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Henchmen: Awaken
Deep under the bowels of Albuquerque, NM a creature lies sleeping in a hidden, Top Secret lab. He's monitored twenty four hours a day, seven days a week and has never moved. Last night, something twitched.
They thought they had him safely controlled, but how do you control something like him?
Before Eve and Steven rode an elevator down to the bowls of the Earth and released the Dreamer, others sought to control him and use him for their own purposes.
They thought they were safe, that they had everything under control, but the God of Dreams is about to wake up.
They thought they had him safely controlled, but how do you control something like him?
Before Eve and Steven rode an elevator down to the bowls of the Earth and released the Dreamer, others sought to control him and use him for their own purposes.
They thought they were safe, that they had everything under control, but the God of Dreams is about to wake up.
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First published May 13, 2014
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About the author
Eric Lahti
21 books46 followersEric Lahti grew up looking for UFOs and buried treasure in northwest New Mexico. Unfortunately, he never found either of them. Or maybe he did and he's just not telling. He did find some good stories to tell at parties about lights in the skies and gold in the ground, though. When he's not writing, he's programming and practicing his Kenpo. He's also an active blogger, waxing philosophical about a range of topics from writing, to martial arts, to politics and religion. Frankly, he fancies himself something of a Renaissance geek about a wide variety of things. In addition to his current books, Better Than Dead is going to be published relatively soon-ish.
He also runs a blog at Eric Lahti
You can also visit his website that he updates intermittently, check out his Twitterific Tweeting or visit him on Facebook
He also runs a blog at Eric Lahti
You can also visit his website that he updates intermittently, check out his Twitterific Tweeting or visit him on Facebook
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November 21, 2014
Action, Adventure and a Seven Foot Tall Blonde
Eric Lahti’s urban fantasy “Arise (Henchmen Book 2) continues the tale of Steven, Eve, Jessica and the rest of the surviving characters from “Henchmen Awaken” with the same passion, joy, humor, and of course “bad guy” violence. While readers will certainly understand the characters and their relationships better if they read the first book, Lahti is such a strong storyteller that “Arise” can be read on its own.
Lahti’s story focusses on Steven, who provides his sardonic, first person account in the aftermath of the Dreamer’s freedom from US Government (black ops of course) control. While Steven himself originally had no powers, he is surrounded by those who are connected with the otherworldly, especially in his former boss Eve, a seven foot tall blonde with surprising strength and healing. Lathi beefs up his cast of character with the addition of Wilford Saxton, who should, by all rights, be dead. The mystery of his continued survival is a wonderful part of this new story.
What’s makes “Arise” so excellent isn’t just the jokes sprinkled throughout the wonderfully wrought action. Lahti also makes time for the relationship that readers have been waiting for between Steven and Jessica. Lahti’s extra layer of this potential love story fully engages the reader.
In “Arise (Henchmen Book 2)” Lahti crafts an urban fantasy with thrilling action, wonderful humor, and relationships around very real characters to create a fun treat for genre-readers. I’m pleased to report that this addition to the story doesn’t suffer from the usual middle-child issues. It stands on its own as a complete story, but it also nicely sets the stage for several more chapters.
Eric Lahti’s urban fantasy “Arise (Henchmen Book 2) continues the tale of Steven, Eve, Jessica and the rest of the surviving characters from “Henchmen Awaken” with the same passion, joy, humor, and of course “bad guy” violence. While readers will certainly understand the characters and their relationships better if they read the first book, Lahti is such a strong storyteller that “Arise” can be read on its own.
Lahti’s story focusses on Steven, who provides his sardonic, first person account in the aftermath of the Dreamer’s freedom from US Government (black ops of course) control. While Steven himself originally had no powers, he is surrounded by those who are connected with the otherworldly, especially in his former boss Eve, a seven foot tall blonde with surprising strength and healing. Lathi beefs up his cast of character with the addition of Wilford Saxton, who should, by all rights, be dead. The mystery of his continued survival is a wonderful part of this new story.
What’s makes “Arise” so excellent isn’t just the jokes sprinkled throughout the wonderfully wrought action. Lahti also makes time for the relationship that readers have been waiting for between Steven and Jessica. Lahti’s extra layer of this potential love story fully engages the reader.
In “Arise (Henchmen Book 2)” Lahti crafts an urban fantasy with thrilling action, wonderful humor, and relationships around very real characters to create a fun treat for genre-readers. I’m pleased to report that this addition to the story doesn’t suffer from the usual middle-child issues. It stands on its own as a complete story, but it also nicely sets the stage for several more chapters.
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