Gen 13: Time and Chance

by Jeff Mariotte, Scott Ciencin, Jeff Marriotte

A villain known only as Wager has obtained on the black market the top secret GEN Factor formula that gave GEN 13 its powers and is planning to use it to gain control of the New York City underworld.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441008569
• ISBN13: 9780441008568
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Super Reader

The collapse of International Operations has left Gen 13 with other problems. When that place went, a lot of the advanced weaponry and illegal gear they had walked out the door with various personnel. Gen 13 are a little older, a little wiser. Now, the team discovers it turning up in the hands of garden variety gang members, even of the kid variety. Even worse, a criminal with a predictive ability has gotten his hands on the Gen-Active formula, so the team are in for a replay of the Divine Right of Max Faraday, with the star of the show this time being an evil supervillain and a lot worse than Max.

Scott is a brilliant writer!!

I've been to the bookstores and have seen a lot of your books and find the characters to be believable and empathetic. Young people seem to really enjoy your style and ability to create surprise, mystery and excite, all the while weaving very grounded principles and morals to the stories.

intenerting confrontation between superheroes and new forces

As a parent, I constantly extoll my kids to "be smarter, not stronger" when dealing with obstacles in life. Often this runs counter to superhero philosophies - maybe because in comics and other visual media, fighting stronger makes for more interesting visuals. A benefit of superhero prose, like Gen13©: Time and Chance, is that the written word can make the character's internal processes and thoughts as involving as the action sequences. Fans will get some of both approaches as Caitlin, Sarah, Bobby, Edward and Roxy (AKA Fairchild, Rainmaker, Burnout, Grunge and Freefall) battle an opponent whose abilities rival those of Max Faraday from "Divine Right."