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dRain
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The Paranatural Defense Force protects Earth from alien criminals and invading demigods that no ordinary agency can handle.
Drain and Raya are two of the PDF's finest. Brave and strong beyond measure, even they find themselves at the mercy of the forces they're sworn to stop.
A simple mission evolves into an odyssey to another planet where a mad god has plotted for centuries the destruction of Earth. This menace is a threat the likes Drain and Raya have never fought before . . . and may never fight again as Death comes for them all!
Manga and anime fans are sure to love this epic adventure! With non-stop action and fantastic fights, dRain will give the most daring reader whiplash!
The Paranatural Defense Force protects Earth from alien criminals and invading demigods that no ordinary agency can handle.
Drain and Raya are two of the PDF's finest. Brave and strong beyond measure, even they find themselves at the mercy of the forces they're sworn to stop.
A simple mission evolves into an odyssey to another planet where a mad god has plotted for centuries the destruction of Earth. This menace is a threat the likes Drain and Raya have never fought before . . . and may never fight again as Death comes for them all!
Manga and anime fans are sure to love this epic adventure! With non-stop action and fantastic fights, dRain will give the most daring reader whiplash!
203 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 20, 2014
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Erik Handy
59 books5 followersErik Handy grew up on a steady diet of professional wrestling, bad horror movies that went straight to video, and comic books. There were also a lot of video games. He currently absorbs silence and coffee.
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January 24, 2019
This was a fantastic read! Epic battle scenes, rich mythology, and great characters that had me cheering for their victory – this book has it all.
Raya and Drain are two of the best agents in the Paranatural Defense Force, tirelessly defending Earth against all manner of vile creatures from other realms who seek the destruction of mankind. When an ancient god unleashes chaos, it’s up to Raya and Drain to venture into the Gakkuri realm in hopes of stopping a war that threatens to destroy every living being.
The worlds that Handy created are so intense, I could almost believe they were real. He takes just the right amount of time to show the complex relationships between the races of beings involved and avoids relying on his characters soapboxing the intricacies of these political landscapes to the reader. That’s a delicate balance for most authors to get right, and Handy has nailed it.
There’s also a dynamic relationship between Raya and Drain which was handled beautifully. These two characters have fought side by side long enough to have an established bond, but neither wants to fully acknowledge the depths of their feelings. This could have turned into a messy and unneeded subplot, but instead the writer weaves this relationship into the core of the story, having each of the characters confront what they are really fighting for.
In the description of the book, the author describes the story as “a manga-infused action fantasy” however, as someone who is not at all familiar with manga, I can’t testify to that. And my only criticism is that I wish there had been more physical descriptions of the otherworldly beings encountered. I had a hard time visualizing the Jokai, Tinatost and Throck peoples, but that might be from my lack of exposure to the manga genre.
Raya and Drain are two of the best agents in the Paranatural Defense Force, tirelessly defending Earth against all manner of vile creatures from other realms who seek the destruction of mankind. When an ancient god unleashes chaos, it’s up to Raya and Drain to venture into the Gakkuri realm in hopes of stopping a war that threatens to destroy every living being.
The worlds that Handy created are so intense, I could almost believe they were real. He takes just the right amount of time to show the complex relationships between the races of beings involved and avoids relying on his characters soapboxing the intricacies of these political landscapes to the reader. That’s a delicate balance for most authors to get right, and Handy has nailed it.
There’s also a dynamic relationship between Raya and Drain which was handled beautifully. These two characters have fought side by side long enough to have an established bond, but neither wants to fully acknowledge the depths of their feelings. This could have turned into a messy and unneeded subplot, but instead the writer weaves this relationship into the core of the story, having each of the characters confront what they are really fighting for.
In the description of the book, the author describes the story as “a manga-infused action fantasy” however, as someone who is not at all familiar with manga, I can’t testify to that. And my only criticism is that I wish there had been more physical descriptions of the otherworldly beings encountered. I had a hard time visualizing the Jokai, Tinatost and Throck peoples, but that might be from my lack of exposure to the manga genre.
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