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The Legend of Circe: Circe's Awakening is a 2023 Young Adult Irish Superhero Fantasy Adventure novel by Leonard Kearon MSC.

Circe Goodwin is a normal teenage girl who lives in Sunsport, Hibernia. She is loved by her adopted father, goes to school, hangs out with her friends, and can fire energy blasts from her hands. Wait… That’s not normal. Yeah, Circe doesn’t think so either. Attending Sunsport Super School’s basic hero training course to learn to control her new powers; Circe will learn a lot about herself, her past, and her powers, while making new friends and maybe more…

However, Circe’s dreams warn of ancient forces from Hibernia’s past are planning a return. What do they want with Circe, and how does it link to a recent burglary at a museum? Get ready for a fun, exciting adventure, as Circe and her classmates are about to get a crash course in being a hero. But keep your eyes open, for secrets lurk everywhere, many of which will shape Circe’s past, present, and future.


This book includes examples of:

  • Aerith and Bob: The book has most characters having names you would expect to hear in Ireland like Patrick, David, Siobhán, etc. However the main Heroine is called Circe and the Princess is called Edelgard.
  • Happily Adopted: Circe was adopted by David Goodwin when she was a baby and has a happy life. Her friend Yu Walsh is also adopted.
  • Hiding the Handicap: Princess Edelgard's Peek-a-Bangs are to hide the fact she is blind in one eye with some slight scarring. Many women in Hibernia, especially in Kingdom City, including her bodyguard Ciara, copy her hairstyle making them Fashionable Asymmetry
  • Prematurely Grey-Haired: Princess Edelgard has white hair even though only being a teenager due to an assassination attempt when she was a baby.

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