Super Powereds Books in Order

Super Powereds is a superhero college story with a big question at its center: what if some people had powers they could not control, and society treated them as failures because of it?

The answer starts at Lander University.

In this world, people with controllable abilities are called Supers. People with abilities they cannot control are called Powereds, and they live with fear, stigma, and practical problems that can shape their whole lives. The series follows five young people who were once Powereds, then underwent an experimental procedure that lets them function as Supers. Their next step is the Hero Certification Program, a brutal college track meant to produce licensed Heroes.

The core students live in Melbrook Hall, and their secret matters. If the truth about their pasts spreads, it could end their chance at becoming Heroes and expose the people behind the procedure. That gives the early books a strong undercover feel, even while the students are also dealing with classes, friendships, rivals, training, dating, exams, and the general chaos of college.

Across four school years, Hayes follows the group as their powers improve and their understanding of heroism gets more complicated. The books spend time on combat and tactics, but they also care about teamwork, trauma, family, public image, and the difference between wanting to be a hero and being ready for the cost.

The setting is more grounded than the anything-goes comic universe of Villains' Code. Super Powereds has rules for its powers, institutions, and hero system, and many of the larger conflicts come from how those systems hide old mistakes. The students are training for a public role, but the past keeps pushing into the present.

Read the four Year books in order. Corpies is connected and best read after Year 2 or around Year 3, since it expands the world of working Heroes without replacing the main college arc. Expect a long, character-heavy ride with friendships at the center.