GeekDavid
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Noted on the gender.
The novelette is called Wearing the Cape The Beginning. It's Astra's origin story.
Overall, I like the superhero genre, and, though it's hard to tell after a single novelette, I'd put this author as better than the one who wrote Playing for Keeps but not quite as good as Confessions of a D-List Supervillian. I'll definitely be checking out more of his work.
Okay, I believe that's actually the first few chapters of Wearing The Cape, released separately.
I've corresponded with Marion, he's a nice guy. When I found errors in the copy I reviewed, he wanted to know where they were so he could fix them. I'm happy to report he did.