A review by crookedtreehouse
Generation Zero, Volume 1: We Are the Future by Fred Van Lente
4.0
Van Lente's run on Harbinger was the series that convinced me to do a deep dive on Valiant's titles. It was mostly great. I enjoy the way he writes dialogue, and his stories seem to unfold more nautrally than many of the other authors working within this universe. So I was disappointed when I realized the relaunch of Harbinger was written by [a:Rafer Roberts|2815901|Rafer Roberts|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. (It turned out okay, his Harbinger relaunch is much better than his run on [b:A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1: In the Bag|29985973|A&A The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1 In the Bag|Rafer Roberts|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530691008l/29985973._SY75_.jpg|50387101].)
I was thrilled to see that, while he may not be working on Harbinger, Van Lente was continuing his story with a focus on Generation Zero.
This is a new-reader friendly story that introduces us to the city of Rook (Detroitish) and a young woman who's not a psiot but who contacts Generation Zero for help when her boyfriend dies.
What follows is a fun action story full of reveals and twists. It's both one of the most accessible hero stories from this 2019ish era of Valiant, and the most unexpected. I would actually recommend starting with this book, and then going to check out the books that will eventually intersect with it ([b:A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1: In the Bag|29985973|A&A The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1 In the Bag|Rafer Roberts|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530691008l/29985973._SY75_.jpg|50387101], [b:Faith, Volume 1: Hollywood & Vine|29332093|Faith, Volume 1 Hollywood & Vine (Faith, #1)|Jody Houser|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456858096l/29332093._SY75_.jpg|49564767], and [b:Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1: The Judgment of Solomon|33142313|Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1 The Judgment of Solomon|Rafer Roberts|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1480338202l/33142313._SY75_.jpg|53827200]).
I was thrilled to see that, while he may not be working on Harbinger, Van Lente was continuing his story with a focus on Generation Zero.
This is a new-reader friendly story that introduces us to the city of Rook (Detroitish) and a young woman who's not a psiot but who contacts Generation Zero for help when her boyfriend dies.
What follows is a fun action story full of reveals and twists. It's both one of the most accessible hero stories from this 2019ish era of Valiant, and the most unexpected. I would actually recommend starting with this book, and then going to check out the books that will eventually intersect with it ([b:A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1: In the Bag|29985973|A&A The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1 In the Bag|Rafer Roberts|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530691008l/29985973._SY75_.jpg|50387101], [b:Faith, Volume 1: Hollywood & Vine|29332093|Faith, Volume 1 Hollywood & Vine (Faith, #1)|Jody Houser|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456858096l/29332093._SY75_.jpg|49564767], and [b:Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1: The Judgment of Solomon|33142313|Harbinger Renegade, Vol. 1 The Judgment of Solomon|Rafer Roberts|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1480338202l/33142313._SY75_.jpg|53827200]).