Underling: A Minion's Tale

by Nick Ellinger

One is a British superspy whose charm is as devastating as his aim. The other is a Russian madman bent on world domination. This isn't their story.

Benny Iannone is a level one guard in ARACHNO's secret fake iceberg base. (No, no one ever remembers what ARANCHO stands for; yes, their logo involves a spider.)

He's seen the unfortunate tendency of elite guards to get shot, blown up, melted down by acid, etc. whenever Richard Kent, aforementioned semi-secret agent, comes to call. He’s seen the literal firing of – no, at – incompetent guards. And he’s seen the horrors inflicted upon those who try to escape.

So with no way up, down, or out, he finds the only way to go is through, navigating the trainings, branding exercises, lunchroom bulletin board notices, and office politics that happen when you put a no-armed man, a chief scientist with a secret past, a disgraced sumo wrestler, and a sadist with a whip all under living under the same fake-iceberg-roof.

Until Benny finds love. As the timer ticks down on his boss’s boss’s boss’s plan, how will Benny come out whole?

167 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2015

Reviews

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it, but then again, I wrote it.