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Nine years ago, Steve Clarke was just a teenage boy in love with the girl of his dreams. Then a freak chemical spill transformed him into Reaver, the man whose super-powerful fists can literally take a year off a bad guy’s life. Days ago, he found himself at the mercy of his archnemesis, Octagon, and a whole crew of fiendish super-villains, who gave him two weeks to settle his affairs - and prepare to die. Now, after years of extraordinary adventures and crushing tragedies, the world’s greatest hero is returning to where it all began in search of the boy he once was...and the girl he never forgot.

Exciting, scandalous, and ultimately moving, Prepare to Die! is a unique new look at the last days of a legend.

©2012 Paul Tobin (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Adventure Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Romance

Editor reviews

When Reaver is captured by his nemesis Octagon, he is allowed a two-week stay of execution to get his life in order before he is to be killed. He decides to return to his old life - before the chemical spill that turned him into a superhero - as Steve Clarke, and back to the girl he has always loved. Paul Tobin creates a moving meditation on mortality and regret in Prepare to Die!, a powerful demystification of superhero myth. Ray Chase gives an indelible performance, augmenting the broken, yearning, and rueful emotion behind Steve Clarke's final days.

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"This is something of a comic book without drawings, and Chase brings his A-game, further energizing the action scenes and making for a guilty pleasure of a listen." (AudioFile)
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Gave up 50ish% in. I'm really not the one to scream misogyny easily, but this was horrible. I suspected it'll be a hard read from the beginning, but I like to challenge myself with different perspectives and genres. Unfortunately, couldn't even finish this. It's like it was written by 13-year old boy in the 80s, not whole grown ass man in 2012. Yikes.

DNF

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I really enjoyed the book and when I heard that last sentence, I wondered if it was leaving a door open for a sequel and immediately checked back here. Now I just have to wait for the rest of the trilogy and hope they are as engaging and entertaining!

nice book

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Weird weird weird. Very wordy and sounding like going somewhere. But uter nonsense. My brain is muddled listening to this. I loved the world and exaining fights, but total goddled gook. Insane over descrides noise. So distressing on and on narrater goes.. Reading a story with no goal. Or purpose. Making me feel more distressed, waiting for punch line or purpose. Good descriptions but so OVER done.

Weird

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I was hesitant at first since i saw it had no rating and no reviews, but this audiobook is something i recommend to everyone. it will suck you inn and leave you wanting more.

This was great!

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