There are indeed a lot of stories about teenagers who suddenly discover their extraordinary abilities. Perhaps this is just a new archetype that is being born right before our eyes. After all, ancient archetypes were also new thousands of years ago.Sushan wrote: ↑01 Sep 2021, 00:26 The book features the constant battle between a group of people with super powers (the Clairvoyants) and a group who are determined to eradicate them (the mysterious organization which tries to capture all the super-powered ones).
The moment I took this in I thought "this is a common concept which has been used in sci-fi fantasy for a long time". And with its published date (2021 May), it is unlikely for the other work to be inspired by this book.
What do you think? Is this another book in which can be categorized as a common sci-fi fantasy with super powered fellows and their rivals? Or has the author been able to create something more with it?
In theory, this modern story (let's call it Teen-Turned-Superhuman) could be a subvariety of the old Cinderella story. In the old tale, a poor orphan suddenly gets new clothes and becomes the wife of a prince. In the new story, a simple teenager (often an orphan or a child of a single parent who is also an introvert or the target of bulling) gains extraordinary abilities and becomes a superhuman. Both girls and boys appear in these Superteen stories, while Cinderella is a girl. However, there is a Native American legend about the boy's Cinderella. It's called "Ash Boy".
Therefore, Rion's story is not secondary. It's just archetypal. Most likely, many more such stories will be written.