Astonishing X-Men Gifted Prose Novel Author:Peter David A new beginning for the outcast heroes called the X-Men. Cyclops, their leader, decides to revamp the team for the modern era, buffing up their heroic appeal for a still-suspicious public. But Wolverine isn't exactly a friendly face to represent the X-Men. Neither is Cyclops' lover, Emma Frost, a former villianess who's now a co... more »re member of the team. So Cyclops recruits former member Kitty Pryde, a young woman who can walk through walls, to be the team's public face, even though she and Emma don't exactly see eye to eye about almost anything.
Meanwhile, the brilliant scientist Dr. Kavita Rao has developed a serum that might actually cure mutation, allowing mutants like the X-Men to lead normal, non-powered lives. Cyclops and Wolverine believe it's dangerous -- but the brilliant, blue-furred mutatant called the Beast finds himself tempted. And Dr. Rao has an ally, a deadly creature whose plans extend far beyond this world.
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted, the graphic novel, was hailed by Booklist as a "perfect balancing of action, soap opera, and humor." Publisher's Weekly said "[Josh] Whedon's dialogue is fresh and to the point... this story demonstrates once again why the X-Men are the top team in superhero comics." This prose adaptation, by Peter David, takes Marvel's uncanny mutant team to a whole new level. (Adapted from the graphic novel by Joss Whedon and John Cassady.)« less