It is the late 1950s; the world is being thrown headlong into a time of astounding technological progress and frightening international tensions. The superpowers of the world, the USSR and the United States, are each scrambling to match their power to the other. Lex Luthor is a prominent American industrialist and an evil genius with a giant company and an almost infinite amount of resources at his disposal. His only goal is power and he is playing chess on a global scale. The only people standing in his way are Lois Lane, a reporter from the Daily Planet who aims to expose his treachery, and a couple of Allies as different from each other as the night is from day.

Bruce Wayne is well known as a multi-million dollar playboy to the members of the board of directors for Wayne Enterprises, along with the rest of the world. He is considered non-threatening by his board, a glorified figurehead and that’s just the way he wants it to be; for in the darkness of Gotham’s city streets lurks a hunter. A hunter feared by the evil doer. An ominous force driven by anger and guilt coupled with the desire to never let the horrors of his past be repeated. The Dark Knight, Batman, slaves under his beloved city to protect the innocent but is feared and hunted by the very city he strives to protect. He will soon be pulled into an alliance with the Man of Steel and Lois Lane as he begins to discover things about his own company that are very upsetting and tied to Lex Luthor’s evil plans. Meanwhile the Man of Steel is on a journey of self discovery which will also lead him to the evils of Lex Luthor.

Kevin J. Anderson weaves a great tale of two of the world’s favorite superheroes. He thoroughly explores the personality of each hero and brings you into their separate worlds while transporting you through a thrilling and exciting plot line. I took more time than usual reading this book due to the fact that I didn’t want to run out of pages. This book, Enemies and Allies, has found a permanent spot on my bookshelf and I hope to add more of Mr. Anderson’s adventures to my collection in the future.