A Trick of the Light (Vol. 1 Alliances)

From Stan Lee, the pop culture legend behind The Avengers, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Iron Man, A Trick of the Light is a true literary event.

Nia is a talented but lonely hacker who lives in complete isolation with her strict father. Her limited contact with the outside world is through her father's tutoring and the internet. A social media expert, she is extremely popular and has over a million friends. But they are all complete strangers who like her posts but don't know the truth about her.

Cameron is a 17-year-old seeking fame on YouTube as a content creator focused on exploring the mysteries of Lake Erie. Not only for the content, but also to discover the whereabouts of his father, who disappeared in its waters. However, in the middle of a livestream from his boat, he is struck by lightning in a storm that seems to defy the laws of physics. When he awakens, Cameron discovers a surprising cyberkinetic talent: the ability to manipulate computers and electronics with his mind.

After meeting online, the two teenagers—one born with extraordinary abilities and the other transformed against her will—team up to right the world's wrongs. However, as Nia and Cameron's powers develop and they settle scores, they attract the attention of dangerous forces, putting the world's future at risk.

Set in the Stan Lee Alliances universe, co-created by Stan Lee, Luke Lieberman and Ryan Silbert and written by Edgar Award-nominated author Kat Rosenfield, A Trick of the Light is a true gift from Stan Lee to his fans, a story filled with mind-blowing adventures in a universe created by the boundless imagination that defined the career of the creative mind behind the spectacular Marvel universe.

""Strangely scary, wonderfully modern, incredibly moving, and impossible to put down. READ THIS BOOK."" - Gail Simone, screenwriter of Wonder Woman and Deadpool

"Stan Lee saved the best for last. A trick of the light is as heartfelt and moving as it is original and thrilling. This story is going to be a great movie." - James Patterson