David Liss 
Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN 
Hostile Takeover

The official prequel to MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN, the PS4 exclusive video game from Marvel and Insomniac Games, with a thrilling adventure that leads directly into the game narrative itself. The official prequel to the blockbuster action video game MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN, written by David Liss, bestselling author of A Conspiracy of Paper. The events of the novel lead directly into the game itself, and feature some of the web-slinger’s most famous friends and foes including the Shocker, Echo, the Blood Spider, J. Jonah Jameson, Mary Jane Watson, and Wilson Fisk—the Kingpin. It reveals his plan to establish an iron grip on New York City, and establishes layers of detail and character relationships that will play out in the game, helping to create a richer experience for the reader/player.

About the author

David Liss is the author of eleven novels, most recently Renegades, the third book in the Randoms space opera trilogy for younger readers.   His previous bestselling books include A Conspiracy of Paper, which is now being developed for television.  Liss is the author of numerous superhero and science fiction comics, including Mystery Men, Black Panther: The Man Without Fear, and Angelica Tomorrow.