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Ultrahumans #7
Liberty
America has a new national hero, the enigmatic Miss Liberty, along with a new president. There are aliens in orbit around Mars. Someone is blowing up inconsequential buildings with massive amounts of explosives. A preacher is ‘casting demons’ from Ultrahumans, taking away their powers in the name of God. And an eldritch horror is rising from the depths of Puget Sound. For Cygnus and Twilight, it’s just another Tuesday.
211 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2018
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About the author
Niall Teasdale
74 books294 followersI was born in the vicinity of Hadrian's Wall so perhaps a bit of history rubbed off. Ancient history obviously, and border history, right on the edge of the Empire. I always preferred the Dark Ages anyway; there’s so much more room for imagination when people aren’t writing down every last detail. So my idea of a good fantasy novel involved dirt and leather, not shining plate armour and Hollywood-medieval manners. The same applies to my sci-fi, really; I prefer gritty over shiny.
Oddly, then, one of the first fantasy novels I remember reading was The Dark Is Rising, by Susan Cooper (later made into a terrible juvenile movie). These days we would call Cooper’s series Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy and looking back on it, it influenced me a lot. It has that mix of modern day life, hidden history, and magic which failed to hit popular culture until the early days of Buffy and Anne Rice. Of course, Cooper’s characters spend their time around places I could actually visit in Cornwall, and South East England, and mid-Wales. In fact, when I went to university in Aberystwyth, it was partially because some of Cooper’s books were set a few miles to the north around Tywyn.
I got into writing through roleplaying, however, so my early work was related to the kind of roleplaying game I was interested in. I wrote “high fantasy” when I was playing Dungeons & Dragons. I wrote a lot of superhero fiction when I was playing City of Heroes. I still loved the idea of a modern world with magic in it and I’ve been trying to write a novel based on this for a long time. As with any form of expression, practice is the key and I can look back on all the aborted attempts at books, and the more successful short stories, as steps along the path to the Thaumatology Series.
As of 2015, I have thrown in my lot with writing. After thirty years of being a computer programmer I am making enough money to quit the day job and write full time. Dreams, occasionally, come true. My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett, Susan Cooper, and (recently) Kim Harrison. Kim’s Hollows books were what finally spurred me to publish something, even if the trail to here came by way of Susan, back in school, several decades ago.
Oddly, then, one of the first fantasy novels I remember reading was The Dark Is Rising, by Susan Cooper (later made into a terrible juvenile movie). These days we would call Cooper’s series Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy and looking back on it, it influenced me a lot. It has that mix of modern day life, hidden history, and magic which failed to hit popular culture until the early days of Buffy and Anne Rice. Of course, Cooper’s characters spend their time around places I could actually visit in Cornwall, and South East England, and mid-Wales. In fact, when I went to university in Aberystwyth, it was partially because some of Cooper’s books were set a few miles to the north around Tywyn.
I got into writing through roleplaying, however, so my early work was related to the kind of roleplaying game I was interested in. I wrote “high fantasy” when I was playing Dungeons & Dragons. I wrote a lot of superhero fiction when I was playing City of Heroes. I still loved the idea of a modern world with magic in it and I’ve been trying to write a novel based on this for a long time. As with any form of expression, practice is the key and I can look back on all the aborted attempts at books, and the more successful short stories, as steps along the path to the Thaumatology Series.
As of 2015, I have thrown in my lot with writing. After thirty years of being a computer programmer I am making enough money to quit the day job and write full time. Dreams, occasionally, come true. My favourite authors are Terry Pratchett, Susan Cooper, and (recently) Kim Harrison. Kim’s Hollows books were what finally spurred me to publish something, even if the trail to here came by way of Susan, back in school, several decades ago.
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November 18, 2018
Once you get past the sex...
Pretty graphic stuff, too. Right up front.
After that, the story is pretty good. It would have been better if the earliest parts of the book were still somehow present in the latter half, but the plot actually had a point.
Pretty graphic stuff, too. Right up front.
After that, the story is pretty good. It would have been better if the earliest parts of the book were still somehow present in the latter half, but the plot actually had a point.
June 7, 2019
An enjoyable read with an evolving plot line that is entertaining. The sex is maybe a bit gratuitous but easy enough to ship without loosing anything important. If you want a superhero story then definitely give this series a go.
November 26, 2018
WOWIE!!!!!!
I just totally LOVE this series. In facy, I love just àbout anything Nial Tèasdale has writen that I've ever read. So I definately recommend this book to everybody.
I just totally LOVE this series. In facy, I love just àbout anything Nial Tèasdale has writen that I've ever read. So I definately recommend this book to everybody.
November 23, 2018
By and large, I like this author's work, despite his terrible covers, lol. At least you always know it's his stuff, at first glance.
He tends to write lez romance into his stories, and this is no different, but it doesn't take over the whole novel, so if you like super powered stories but don't like gay content, I still think you'll like the story a lot.
The initial novel in the series was a bit clunky, but the author's writing has really smoothed out by this point, and it's worth reading the entire series.
I'm definitely looking forward to more Teasdale works in the future. :)
He tends to write lez romance into his stories, and this is no different, but it doesn't take over the whole novel, so if you like super powered stories but don't like gay content, I still think you'll like the story a lot.
The initial novel in the series was a bit clunky, but the author's writing has really smoothed out by this point, and it's worth reading the entire series.
I'm definitely looking forward to more Teasdale works in the future. :)
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