied. But I can't talk since I doubt I can do any better. If it was 1 credit for each book individually, I probably wouldn't recommend it. However, it is 1 for 3, so it's a good purchase.

Action packed series

Al thought I really did enjoy all 3 of the books the MC is a little bit of a Mary-sue, or maybe he's is just to powerful... I have never been a big fan of superman for this reason. That being said I will continue series as they are fun and I would like to know more about mouses back story, and see what other adventures they all will go on.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.