Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel 
asked by localhost on November 7, 2006 7:59 PM
Their entire relationship is founded on a secret. Now that secret is in jeopardy. In this exciting new novel, award-winning author C. J. Cherryh takes us deep into the private lives and thrilling adventures of Lois Lane, Clark Kent, and the world?s most famous super hero, Superman.
Where is Superman when you need him?
The Daily Planet offices rumble in the aftershock of an enormous explosion. As Lois Lane stares through the settling dust, a terrifying sight takes shape: the high-rise hotel down the street has completely collapsed. Hundreds of people are trapped inside, including an entire children?s soccer team. And Superman, the guardian of Metropolis and the love of her life, is half a world away.
Even with his super powers, Superman can?t be everywhere at once. As he struggles desperately to save a village threatened by a bursting dam, Lois races through the pandemonium of the collapsed hotel, throwing herself into the rescue effort—and emerging a hero. Not just a reporter anymore, suddenly she is a celebrity caught in the glare of national media attention. Recognized everywhere and hounded constantly by the press, nothing in her life will ever be the same again . . . including her relationship with Clark Kent.
About the Author
C. J. Cherryh is the author of more than thirty novels, and her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She has won the coveted Hugo Award three times, in addition to numerous other awards and honors. Perhaps best-known for Downbelow Station and Cyteen, her novels regularly appear on bestseller lists. Ms. Cherryh lives in Oklahoma.
Where is Superman when you need him?
The Daily Planet offices rumble in the aftershock of an enormous explosion. As Lois Lane stares through the settling dust, a terrifying sight takes shape: the high-rise hotel down the street has completely collapsed. Hundreds of people are trapped inside, including an entire children?s soccer team. And Superman, the guardian of Metropolis and the love of her life, is half a world away.
Even with his super powers, Superman can?t be everywhere at once. As he struggles desperately to save a village threatened by a bursting dam, Lois races through the pandemonium of the collapsed hotel, throwing herself into the rescue effort—and emerging a hero. Not just a reporter anymore, suddenly she is a celebrity caught in the glare of national media attention. Recognized everywhere and hounded constantly by the press, nothing in her life will ever be the same again . . . including her relationship with Clark Kent.
About the Author
C. J. Cherryh is the author of more than thirty novels, and her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She has won the coveted Hugo Award three times, in addition to numerous other awards and honors. Perhaps best-known for Downbelow Station and Cyteen, her novels regularly appear on bestseller lists. Ms. Cherryh lives in Oklahoma.
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I'd read some of the other Lois & Clark novels and absolutely hated them. I found them juvenile, fluffy, and riddled with the problems that had been a part of the tv show itself. The show, I loved, but I was not blind to its faults and the novels seemed to build themselves on those faults. Not so with this novel, this is a novel which does something Lois & Clark never quite managed to do, make Superman, Lois, Clark, and their world *REAL*. Superman truly goes international (and brings in the political problems that would inevitably arise with that, the US feeling proprietary over him) and Lois is competent, strong, and sure in herself which is something most incarnations of Lois Lane are not. This is a book I could *NOT* put down. That is something I cannot say for the other Lois & Clark novels I've read. They could barely be called novels, this one? It's a novel for Lois & Clark and general Superman fans alike. It could be a 'gateway' book for Superman fans, introducing them to the Lois & Clark world. It's definitely one I'm going to be re-reading on a frequent basis.
reviewed by potato on November 27, 2006 7:14 AM
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I have to say, that I was very disappointed in this book. I have read far better stories on the fanfiction archive, and believe me when I say they are also more loyal to the show. The book was one long drag, and thinking back I can't remember how I even ever got to the end.
reviewed by motivations on November 27, 2006 12:34 PM
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...I had thoroughly enjoyed Cherryh's fantasy novels and so had high expectations of this book - based, so the blurb claimed, on my favourite series and penned by one of my favourite authors. How could it fail?
Well, quite simply, it failed for me because calling it a novel based on the TV series was a fraud and a misnomer. Calling it a novel based on the comic books would have been more honest.
What a huge disappointment! If you are a fan of the comic books you will probably enjoy this tale of Superman battling disasters while Lois investigates an entirely separate plot strand back in Metropolis. I think they were together for about 2 paragraphs in total.
Okay, slight exaggeration. But what I wanted to read about was the characters in the TV show and I didn't find them anywhere in this.
Coupled with the Superman dominated storyline, I found myself increasingly irritated with references and characterisations lifted straight from the comic books - in direct contradiction to the characterisations set up in the TV show. In Cherryh's novel for instance Lois has a cat. She does in the comics, certainly. It must have been invisible on the screen because I never saw it there. Or ever heard it mentioned. There were other such anomolies throughout.
By the end of this book I was wondering if Cherryh had even watched an episode of the show before penning this one.
Nice cover though.
reviewed by porsche on November 28, 2006 5:01 AM
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As a fan of "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", I have to say that Cheeryh's portrayal of their relationship, and the characters themselves, was spot on for me. She did a marvellous job of conveying the depth of feeling the two characters have for one another, and portrayed a realistic relationship that was all the stronger for it's rocky patches. The plot is top notch, and rings true and while a lot less flamboyant than the series scripts in many ways, it remained true to the unique premise of this 1990s version of the Man of Steel and the Planet's ace reporter. I can't recommend this book enough, and hope that all the FoLCs enjoy re-reading it as much as I do.
reviewed by mike on November 29, 2006 10:25 AM
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Everyone either loves this book or hates it. If you're a Cherryh fan, you'll definitely love it. If you're a Lois and Clark fan, you might hate it. It has nothing to do with the TV show, and I can't imagine why she named it that, except that it's an attempt at a realistic portrayal of their relationship. But I think the allegations that it's just another TV tie-in money-grubbing scheme are unfair. She's written 56 books in 23 years and won 3 Hugo awards. So like I said, if you're a Cherryh fan, buy it, you'll love it. If you're not, don't.
reviewed by runabout on November 29, 2006 1:29 PM