Heat Wave

The Extraordinaries, Book 3

By: TJ Klune

Narrated by: Michael Lesley

Heat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling and “uproariously funny” (Sophie Gonzales) Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!

Nick, Seth, Gibby, and Jazz are back in action bringing justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City.

An unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick's home, upturning his life, his family, and his understanding of what it means to be a hero in the explosive finale of the thrilling and hilarious Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune.

Praise for The Extraordinaries

An Indie Bestseller!

An Indie Next Pick!

A Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner!

“Half a love-letter to fandom, half self-aware satire, and wholly lovable. I haven't read anything quite like this before!”—Sophie Gonzales, author of Only Mostly Devastated

“The most down-to-earth book about superheroes I've ever read. I laughed, I cried, and I had a smile on my face the entire time I was reading it.”—Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best

©2022 TJ Klune (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“Klune plays with superhero genre tropes and fan-fiction clichés with the skill of a true fan—completely aware of their ridiculousness but in love with them anyway. Hilarious, sweet, and absolutely super!”—Kirkus Reviews

“TJ Klune is doing powerful work that inspires and impresses. He is a gift to our troubled times, and his novels are a radiant treat to all who discover them.”—Locus

“If you’re looking for a book to read and then reread several times before the next Spider-Man movie releases, this will be perfect.”—Buzzfeed

Oh My Goddess

Okay where to start….umm like…okay…I love love LOVE anything that both the Author and Voice Actors do together. TJ and Michael are my favorite duos of all time!
That being said, this stunning conclusion was great and who know that Burrito Jerry would be my favorite character!

OH MY HEART!!!

TJ has done it again!!! This book has put my heart through the ringer! Each and every feels and some I had no idea even existed!!!

I LOVE Team Lighthouse and being back with them was wonderful!

It was a hard dynamic because I didn't want to put it down, but I also didn't want the book to end!

Thankfully, I will be able to revisit them again and again!

oh, and Michael Lesley is a PHENOMENAL narrator! He brought the books and characters to life.

Thank you, TJ, for the gift of the Extraordinaires!

amazing ending to a great series!

Overview: Nicholas Bell is your just like any other teenager…obsessed with superheroes, writing self-insert fanfiction, and constantly getting his best friends in on his hare-brained schemes. But what happens when the people you thought you knew the best have been keeping secrets and your whole life isn’t as ‘ordinary’ as it seems?

Things to look forward to: delightful mc who is gay, hilarious, and has adhd; super supportive friends & parents, Burrito Jerry, super powers, taking down the bad guy, convos focused on BLM and police abolition

<<SPOILERS AHEAD>>

CW: grief & parent death; ableism related adhd; racism & police brutality (the mc’s dad is a white police officer so the first book does center this as well as his abuse of power after the trauma of losing his wife in a bank robbery - this is challenged in the first book by the black characters & is further challenged by all characters in the second and third books); nationalist political vibes (related to 45)

I cannot express the love I have for these books. The characters are so loveable! The audiobook is top-tier and I would 1000% recommend. This is def a new favorite series; and that epilogue was just… too perfect.

Perfect close to the Extraordinaries trilogy

I laughed so hard that I started crying while listening to this. It was just the humorous book I needed to get me out of my reading slump. After the events of Flash Fire, Nick’s dreams of becoming an Extraordinary have finally come true. In the final installment of TJ Klune’s Extraordinaries series, Heat Wave, Nick must juggle his training as Guardian, his growing relationship with Seth (#PyroStormIsBae), and the bane of all high schoolers’ existence: preparing for college. Oh, and did I mention the burden of all superheroes: saving the day (and not looking like a total goof while doing it)?

Micheal Lesley delivered an uproariously funny performance for the audiobook narration and masterfully brought the many layers of Nick’s personality to life. Heat Wave is a perfect ending to the Extraordinaries trilogy (though I certainly wouldn’t say no to a spin-off featuring Gibby and Jazz). While this book is classified as a young adult novel, I do want to note there is a BUCKET load of sexual innuendos. Young readers who are not ready for that might want to hold off on reading this.

Altogether, if a series filled with amazing storytelling, lovable characters, and top-notch storytelling sounds like something you’d enjoy, then I highly suggest you check out this series – you won’t regret it!

A fantabulous conclusion to the series

Oh my goodness. This book deserves all the stars. TJ Klune should get his own rating scale. This book is a crazy, comedic masterpiece encompassed in a beautiful, heart warming deeply emotional story of love, family, and finding your people and your path. Expect to feel all the things - expect to laugh (a lot), to swoon, to bite your nails, to roll your eyes, to be verklempt, to scream in frustration, and to cry. This is book 3 in the Extraordinaries series and picks up where book 2 left off as we follow the continuing adventures of Nick, Seth and their friends and family. The main characters and all the villains are still present as Nick and friends balance and struggle on the cusp of adulthood while the citizens of Nova City continue to deal with the issue of humans with powers. In the end good will triumph over evil but there will be pain and growth in the journey. The story includes what you’d expect from this genre - fighting, dangerous situations, powered humans, evil masterminds, henchmen, loyal friends and family, tragic back stories, coincidences, plot twists, secrets, snark, and laughs. TJ Klune is a master storyteller who has perfected the art of writing stories whose meaning and emotions stay with you long after you read the last word and whose main characters include ridiculous non-hetero characters who are also characters with such depth and so much heart that you want them to be your best friends. I am sorry to see the ending of the series. I will really miss the characters.

The narration by Michael Lesley is amazing. His talents in voicing multiple distinct characters is unparalleled and adds such a richer dimension to an already phenomenal story.

Thank You

Amazing LGBTQ+ rep with the superhero world everyone’s been living for as of late. I needed this in my life and I bet you couldn’t ask for a better release time, during an actual heat wave! All in all, the story kept me hooked and it was a fulfilling ending, though I personally never wanted it to end. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Fan forever.

so enjoyable

I so enjoyed these characters. once again T. J. Klune entertained while weaving a wonderful tale.

A fitting conclusion

I rarely pre-order books but I had to have my hands on this book as soon as possible. The narration is top notch and the story moves at a great pace.

I love seeing how my favorite queer

Closure

I loved this trilogy with all my heart. I had finally found a main character I could relate to. Cringy, but hilarious, this book series was incredible. The ending was a little unrealistic, but I loved it nonetheless. I'm sad to see it go, but this book brought perfect closure.

My least fave in series

This was my least favorite in the series.
It’s sure to be a hit with YA though!