Ex Machina Books in Order

Former superhero Mitchell Hundred discovers that governing New York can be as fraught as protecting it in disguise. A controversial political decision puts his judgment under scrutiny as the pressures of public office complicate his new life.

Mitchell Hundred leaves masked heroics behind and runs for mayor of New York, hoping to serve the city in a different way. Public office brings problems that budgets alone cannot solve, testing the former superhero’s ambitions and judgment.

Mayor Mitchell Hundred confronts decisions about his future, a disturbing trial, and the arrival of another superhero. His first trip outside New York since taking office adds a strange new challenge to an already complicated political life.

A tragedy at a Manhattan protest against the Iraq War puts Mayor Mitchell Hundred under intense pressure. Protecting New York now requires him to weigh public safety against the freedoms of the people he was elected to serve.

The 2003 blackout plunges New York into crisis and tests Mitchell Hundred in both his public and former superhero roles. As the city loses power, its mayor faces an emergency that challenges his ability to protect its people.

Mayor Mitchell Hundred weighs changes to New York’s drug laws while violent robberies and a disturbing suicide unsettle the city. The crimes complicate his policy decisions, bringing the consequences of political choices uncomfortably close to his investigation.

Mitchell Hundred prepares to leave New York for an audience with the Pope in Rome. The invitation brings his unusual public role onto an international stage, while an assassin quietly turns the mayor’s travel plans into a deadly opportunity.

A new masked figure captures New York’s attention just as the Republican National Convention approaches. For Mayor Mitchell Hundred, the newcomer threatens more than public order: the resulting turmoil could derail the convention and jeopardize his own political future.

Mitchell Hundred ventures into New York’s sewers seeking the origin of the powers that made him the Great Machine. As he searches for answers, a formidable new enemy begins revealing a plan with roots in his earliest adventures.

As Mitchell Hundred confronts a divisive political issue, a reporter with extraordinary powers threatens his administration. Long-developing dangers converge around the former superhero, forcing a reckoning with the tragedies and ambitions that have shaped his time in office.