The Last Adventure of Constance Verity is soon to be a major motion picture starring actress and comedian Awkwafina (The Farewell; Crazy Rich Asians) as Constance Verity: the girl who's been saving the world since she was seven. This omnibus edition includes, The Last Adventure of Constance Verity, Constance Verity Saves the World, and Constance Verity Destroys the Universe.

It all began at Constance Verity's seventh birthday party, when she defeated a giant snake - but really, it was the fault of the magic wish granted to her at her birth. She's now a master of exotic martial arts and a keen detective, and she possesses a collection of strange artefacts, mostly kept in unlabelled boxes in her apartment.

But Constance has spent the past twenty-seven years saving the world, and frankly, she's sick of it. She wants an office job and a normal boyfriend - one who isn't going to get killed by who knows what - and she's figured out the way to get them. The problem is, saving the world is Constance's destiny. She's really good at it, and there are forces at work to make sure she stays in the job.

Then again, it's also her destiny to have a glorious death.

'An ethnically diverse heroine, great adventure pacing, a witty sense of humour and some quality banter make this a delightful subversion of superhero tropes' Booklist (starred review)

'Martinez delivers another witty, fast-paced fantasy. The deadpan snark is nonstop and sure to keep readers giggling' Library Journal

Soon to be a major motion picture starring actress/comedian Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians; The Farewell) as Constance Verity: the girl who's been saving the world since she was seven.

It all began at Constance Verity's seventh birthday party, when she defeated a giant snake - but really, it was the fault of the magic wish granted to her at her birth. She's now a master of exotic martial arts and a keen detective, and she possesses a collection of strange artefacts, mostly kept in unlabelled boxes in her apartment.

But Constance has spent the past twenty-seven years saving the world, and frankly, she's sick of it. She wants an office job and a normal boyfriend - one who isn't going to get killed by who knows what - and she's figured out the way to get them. She's going to kill her fairy godmother. After all, it was Grandmother Willow who granted the wish and reset her life. The problem is, saving the world is Constance's destiny. She's really good at it, and there are forces at work to make sure she stays in the job.

Then again, it's also her destiny to have a glorious death.

'An ethnically diverse heroine, great adventure pacing, a witty sense of humour and some quality banter make this a delightful subversion of superhero tropes' Booklist (starred review)

'Martinez delivers another witty, fast-paced fantasy. The deadpan snark is nonstop and sure to keep readers giggling' Library Journal

Constance Verity - soon to be played on the big screen by Crazy Rich Asians superstar Awkwafina! - is still saving the universe, one crisis at a time - but now the rules have changed.

Constance Verity is still saving the universe, one crisis at a time, but the rules have changed.

She's managed to build a quiet life between feats of improbable heroism, until the line between adventure and ordinary begins to blur and Connie discovers that preventing her two very different worlds from colliding might be beyond even her.

It's hard enough to maintain a relationship without having to find time to save the world, but when her (sort of) ex-boyfriend, the son of one of her top ten arch-enemies, comes to her for help, the timing couldn't be worse.

But when malicious superbrains and sinister ocean gods join an entirely unreasonable number of assassins, Connie might finally be in over her head - and the curse of steadily worsening bad luck isn't helping much.

With her history of saving the world, over and over, it should be just another day in Connie's life - shouldn't it?

Constance »Connie« Verity rettet die Welt schon seit ihrem siebten Lebensjahr. Immer wieder. Doch nach 28 Jahren als intergalaktische Superheldin hat Connie echt keine Lust mehr auf den Job. Sie will endlich ein normales Leben – mit einem langweiligen Arbeitsplatz und einem netten Freund. Um das zu bekommen, gibt es dummerweise nur eine Möglichkeit: Connie muss die gute Fee töten, die ihr ihre besondere Gabe bei der Geburt verliehen hat. Das stellt sich natürlich als alles andere als einfach heraus, und nach und nach kommt Constance einer noch viel größeren Verschwörung auf die Spur, die anscheinend ihr ganzes bisheriges Leben beeinflusst hat. Der grandiose Auftakt zu einer wunderbar komischen Martinez-Trilogie!

Selbst im modernen magischen Amerika ist man nicht gegen die guten alten Götter und ihre Spielchen gefeit. Dies müssen auch die Jugendlichen Helen und Troy erfahren, die von einem machthungrigen Burger-Gott zuerst verflucht und dann auch noch auf eine Odyssee geschickt werden - epische Zyklopenkämpfe, verzauberte Orte und mysteriöse Rätsel inklusive ... Verfolgt von einer Bande spießiger Ork-Biker cruisen Helen und Troy geradewegs ins Verderben. Denn was sie nicht umbringt, macht den dunklen Gott, der sie beauftragte, stärker. Und der hat nichts anderes als den Untergang Amerikas im Sinne ...