The Sentinel

Metamor City #3

by Chris Lester

Agent Janus Starson is the regional field commander of the Lothanasi Order, an elite international law-enforcement unit tasked with protecting mortals from supernatural creatures. In the line of duty he has slain demons, faeries, and monsters of every description — but when the search for a missing girl leads him to the lair of a powerful succubus, it may require a more delicate approach.

METAMOR CITY is a futuristic urban fantasy series popularized by the award-winning Metamor City Podcast (www.metamorcity.com). Since launching in September 2007 the series has garnered over 3 million downloads and two Parsec Awards for outstanding audio fiction.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 20, 2012

About the author

Hi there! I'm Chris Lester, and I tell stories. I've been doing it for as long as I can remember; whether the audience was a playmate, a classroom, a parent, or a room full of strangers, I've always had a soft spot for a tale well told.

I grew up on stories of places that never were, of science fiction and fantasy, heroes and gods. I was captivated by ideas of transformation and transcendence, of people who passed out of the world of the ordinary and into a world where the impossible could happen. While it was the spectacle and wonder of these stories that gripped me first, as I grew older I came to appreciate them for another reason: by taking us out of our mundane context, these authors could tackle ideas and quandaries that would otherwise be too close for the reader's comfort. Authors like Tolkien and Heinlein and Card may have written stories filled with impossible things, but the stories were ABOUT ideas and problems at the heart of human experience. They were stories about people -- and whether those people were hobbits or Martians or nine-year-old military masterminds, there was Truth to be found in these stories that could be of value to us today.

It's my hope that my own stories inspire you to think about these deeper issues, as well -- and give you a rollicking good time in the process.

If you'd like to say hello, come check out my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PFHVVNp

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I discovered this podcast, I have found myself excited for bedtime so that I can listen to the next episode in the series! This story was so short, I wish it was a bit longer. I love getting to know all of the characters, and I just needed a little more. I hope to see all of the characters we have met, in the future.

[Jarrett K · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of the Metamor City podcast and finally seeing these in print made my day! It was just as fun reading it as it was listening to it. I'd highly recommend it to anyone into fantasy. Read this then move onto a more substantial story like The Muse.

[Melissa Hayden]

Oh, this story adds to the growing depth and vastness of magic in this city! We see that the beings have rules and ways about themselves. There are different agencies, Lothanasi Order and Police. Each class of being has different ways of how they live, but all are to do nothing to the mundane humans.

****FULL REVIEW TO COME****