Nemesis

by John Paulits

Lanyon runs into trouble when he tries to keep a crucial memory disc out of the hands of a ruthless band of blackmailers. If that isn’t bad enough, Jophena, an eleven-year-old Selenian girl and Lanyon’s traveling companion, turns what Lanyon expects to be a simple chore into an all out war. Just when he thinks everything might turn out all right, the Vermenian blackmailers return to exact a vicious revenge on Lanyon.

156 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 7, 2013

About the author

John Paulits is a former elementary school teacher. He has published numerous children’s novels as well as numerous adult novels. You may visit his website for more details. www.johnpaulits@com The Empty Houses is John’s nineteenth children’s novel published by Gypsy Shadow. He lives in New York City and spends each summer at the Jersey shore.

Reviews

[Judy Gill · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Paulits creates some amazing off-world characters, but my favorite is Jophena, a pre-teen girl who usually manages to hitch herself like a burr to every adventure in which his main character, Lanyon, manages to embroil himself.

In NEMESIS, Lanyon is hired to protect a memory disc from a ferocious group of blackmailers who, not unexpectedly, want to snatch it for nefarious purposes. This should be an easy enough task for Lanyon and his not-so-secret weapon, a "rator" short for disintegrator, but Jophena just happens to come along on this jaunt, too, and life gets extremely interesting, not to mention perilous, for Lanyon.

Paulit's books work equally well for Adult, New Adult, and Young Adult audiences. Highly recommended for your kids who think reading's a bore. John Paulits won't bore them, and may just turn them into avid readers.