Gladiator
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Hugo Danner—a man with strength unparalleled. A man to physically rival any human, any beast, any machine, and maybe even the gods themselves. But will the world accept his existence?
Hugo didn’t ask for this gift that his father, brilliant biologist Abednego Danner, bestowed upon him; a “gift” that promises a life of greatness. From being a baby that can launch himself from a second-story window unscathed, a boy that can leap canyons and hurl boulders, a football star that can beat an opposing team single-handed, a man capable of crushing an entire enemy platoon with his bare hands; surely such a person could steer the entire world to their whims.
But, does the world hold any post for a man of such strength? What good is immortal muscle when your own humanity, and the world itself, want to hold you back? Are there imperturbable forces that could stop a man who is capable of moving mountains from realizing his destiny?
First published in 1930, Philip Wylie’s Gladiator precedes Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster’s Superman by eight years and is part of a foundation of incredible stories featuring individuals with powers beyond human limits. Fans of superheroes will be astounded by this early rendition of very modern tales.
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Philip Gordon Wylie, born May 12, 1902 in Beverly, Massachusetts, was the son of Presbyterian minister Edmund Wylie, and novelist Edna Edwards, who died when Philip was 5 years old. While he was born in Massachusetts, his family later moved to Montclair, New Jersey. He attended Princeton University for three years but did not graduate.Philip was a prolific writer and novelist, having worked as a Hollywood script writer and as a contributor to many national publications. He had a keen and quizzical mind which he used to write dozens of novels and short stories. Much of his work spanned a variety of genres from speculative fiction and sci-fi, to mystery and satire, and often explored critiques of American society and the human condition. His speculative and science fiction works very likely influenced many other writers, which led to the creation of characters we know and love today such as Superman and Doc Savage. Philip was married twice and had one child, Karen Pryor, who is a prolific writer herself, notably having founded the clicker training method often used for dog training. On October 25th, 1971, Philip died of a heart attack while vacationing in Miami.
