Cadre Clash

by Wayland Smith

Super-villains want to take over the world. The heroes want to stop them and save everyone. But what’s the matter with using your powers to just make a buck? Wildside, Inc. is a (mostly) legitimate team of super-powered mercenaries. When they take on a missing persons case for a wealthy family, things rapidly go from finding Tony Sinclair to a rash of missing scientists and a mysterious super-powered group opposing Wildside’s investigation. The team has to find out what’s behind the disappearances and some high-tech break-ins, before things spread further than they even remotely imagined.

204 pages, Paperback

Published April 16, 2018

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun read with great characters for super hero fans with a very unusual ending.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book falls in the superhero genre but is neither the classic hero book nor a classic anti-hero book. It’s cast is a mercenary team of supers who are neither good nor evil. The tale isn’t particularly epic, nor was it intended to be. It’s mystery was fun to follow with and ending that leaves possibilities for future books in the series. What I like about this relatively new author based on the 2 books I’ve read (see In My Brother's Name ) is his ability to present an ensemble cast effectively and to cut scenes in a way that keeps the action of his books flowing at a pace that does not bore. I will gladly read more of his work when it gets written.

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun quick read that I enjoyed. There was no real big surprises and the ending was a little anti-climatic but it was entertaining. Anyone looking for a fun superhero book should give this book a try.

[Wayland Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bias warning: I rated it highly because I wrote it. ;)

[Leah Sage · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it when a story can keep me guessing, wondering, and theorizing up until the very end. Cadre Clash delivered that in spades, and in several unique ways. There are a lot of names and faces to keep track of, but every character gets a moment to let their individual personality and perspective take shape. Probably where the book shines the brightest: Superhumans are still human, and the author takes advantage of that fact to show the reader a whole new lens to see their personalities and abilities through. Heroes and villains aren't as clear cut and obvious as we'd normally expect them to be. From their motivations to their goals, their fears and their flaws, there is more going on here than you first expect.