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After her mother died in a car accident, Sue Daysdale never expected to stumble upon the family secret—that the mild-mannered soccer mom who taught her how to dance, sing, and properly dress a wound was the Skull, one of the most legendary (and terrifying) super-heroes alive. Now, saddled with an unpaid mortgage, a drug-addicted guardian, and a basement full of . . .
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Gabe is a clone of the greatest superhero in the world. He lives in the gutters of Houston, hiding from agencies that would liquidate him, and trying to live up to the legacy that Megajoule left behind. He bleeds in dark hallways, he breaks bones over little girls sold into sex slavery. He wonders: can he make a difference . . .
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Thirst is all about the effects of survival on a cast of very different personalities. The populace is in an age of rebuilding itself from near annihilation, but progress is still slow. This world is heavily influenced by the video game “Fallout: New Vegas”, George Miller’s “Mad Max” films and Richard Matheson’s “I Am Legend” short story. As the author, . . .
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A wealthy young woman with a dichotomous superpower and a troubled personal life attempts to join a terrorist group, yet what does she seek to gain? When lies and conspiracies abound, it becomes difficult to recognize the right choice. The interests of secretive governments, criminal organizations, and desperate outsiders clash and blend as everyone tries to make sense of . . .
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True North is a superhero story set in world threatened by unpredictable interdimensional rifts. When these rifts open they unleash a tide of horrors into our world, only the strength of super powered individuals can hold off the invaders until the rifts collapse upon themselves. Unfortunately invasion from within rifts are not the only threat the world faces, for not . . .
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Jessica is a young peasant who has worked in her family’s fields for her entire life. Recent events have increased the burden resting on her family’s shoulders, but she retains her free and unbridled personality. That day, however, her path crosses with circumstances beyond the control of most beings. Will the trials she faces grind her down, or will she . . .
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Set in a dystopian future ruled by superpowered humans, as well as the need to control them. Follows several key characters but the main thrust of the story focuses on Miles Lake, a resident of the slum-like lower levels of New Horizon, a city set in what used to be the United States, who gains powers of his own after . . .
Garth Daniels is a down on his luck handyman in a quiet little town in the middle of America when our universe is co-opted into a war between an unstoppable race of reality-hopping monsters that feed on the flesh of living creatures, and a conglomeration of thousands of realities, nested inside each other like a matroska doll. We’re the . . .
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In a world where Super Heroes are real, tensions are brewing between Heroes who want to remain independent and the government who believe that they should be kept in check. Follow the four inheritors of the powers of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth as they learn to use their abilities and take up the mantle of their predecessors. . . .
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Most people have problems with their parents. Anna had it worse than most, with her mother being the most powerful super-being on the planet. At least, until Anna awoke her own power. Joined by Jordan and Rick, peers with powers similar to her own, the three set out to fight the ills of the world. Rebecca seeks to shield . . .
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What makes a psychopath? Magarce is a psychopath—frightening, amoral, deadly, wanton—and a Nerre, a feline creature from a world of rigorous protocol and deeply ingrained civility. Force of Fate explores where she came from, follows with unflinching gaze as she pursues her bad choices into a world of deeper and deeper depravity and savagery—and doesn’t blink, even when . . .
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A group of four students (aged around 18) in a martial arts school/temple/orphanage named Gao Shansi learn to harness their psychic abilities and face challenges within the walls and prepare to face an outside world beset by unknown dangers. They are currently caught in the middle of a doctrinal/factional battle between the masters inside the temple, and a focus . . .
Scyria was a harsh world, where death came swiftly for the weak and foolish alike, but at least it was stable. Societies matured, knowledge improved, and slowly, one tiny step at a time, life got better. As tough as the world could be, the people of Scyria could at least look forward to the fact that each upcoming year would . . .
Nov 20, 2009: “The Philosopher in Arms” is a fantasy novel written from the point of view of a great warrior-leader looking back on his life. Fourth Chevenga Shae-Arano-e’s people, the Yeola, live in a pre-industrial society where the Assembly makes the rules and the decisions, but the semanakraseye acts in times of war. Chevenga is the son of a semanakraseye, and has been trained since childhood to serve his people in turn.
Chevenga begins his story with the death of his father when [more . . .]
Sep 20, 2012: Intense.
I think a one-word review would truly do this story justice, but I suppose it could be more informational.
From the beginning, the writing draws you into the protagonist’s headspace. Before you even realize the backstory, you can feel her emotional reactions to her past. Every word and action flows, feeling like an obvious decision, yet they constantly reveal new depth to the character.