Bryant DeWitt is a normal kid in an abnormal world - a world of superheroes and villains, where magic and technology rub shoulders. He never *expected* to get superpowers - but when he does get cosmic powers, what he super double never expected was to learn that his boring family is actually The Impossibles - each one with unique powers and abilities, each famous in their own right! Now, Bryant has to learn on the go as he's tossed into the (surprisingly erotic) world of superheroics!
The year is 1934 and Europe is a powder keg, just waiting for the right moment to spark off. Minerva Gold, a Jew living in Great Britain, feels as if there is nothing she can do but watch the world descend into madness...until she gets a telegram inviting her into a world of magic and wonder, whisking her to the magical school of Hexgramatica. Unfortunately, the evils of the mundane world and the evils of the magical world are not so far apart as one might wish...