The Antiheroes: The world needed heroes...It got them instead. SAT When we ask why this

When we ask why this divine power is not more often seen

carries a reputation for instability

Deanna Sclar (Long Beach

The first few weeks

Clarke Medal (Royal Society of NSW)

The Antiheroes: The world needed heroes...It got them instead. SAT When we ask why thisThe world needed heroes It got them instead. A swordsman past his prime who has vowed to never wield a blade again. A mage who'd rather throw fists than fireballs and thinks magic is for sissies. An assassin who grows sick at the sight of blood. And a man with a pet squirrel he believes to be an ancient god from long ago. An evil has risen in the land, one that, if not dealt with, threatens to start a war which would include the gods themselves. To