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Phantom Squad
From the author of "Cursed Blessing," "Cursed Prsence," and "Cursed Days" comes the prequel to The Trilogy of the Chosen. Learn about the creation of the Phantom Squad.
43 pages, ebook
First published August 1, 2012
About the author
J.M. LeDuc
21 books35 followersMark Adduci (J.M. LeDuc) was born in Boston, MA. and lives in south Fl. He writes in the genre of mystery/thriller and in the subgenres of crime, historical and YA. "Cornerstone" peaked on Amazon at #1 in Historical Mystery and #9 overall. "Evil Awakened," a YA paranormal thriller based in Native American mythology/folklore will be released in the first quarter on 2017.
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September 14, 2012
I’m a fan of any good story out there, but I’ve always had a soft spot for mystery, suspense, and thrillers. I have taken some heat for this over the years but I’m a Dan Brown fan. His books are well paced and fun so when I met author J.M. Leduc at an author showcase a little over six month’s ago he caught my attention with his Trilogy of the Chosen where in each generation a single person is given the task of keeping the secret to eternal life safe. If anyone ingests the formula, the world will face a cataclysm worse than the Great Flood and this time humanity won’t be spared. Sounds exciting, right?
In the course of the first book, we meet the hero Brent Venturi, and through a series of flashbacks we’re shown the training he undertook to become one of the Phantom Squad including their final training session that nearly killed him and his comrades. That brings me to this week’s selection.
J.M. Leduc’s Phantom Squad is a novella that focused on Venturi’s final training mission and the reason for forming the Phantom Squad under the watchful eye of Seven. While it contains some of the same flashbacks seen in the first book of the trilogy and fleshes them out, I was disappointed due to my assumption it was going to focus on Venturi’s final mission in greater detail and delve deeper into the trauma he faced following it.
With that in mind, it was still a very entertaining story as I’ve always enjoyed characters similar to Venturi and Seven. Venturi keeps his emotions under control and buried, sometimes to his detriment, while Seven is your stereotypical instructor (think Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket without as much abuse. Beware the language for young viewers.:))
In the course of the first book, we meet the hero Brent Venturi, and through a series of flashbacks we’re shown the training he undertook to become one of the Phantom Squad including their final training session that nearly killed him and his comrades. That brings me to this week’s selection.
J.M. Leduc’s Phantom Squad is a novella that focused on Venturi’s final training mission and the reason for forming the Phantom Squad under the watchful eye of Seven. While it contains some of the same flashbacks seen in the first book of the trilogy and fleshes them out, I was disappointed due to my assumption it was going to focus on Venturi’s final mission in greater detail and delve deeper into the trauma he faced following it.
With that in mind, it was still a very entertaining story as I’ve always enjoyed characters similar to Venturi and Seven. Venturi keeps his emotions under control and buried, sometimes to his detriment, while Seven is your stereotypical instructor (think Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket without as much abuse. Beware the language for young viewers.:))
August 16, 2013
Phantom Squad by J.M. LeDuc is a prequel to the Trilogy of the Chosen and Cornerstone.
The nice thing about reading Phantom Squad 1st is that it fills in the background on the characters.
Brent, Jefferson, Fitzpatrick and "Seven" are all military and have been chosen among a group of 100 for a special project . By the end of training, it is just these four that pass the test.
The Phantom Squad is black-ops. They are sent complete missions that are almost impossible. If caught, they receive to assistance or acknowledgement by the U.S. government.
Phantom Squad is fast paced and wet the appetite for Cursed Blessing, the 1st in the Trilogy of the Chosen.
LeDuc is now on my list of Must Be Read authors.
The nice thing about reading Phantom Squad 1st is that it fills in the background on the characters.
Brent, Jefferson, Fitzpatrick and "Seven" are all military and have been chosen among a group of 100 for a special project . By the end of training, it is just these four that pass the test.
The Phantom Squad is black-ops. They are sent complete missions that are almost impossible. If caught, they receive to assistance or acknowledgement by the U.S. government.
Phantom Squad is fast paced and wet the appetite for Cursed Blessing, the 1st in the Trilogy of the Chosen.
LeDuc is now on my list of Must Be Read authors.
April 25, 2014
Free Nook Book. Prequel to the trilogy by the same author. A good introduction, but many of the main points of this story are also mentioned in the first book of the trilogy. It was a good read though. No strong religious overtones like the other books.
August 17, 2015
From my friend, Mark Adduci (a.k.a. J. M. LeDuc), this page-turner is the prequel to THE TRILOGY OF THE CHOSEN. Learn how the Phantom Squad was chosen and follow them in THE TRILOGY. A very exciting quick read!
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