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Playing for Keeps tells the story of Keepsie Branson, a bar owner in the shining metropolis of Seventh City: birthplace of super powers. Keepsie and her friends live among egotistical heroes and manipulative villains, and manage to fall directly in the middle as people with powers, but who just aren't strong enough to make a difference. Or that's what they've been told. As the city begins to melt down, it's hard to tell who are the good guys and who are the bad.

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By: Tim
Yes, very well done, and interesting concept that was thought out and executed well. Kind of had me thinking of other odd powers that people might have (I always wanted the power to instantly boil a pot of water from a distance.) Hopefully we'll there will be another so some of the loose ends will be tied up. Personally I'd love to see a book focused more on Peter, of all the characters (even Keepsie) I found him the most interesting.

By: Ian Douglas
I found the book pretty entertaining until the last chapter. It felt extremely rushed, like Mur was on a deadline or something, and preferred to simply narrate the ending instead of getting the characters' voices more involved. I felt the story itself ended too abruptly, left some loose ends to tie up (unless there's going to be a sequel?), and Mur's voice made it a little difficult at times to discern which voice was which in a handful of female characters (notably Keepsie and Palace at the end). Overall, I give the book huge thumbs up. It's always great to hear an original superhero story, and hearing something from a "third waver" perspective was really terrific. Keep up the excellent work!

By: Ron
This is the third audio book that I?ve listened to, the other two being Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick and How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean, that dealt with superheroes and super villains in some aspect. My feelings for Playing for Keeps is the same those other stories, I loved it!!! Since I work from home, I try to pass the time by listening to audio books, (because the TV is to distracting for me). Some of the characters in this story are hilarious, not to mention their super abilities. There were parts of this story that had me wondering what would happen next. I like that, I?m not a fan of foretelling what will happen next before the story is even over. Another thing I admire about this story is the light heartedness of it. Some of the other stories I?ve listened to have been great, but they?re a little hardcore and too serious at times. This story is fun to listen to. I sincerely hope there?s a sequel to it. Along with Christiana Ellis and Phillipa Ballantine, the women of the podcast world are contributing great material.

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