Super Powereds: Year One [Dramatized Adaptation]

Super Powereds, Book 1

By: Drew Hayes

Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, James J. Johnson, James Konicek, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Megan Poppy, Rana Kay, Yasmin Tuazon, Zeke Alton, John Kielty, Kay Eluvian, Darius Johnson

Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Knowledge is power. That would be the motto of Lander University, had it not been snatched up and used to death by others long before the school was founded. For while Lander offers a full range of courses to nearly all students, it also offers a small number of specialty classes to a very select few.

Lander is home to the Hero Certification Program, a curriculum designed to develop student with superhuman capabilities, commonly known as Supers, into official Heroes. Five of this year’s freshmen are extra special. They have a secret aside from their abilities, one that they must guard from even their classmates. Because for every one person in the world with abilities they can control, there are three who lack such skill. These lesser super beings, Powereds as they are called, have always been treated as burdens and second class citizens. Though there has been ample research in the area, no one has ever succeeded in turning a Powered into a regular human, let alone a Super.

That is, until no....…

Performed by Jonathan Lee Taylor, Darius Johnson, Alejandro Ruiz, Rana Kay, Megan Poppy, John Kielty, Zeke Alton, Yasmin Tuazon, James J. Johnson, James Konicek, Kay Eluvian, Jacob Yeh, Chris Stinson, Michael John Casey, Matthew Schleigh, Lise Bruneau, Matthew Bassett, Matthew Pauli, Emlyn McFarland, Jessica Lauren Ball, Henry Kramer, Steven Carpenter, Carolyn Kashner, Colleen Delany, Bianca Bryan, Rick Rohan, James Lewis, Scott McCormick, Joel David Santner, Delores King Williams, Nora Achrati and Nanette Savard."

©2014 Drew Hayes (P)2021 GraphicAudio

Loved it

Not a lot to say, it’s amazing. On to book 2. I can’t wait to see what is next.

first half was worse than the other audiobook here

First half of the book had every male figure in authority sound as deep as Darth Vader and one with constant distortion like he was on an old speaker every scene no matter the context. In the second half it was fixed and people sounded like people and the vocal effects were fixed.

Great

I have already listened to the series, but I decided to try the full cast audio. I was not disappointed. My only disappointment is that they don't have all 4 years recorded yet.

2nd time with this series

I really enjoyed this version, it was really well done and I loved hearing the talented voice actors act out the characters I came to know. The sound effects and music added to the story instead of taking away from it and were never overpowering. The characters came to life so much more for me this way and added alot of depth, They seem to have cut out some description or chapters but I don't think those would've added much to this type of adaptation. Super powereds dramatized has given me a new outlook on this kind of audiobook and I'm definitely going to be trying it more. It also gives me hope that people who don't traditionally like the idea of audiobooks may give these versions a try. Overall it was fantastic and I recommend giving it a try!

Somehow better than the original

This series was made for the Graphic Audio format. I own both versions, and while the first was good, full cast with music and effects really makes this story glow. The heart of a his series is the characters, and this audio style spotlights that. If you like superheroes, multilayered characters with heart, and young adults coming into their own m, this story is absolutely for you. I look forward to buying the rest of these books again in full cast. Hands down one of my favorite comfort reads.

Awesome

Thoroughly enjoyed this series. Listening to the dramatized series added so much mph to it. I am hooked on this series and cannot wait until year 2

Excellent

I listened to the original versions and this one. I’’ not sure which one I prefer more. However it was much easier to get lost in the story while listening to the adaption.

great series

Love the story but there were some questionable decisions on voice actors but over all great listen

Great update to the book

Biggest issue with the original was the narrator couldn't have as many unique voices for characters, due to how many there were. This really fixed it. I'll have to listen to the original to see what they cut out to shorten the story too. 10 hours shorter than the original release. But the dramatization was done well so worth a listen. I will only buy the complete dramatizations tho, none of this part 1 of 3.

Hoping a new story in this universe comes out.

Lively and fun it brings Super Powereds alive!

This GraphicAudion version of Super Powereds was the first way I heard the story and the one that made me fall in love with the series. I only switched to the full Kyle McCarley narrated versions for Books 3 and 4 since neither was out in a GraphicAudio production at the time. It took awhile to get used to McCarley's different interpretation of the voices - I didn't like them at first - but I eventually got used to them and even went back to listen to Books 1 and 2 in his voice. Some people love the GA version, some hate it, but I think it depends on how you first discovered it.

This is Hayes first work based on a long-running web series. The prose in the original is often stiff, awkwardly phrased and repetitive. Where Hayes excels is in his complex, layered character development, his intelligently strategic plotting and his highly detailed world-building. He thinks through every aspect of what it would be like for a group of highly gifted, work hard/play hard type A personalities to come together in an elite training program where 80% will wash out before the end. This is what it takes to be a superhero so who has the stuff to make the grade? They're still kids, however, and like most college kids are sharing the experience of living away from their parents for the first time. How will they navigate life away the familiar? How will they manage friendships and romance? How will they party and still keep their grades up? Hayes brings this world and the people in it alive in an immersive narrative. The GraphicAudio team creates a lively, fun adaptation that enhances the best part of Hayes' creation. Highly recommended!