The Lost Boy

The Mutant Rain Origins #5

by L.A. Frederick

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[David Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very short story, but details the abilities of a young man who can cope with his gift / curse by using the power of persuasion whilst simultaneously avoiding being killed. The action is fast paced and quite violent. Although only 17 pages long, you can get drawn into this story immediately and get a full taster of things to come. This is a nice introduction to one of the main characters in 'The Rain'. There are also brief glimpses of some other characters who appear both in the main book and the other prequel stories, all worth getting as they add an extra element of familiarity with the series and further insights into the histories and abilities as they develop their powers.


Definitely one for fans of mutants / super powers, this is a free story from the author's mailing list.

[Dirk · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a short story. A prequel to the main story. A young boy of 17 walking around and changing minds of people. He is been chased down by heavy armoured gun man and a 7 foot tall monster.
In my opinion it is more a book starter, than an own book. I thought it to be the first chapter of af a longer book.

[PJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting prequel on a character in "The Rain" series.

[Mark Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short story, a boy with powers is on the run... and that’s about all folk runs into trouble,escapes and then the end

[Karen Siddall · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Lost Boy gives us a glimpse into the life of the mutant, Isaac, after he’s escaped the company of Dr. Zhirkov and Darkmore. Hiding out in a series of fleabag hotels in the inner city of New Hampton until the girls in the black garb catch up with him, he’s always on the run.

This night will be no different. After “convincing” the seedy hotel manager of his current flop that he can stay another week without paying, Isaac retrieves his room key and goes to bed. But gunshots from the area of the front desk awaken him and he knows he’s been found again. He escapes from the first set of guards (the girls in black) through the use of his unique “talents” only to be trapped in an alley by Darkmore and more guards from the Newton Street facility.

The Lost Boy will give readers a better understanding of Isaac, a main character in The Mutant Rain series. It’s outstanding, and I have a much better picture of the boy that Isaac was.

This series touches a broad range of reading interests (mystery, urban mystery, mutants, horror, sci-fi, dystopian, urban horror). There is something for almost everyone.