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Midday's Sun
After learning the horrible truth of his origin, Sol has been striving to do as much good as possible in a world filled with so much pain. But his tribulations are a lot like Sisyphus, forever cursed to push the stone up a hill with no reprieve in sight. Where a weaker man would crumble, Sol must endure if our world is to survive what’s coming.
Fast-forward to our hero rebelling against an authoritative government hellbent on keeping the dog on its leash. All while the most dangerous weapon is kept in a cage, watching… waiting.
A zealous new foe arrives, matching Sol in strength and power, and under the full command of the US government whose own offensive technologies have improved by leaps and bounds.
Will Sol do as commanded? Or will he discover what those in power will do if they perceive a feral dog who refuses to submit?
The Boys meets Logan in Book 2 of this thrilling Superhero series from Hunter Blain, bestselling author of the Preternatural Chronicles. Follow Sol as he learns his incredible and deadly powers, hurdles a maze of bureaucratic marionette strings, and comes face to face with a ghost of his past.
Fast-forward to our hero rebelling against an authoritative government hellbent on keeping the dog on its leash. All while the most dangerous weapon is kept in a cage, watching… waiting.
A zealous new foe arrives, matching Sol in strength and power, and under the full command of the US government whose own offensive technologies have improved by leaps and bounds.
Will Sol do as commanded? Or will he discover what those in power will do if they perceive a feral dog who refuses to submit?
The Boys meets Logan in Book 2 of this thrilling Superhero series from Hunter Blain, bestselling author of the Preternatural Chronicles. Follow Sol as he learns his incredible and deadly powers, hurdles a maze of bureaucratic marionette strings, and comes face to face with a ghost of his past.
- GenresSuperheroes
386 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 24, 2023
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About the author
Hunter Blain
32 books201 followersMy name is Hunter, and I’m a wordaholic. I’m also about to break the fourth wall…of your mindhole. Because there is a true story behind this…well…story.
It begins with two best friends who grew up together, breaking rules and raising hell as they shaped each other’s personalities into the shameless assholes they are today. Well, at least for one of them, but I’ll get to that in a moment. These two boys—let’s call them Hunter and John—were all but inseparable. John excelled at creating music powerful enough to make angels weep and being the funniest asshole in Texas while Hunter dabbled—poorly, I might add—in his humble writings. Because they were self-declared brothers from other mothers, John respected Hunter’s humble writings as much as I—I mean Hunter (stupid third person perspective)—respected John’s musical magic. John’s tunes could have changed the world, one day…
One fine day, after reading one of Hunter’s horrifically detailed short stories about a serial killer, John asked Hunter to write a story about him.
“Hell yeah, dude! What do you want to be?” Hunter asked, brimming with honor and biting back a very manly squee.
“A vampire,” John responded with a mischievous gleam in his eye. “But not one of those sparkly ones. A true bad ass!”
“Done!” Hunter crowed with a smile and an accompanying high five.
“No, dude. Promise. Promise you’ll write and finish a book about me. You are the most prolific writer of our generation!” John said. (Something like that. I might be paraphrasing a little, but you get the gist of it). “I would consider it an honor to live on for eternity with your words as my life’s blood.”
Hunter agreed, never to realize the weight of that promise until one Sunday morning when John’s mother called, crying incoherently.
John…had died.
Hunter was left in a cold world without his best friend and doppelgänger. Hunter still thinks about that moment to this day. How the morning light crept through the bedroom window while Hunter stared at the ceiling, noticing how the popcorn texture created cruel, jagged shadows. How everything started to blur as his chest was crushed beneath the weight of what he was hearing, each word stacking heavily upon the other until only fitful, ragged gasps of air could escape his throat. Only fiery tears existed, especially after the horrific realization that Hunter now had to make some of the hardest phone calls of his life to the circle of friends who orbited around John’s solar pull.
Their star was no more, leaving their universe a colder and darker place.
John not only left Hunter, but a friend named Valenta as well. There was also Nathanial and Depweg. The friends were each stricken numb with the loss of such a beloved flare of life. But…
When the three found out that Hunter was keeping his promise to write the greatest story ever told—starring their dear friend, John—they demanded to be a part of the adventure. Each of them immediately knew what type of supernatural character they wanted to play in this urban fantasy eulogy. It would be a funeral pyre of words, and their fictional personas would be John’s pallbearers.
So please, as you read the following pages, feel free to laugh. Laugh at the situations John is placed in and his dickish dialogue to those around him, because John is 100% in this story without alteration (albeit he is a vampire). Laugh and let his memory live on inside the theater of your mind. Like he does in ours.
Thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of my beating heart, for giving my best friend the chance to live again. You are part of this magical ritual, and that would make him the happiest man in the…well, wherever the hell he is.
