Slan

Slan is legendary A. E. Van Vogt's first and best-known novel back in print from Tor. The story is classic golden age science fiction where Jommy Cross is a slan - a genetically bred superhuman whose race is now despised by "normal" humans. Jommy's mother brings him to see the world capital of Centropolis, the seat of power for Earth's dictator, Kier Gray. But on their trip she is killed and Jommy unwittingly becomes caught up in a plot to undermine Gray. The non-stop action and root-for-the-underdog plot has made Slan a science fiction popular classic.