And Iridium, teaming with the mysterious vigilante called Taser, uncovers an insidious plot that's been a decade in the making.a plot in which Jet is key. As Jet works with Bruce Hunter-a normal man with an extraordinary ability to make her weak in the knees-she becomes convinced that Iridium is involved in a scheme that will level the power structure of America itself. Separately Jet and Iridium uncover clues that point to a looming evil, one that is entwined within the Academy. For the Past Five Years the two have played an elaborate, and frustrating, game of Cat and Mouse.īut now playtime's over. Iridium, with her mastery of light, runs the city's underworld.

Jet is a by-the-book hero using her Shadow power to protect the citizens of New Chicago. The two battle each other while trying to get to the truth and help make the world better.įrom the back of the book: They were best friends at an elite academy for superheroes in training, but now Callie Bradford, code name Iridium, and Joannie Greene, code name Jet, are mortal enemies. Two super powered women who were once friends end up on opposite sides of the law. The second book, Shades of Gray, was released in June 2010. It is the first book in the Icarus Project series. The book is a superhero novel, similar to Soon I Will Be Invincible. Black and White is a 2009 book written by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge and published by Spectra Trade Paperbacks.

Shades of Gray by Jackie Kessler