It begins with two best friends who grew up together, breaking rules and raising hell as they shaped each other’s personalities into the shameless assholes they are today. Well, at least for one of them, but I’ll get to that in a moment. These two boys—let’s call them Hunter and John—were all but inseparable. John excelled at creating music powerful enough to make angels weep and being the funniest asshole in Texas while Hunter dabbled—poorly, I might add—in his humble writings. Because they were self-declared brothers from other mothers, John respected Hunter’s humble writings as much as I—I mean Hunter (stupid third person perspective)—respected John’s musical magic. John’s tunes could have changed the world, one day…
One fine day, after reading one of Hunter’s horrifically detailed short stories about a serial killer, John asked Hunter to write a story about him.
“Hell yeah, dude! What do you want to be?” Hunter asked, brimming with honor and biting back a very manly squee.
“A vampire,” John responded with a mischievous gleam in his eye. “But not one of those sparkly ones. A true bad ass!”
“Done!” Hunter crowed with a smile and an accompanying high five.
“No, dude. Promise. Promise you’ll write and finish a book about me. You are the most prolific writer of our generation!” John said. (Something like that. I might be paraphrasing a little, but you get the gist of it). “I would consider it an honor to live on for eternity with your words as my life’s blood.”
Hunter agreed, never to realize the weight of that promise until one Sunday morning when John’s mother called, crying incoherently.
John…had died.
Hunter was left in a cold world without his best friend and doppelgänger. Hunter still thinks about that moment to this day. How the morning light crept through the bedroom window while Hunter stared at the ceiling, noticing how the popcorn texture created cruel, jagged shadows. How everything started to blur as his chest was crushed beneath the weight of what he was hearing, each word stacking heavily upon the other until only fitful, ragged gasps of air could escape his throat. Only fiery tears existed, especially after the horrific realization that Hunter now had to make some of the hardest phone calls of his life to the circle of friends who orbited around John’s solar pull.
Their star was no more, leaving their universe a colder and darker place.
John not only left Hunter, but a friend named Valenta as well. There was also Nathanial and Depweg. The friends were each stricken numb with the loss of such a beloved flare of life. But…
When the three found out that Hunter was keeping his promise to write the greatest story ever told—starring their dear friend, John—they demanded to be a part of the adventure. Each of them immediately knew what type of supernatural character they wanted to play in this urban fantasy eulogy. It would be a funeral pyre of words, and their fictional personas would be John’s pallbearers.
So please, as you read the following pages, feel free to laugh. Laugh at the situations John is placed in and his dickish dialogue to those around him, because John is 100% in this story without alteration (albeit he is a vampire). Laugh and let his memory live on inside the theater of your mind. Like he does in ours.
Thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of my beating heart, for giving my best friend the chance to live again. You are part of this magical ritual, and that would make him the happiest man in the…well, wherever the hell he is.
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March 25, 2025
So what did I think of MIDDAY'S SUN? Well, I have to say that I really liked it. The series is a bit like mine in that it throws me with the zany comedy surrounded by TRULY DARK SHIT. A thing that I think only Matt Dinniman and a few others have mastered but I really like how the central story of our protagonist as a trojan horse (sort of like Omni-Man) has developed. It all seems to be coming to a head and I wouldn't be surprised if the third book resolves it. I hope Hunter continues the series after it and maybe starts more supers showing up left and right. Also, I 100% believe the President would be a cowardly piece of shit since he's clearly based on....George W. Bush!
December 12, 2023
The adventures for Sol & apparently the “hits” just keep on coming
Book 2 finds our hero & company dealing with the aftermath of the ending of book 1. What Sol doesn’t realize is that the repercussions of said ending will end up snowballing to a degree later on. Thankfully Sol isn’t without his good deeds & heroism. Considering that happens in the Epilogue & Epilogue Pt. 2, book 3 should be reeeallly interesting
Book 2 finds our hero & company dealing with the aftermath of the ending of book 1. What Sol doesn’t realize is that the repercussions of said ending will end up snowballing to a degree later on. Thankfully Sol isn’t without his good deeds & heroism. Considering that happens in the Epilogue & Epilogue Pt. 2, book 3 should be reeeallly interesting
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September 16, 2024And the plot thickens...
Another outstanding effort by Hunter. After the twist at the end of Breaking Dawn, this sets up a knock-down, drag-out royal rumble that only makes me wish I had that third book now!
Also, after an exchange with his most loyal sidekick, you will never look at a certain retailer the same way again, but for different reasons
Another outstanding effort by Hunter. After the twist at the end of Breaking Dawn, this sets up a knock-down, drag-out royal rumble that only makes me wish I had that third book now!
Also, after an exchange with his most loyal sidekick, you will never look at a certain retailer the same way again, but for different reasons
November 18, 2023
Loved it, loved it, loved it
Sol is back trying his best to be a hero in a world where the government is against him.
With quite a few twists and turns along the way another incredible story with laughs, tears and drama.
Can't wait for the finale of this thrillogy
Sol is back trying his best to be a hero in a world where the government is against him.
With quite a few twists and turns along the way another incredible story with laughs, tears and drama.
Can't wait for the finale of this thrillogy
July 4, 2025
Awesome book
I really enjoyed this story that had so much action throughout it. All the characters are great, even the bad villains.
I really enjoyed this story that had so much action throughout it. All the characters are great, even the bad villains.
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