Wonder Woman: Warbringer

Reviewed by: Sarah Cropley - Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 12, 2017

Review

Wonder Woman: Warbringer is a title in the DC Icons series, billed as "Super Hero Icons Meet Megastar Authors." Authors of bestselling teen series write novelizations of various superhero icons. Leigh Bardugo, author of Six of Crows, tackles Wonder Woman. The novel tells Wonder Woman's origin story, back when she was just Diana, Princess of Themyscira. Diana rescues a girl named Alia, whom she learns is the latest in the bloodline of the Warbringers, descended from Helen of Troy and destined to leave strife and bloodshed in her wake. Diana learns that they can break Alia's curse if she bathes in the river where Helen rests by the next stage of the moon, causing a race through the present day. Bardugo masterfully updates Wonder Woman's origin story for today's audiences and pairs her with Alia, a biracial girl who has never felt like she really belongs anywhere. A cast of diverse, well rounded secondary characters set off on a fast paced and exciting adventure to get Alia to the river in Greece in time. With levity and complex emotions in turn, Bardugo keeps readers engaged to the last page. Wonder Woman: Warbringer is a book for far more than just comic book fans.

Overall Book Score: very good