Black Widow : red vengeance

Format:

Book

Title:

Black Widow : red vengeance

Other title(s):

Red vengeance

Author:

Stohl, Margaret author

ISBN:

9781484773475

9781484788486

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Los Angeles, New York : Marvel, 2016.

Physical Description:

438 pages ; illustrations 22 cm.

Series title(s):

Black Widow ;

Number in series:

General Note:

Sequel to: Forever red.

At head of title: Marvel.

Based on the characters from the Avengers series.

Contents:

Act one: Widowed -- Act two: Targeted -- Act three: Revealed.

Summary:

The Black Widow and Red Widow have inherited something from their shared past--a need for vengeance against deceased Ivan Somodorov's network of terror.

Graduates of Moscow's famed Red Room spy school are taught to keep their enemies close and their loved ones at a distance. Now Natasha and Ava-- the Black Widow and the Red Widow-- are searching South American in order to extinguish a smuggling operation. The Red Room attempts to assassinate them, and hacks their secure S.H.I.E.L.D network. Now no one can be trusted-- and no one is safe.

Reading Level:

Ages 12-17.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.8 13 192636.

Personal Subject:

Black Widow (Fictitious character)-Juvenile fiction.

Black Widow (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01931706

Subject(s):

Avengers (Fictitious characters) -- Juvenile fiction.

Superheroes -- Juvenile fiction.

Assassins -- Juvenile fiction.

Secret societies -- Juvenile fiction.

Assassins -- Fiction.

Revenge -- Fiction.

Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.

Genre:

Young adult fiction.

Action and adventure fiction.

Holds:

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Summary

BLACK WIDOW: RED VENGEANCE is the action-packed sequel tothe instant New York Times best-seller, BLACK WIDOW: FOREVER RED, penned by #1New York Times best-selling author Margaret Stohl. This time, Stohl takesreaders inside the minds of Marvel's most cunning and dangerous spies-BlackWidow and Red Widow- delving deeper into their powers and will reveal more thanever before about the infamous assassin and her fledgling hero-in-training.

Author Notes

Margaret Stohl is a graduate of Amherst College, where she won the Knox Prize for English Literature. She also received a master's degree in English from Stanford University, completed coursework for a doctorate in American studies at Yale University, was a teaching assistant in Romantic Poetry at Stanford and in Film Studies at Yale, and attended the Creative Writing program of the University of East Anglia. She is a veteran of the video-game industry, and after working with Activision and Westwood, she cofounded 7 Studios with her husband.

Stohl is the co-author of the Beautiful Creatures series with Kami Garcia. She is also the author of Icons, which is the first book in the Icons series. Her title, Black Widow:Forever Red, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 8 Up-Natasha Romanoff and Ava Orlova (aka Black Widow and Red Widow, respectively) may have defeated Ivan Somodorov in Black Widow: Forever Red, but Russia's Red Room is still thriving, threatening the Widows and the world. Natasha and Ava, who is now enrolled in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s training program, are grieving the death of Alex, Natasha's long-lost brother and Ava's boyfriend. When S.H.I.E.L.D.'s network is hacked and a new villain appears with a dangerous mind-control drug, the teens must once again save the world from the Red Room. This volume builds on the complex relationship between Natasha and Ava, who are not only connected by their love for Alex and their Red Room past but also by their quantum entanglement link. Despite their similarities, Ava, who has the ability to express emotion, contrasts with Natasha, who has been taught-and forced-to keep her emotions in check. Alex's presence in Ava's mind grows as the story progresses, though readers will hope that the reason for this plot point will be explained in the next series entry. Tony Stark continues to provide invaluable help to the Widows and is joined by Carol Danvers (aka Captain Marvel), who will be starring in her own upcoming young adult novel. Action-packed, with international travel, political intrigue, and strong female protagonists, this title will not disappoint fans and will leave readers eager for the next installment. VERDICT Purchase where the first novel and superhero prequels are popular.-Marissa Lieberman, East Orange Public Library, NJ © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Avengers fans who want more backstory and text than one usually finds in the graphic novels about the always-fascinating Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) will be thrilled to find this sequel to Black Widow: Forever Red (2015), though even a passing knowledge of Avengers lore should be enough for this title to stand alone. The complicated and prickly relationship between Black Widow and her protégé Red Widow (Ava Orlova) forms the story's heart, and each Widow has demons she must face and conquer. There are plot twists galore, plenty of fun gadgets, and lots of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and that means plenty of Iron Man ego and banter. Exotic locales include Rio de Janeiro and a Christmas parade in Manhattan being threatened by a terrorist attack. Action-packed narrative chapters are supplemented by transcripts of a grueling interview of Black Widow and confidential e-mails between S.H.I.E.L.D. members. The brushstrokes that define these characters are pretty broad, but it suits the material. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Unsurprisingly, given our comics-crazy culture, Forever Red was an instant best-seller. No reason to think we'll see a downturn with this one.--Carton, Debbie Copyright 2016 Booklist