Wistful Ascending

This is Hybrid Helix book 1, and I was sent a download code for the audiobook, and I'm now pissed I didn't get to it sooner! 
This. Story. Is. So. Much. Fun.  
Ever wonder what you'd get if you added science fiction with superheroes? Ever wonder what a story would be like if you took out the kind of corny undertones of caped crusaders? Rohan is half human and half il'Drach. The combination gives him superhuman abilities, and responsibilities. After years of fighting, he just wants to retire from it all. Nothing, the universe included, seems to be accepting that. 
Sentient space stations and ships, alien races and wormholes, wars being fought by superhuman armies, this novel has some pretty awesome plot points. I really enjoyed the hard science beats in the book, as well as some of the more mysterious things spread throughout. It's funny that a book about superheroes off of earth could make me want a prequel about them on earth so badly. 
I enjoyed that the superhuman power was being pulled from somewhere and it wasn't entirely bottomless. The main character can be hurt, even killed, and he does have to dig deep each time he faces a fight. Rohan's home of the space station Wistful feels like a full and fast world, the author has written in multiple alien cultures to give it depth. I've never been so immersed while in the dead of space. 
For fans of Guardians of the Galaxy with some real grit like Watchmen or The Boys. These ‘superheroes' will save the galaxy, but they will also snap your neck for looking at them wrong. 
Personally a 5/5* for me. I have the ‘prequel' Zero Twist, but I can't wait to get into book two as well. Wish the audio was out for it! Wayne Farrell did an amazing job with narration.