If you think you know how a superhero novel is supposed to read, then you’ll find PLAYING FOR KEEPS a revelation. Part satire, part thrill ride, this saga of a ragtag band of superheroes with a most unlikely assortment of abilities starts at a gallop and then accelerates. Now the world knows Mur Lafferty’s superpower: she can astonish us!

~James Patrick Kelly, Hugo and Nebula-award winning author of Burn and Wreck of the Godspeed: And Other Stories

There’s something wonderfully Tick-like about Lafferty’s print debut, a gonzo imagination combined with a tight sense of plotting and good characterization. A quirky, funny page-turner that isn’t afraid to give superhero stories a deserved whomp upside the head.

~Cory Doctorow, Locus award winner and bestselling author of Little Brother

Mur Lafferty has mastered the art of both celebrating and satirizing the superhero genre. “Playing For Keeps” bends conventions and defies expectations, giving comic fans the best kind of reading experience: a wonderful blur of sarcasm, wit and truly superpowered prose. Lafferty’s clearly a fan of the genre … and from the book’s action-packed opening, you’ll be a fan of her work.

~J.C. Hutchins, Author of 7th Son: Descent

Mur Lafferty’s “Playing for Keeps” brings the superhero novel down to street level: your street, populated by the everyday heroes you know, laugh with, and drink with. You’ll raise a glass to characters with third-rate powers and first-class heart. This book made me cheer out
loud!

~Matthew Wayne Selznick, author of Brave Men Run

“Playing for Keeps” is like Watchmen mashed together with Cheers.  Against a backdrop of high-stakes superhero battles, the real drama takes place at Keepsie’s Bar, where a group of misfit mutants band together to survive in a world where giant radioactive women are a dominant feature of the skyline.

~James Maxey, author of Nobody Gets the Girl and the Bitterwood trilogy