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The Minus Faction #5
Aftershock
An enigmatic mastermind recruits four people with extraordinary abilities and offers them everything they want in exchange for the impossible. But after one of them uncovers a plot to hack the human race, they're not sure which side they're on -- just that not all of them will survive.
"The Minus Faction" is a super-powered speculative thriller in seven novella-length episodes. In Episode Five . . .
Team is a four-letter word.
While the wounded heal and attempt to evade capture, the Faction's mission is finally revealed and John obsesses over the identity of the Prophet. But when his investigation uncovers a betrayal, the team must face the devastating truth of their origin, and everything they’ve accomplished falls apart.
"The Minus Faction" is a super-powered speculative thriller in seven novella-length episodes. In Episode Five . . .
Team is a four-letter word.
While the wounded heal and attempt to evade capture, the Faction's mission is finally revealed and John obsesses over the identity of the Prophet. But when his investigation uncovers a betrayal, the team must face the devastating truth of their origin, and everything they’ve accomplished falls apart.
218 pages, ebook
Published November 2, 2016
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September 5, 2017
This series really should have an omnibus edition for the whole thing, because it's actually one continuous story.
November 5, 2018
Book 5 contains the big twist in the story, so I won't spoiler anything.
Let's just say that this twist is simultaneously exactly what I thought ca. halfway through book 3, but also manages to not disappoint me at all. It's as if Rick and I think alike: with this set up, that must happen, so when I read it all I could think was "yes, wow, that's exactly it!".
I like that. I like that especially since I don't get that from most books: authors either bore me with trite rehashes of old ideas, or they genuinely think differently from me and surprise me. Getting exactly what I was hoping for is a rare treat :)
Also, by this time all the hidden pop culture references make total sense.
Let's just say that this twist is simultaneously exactly what I thought ca. halfway through book 3, but also manages to not disappoint me at all. It's as if Rick and I think alike: with this set up, that must happen, so when I read it all I could think was "yes, wow, that's exactly it!".
I like that. I like that especially since I don't get that from most books: authors either bore me with trite rehashes of old ideas, or they genuinely think differently from me and surprise me. Getting exactly what I was hoping for is a rare treat :)
Also, by this time all the hidden pop culture references make total sense.
February 18, 2017
Good, although probably my least favorite so far.
December 8, 2016
I'm all in. Wayne put the episodes on sale for Christmas shopping or something, and I bought the last three. No regrets. There are so many moving, intricate parts that it all feels like a dance. New villains take centre stage before you get back to the part that you really wanted to see after the end of the previous episode.
It's heart wrenching. Xana is my favourite character, and watching her go through what she does is soul crushing. The team is a mess, a team of villains is coming for them, and the end of this episode blew me away. I knew there was something fishy for a long time, but I didn't see it coming. I was so happy I had the next episode on my Kindle, ready to go, because I started it immediately after finishing this one.
This series is masterfully done up to this point, and I expect excellence for the rest.
It's heart wrenching. Xana is my favourite character, and watching her go through what she does is soul crushing. The team is a mess, a team of villains is coming for them, and the end of this episode blew me away. I knew there was something fishy for a long time, but I didn't see it coming. I was so happy I had the next episode on my Kindle, ready to go, because I started it immediately after finishing this one.
This series is masterfully done up to this point, and I expect excellence for the rest.
June 14, 2016
After the last episode, I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. I'm still not sure if it's my favorite, but its definitely neck and neck with Episode 2 for me.
The same blistering pace and tight action sequences of the first with even more uncertainty and less safety than any episode yet. Plus, a bit more of a peek into the minds of the baddies... though by the time things are said and done, good guy vs bad guy is looking like a loose set of definitions!
Can't wait to see how this all ends up!
The same blistering pace and tight action sequences of the first with even more uncertainty and less safety than any episode yet. Plus, a bit more of a peek into the minds of the baddies... though by the time things are said and done, good guy vs bad guy is looking like a loose set of definitions!
Can't wait to see how this all ends up!
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