I enjoyed Lightforce in a way I genuinely haven't enjoyed a book since I was young. I'm honestly amazed that a pair of first-time authors managed to do this. It wasn't bogged down with relentless details, but it still it provided enough nuance and consistency to suggest a larger world behind it. To me, though, the book's worldbuilding almost had the quality of an impressionist painting. I can't attest to how accurate to real life Lightforce is in its portrayal of some aspects of Lee's life, including the police force and close-knit Asian communities like the one he lives in. This facet of Lee's identity is integrated seamlessly into the narrative, from the dichotomy of being public with his sexuality but secretive with his powers to how he handles members of the Westboro Baptist Church being held hostage. In the vein of Captain America punching out Nazis, Lightforce doesn't shy away from this topic as being overly political, and it doesn't become preachy, either. With the help of his dad, whose past remains shrouded in mystery, he uses these powers to become the world's first legitimate superhero, Lightforce.īesides its characters, one of the best things about this book is the way it deals with the fact that Lee is gay. The book's eponymous character, Lee, has the ability to create and manipulate boxes made of light. It's a superhero novel in the tradition of The Amazing Spiderman, with characters that are larger-than-life enough be interesting and unique, but not so exaggerated as to become distracting. This is the full extent of my criticism.ĭespite its flaws, above all else, Lightforce is fun. Personally, I also didn't like that it used the somewhat contrived trope of using a flashforward scene for its opening. These include minor grammatical errors, including an instance of using the word "too" rather than the word "to," a lack of female characters in comparison to the number of male characters, and somewhat lackluster cover art. Lightforce by PB & Jason is a self-published debut novel, so it has some of the flaws you might expect.
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