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The Altered
What they thought was global warming was something far more sinister
Natural disasters caused by otherworlders relentlessly dot the planet. Devon has to do the one thing he fears the most, trust someone.
He enlists the help of Gina Lawrence, a purchaser, and Joshua Dougan, a software developer and together they set out to save humanity from unseen otherworlders.
The altered enter the rift, as the conflict between humans and otherworlders grows. Devon, Joshua and Gina take faith, hope and doubt with them into this new world of wonder and mystery.
For the altered the stakes have never been higher and losing could cost them everything.
Natural disasters caused by otherworlders relentlessly dot the planet. Devon has to do the one thing he fears the most, trust someone.
He enlists the help of Gina Lawrence, a purchaser, and Joshua Dougan, a software developer and together they set out to save humanity from unseen otherworlders.
The altered enter the rift, as the conflict between humans and otherworlders grows. Devon, Joshua and Gina take faith, hope and doubt with them into this new world of wonder and mystery.
For the altered the stakes have never been higher and losing could cost them everything.
342 pages, Paperback
Published April 9, 2019
3 people want to read
About the author
M.G. Hardie
7 books65 followers2019- The Altered
"an instant classic", "simply, blows your mind!",
"There is something about this story that makes a reader like me take notice, and I enjoyed it."
2017-THEM
"Amazing", "Surprising", "Completely Unexpected", "A Premise that needs to be read to be believed." ScifiPulse.net
2016- Becoming Midnight: Rise of the Black Vampires
"An Unrivaled Urban Fantasy", "This book is is Part Novel, Part Graphic Novel, All Vampire."
2010- It Ain't Just the Size
"This book kept my attention from start to finish with the combination of characters, personal issues and views on current events."
"Chalked full of solutions, if only the people of the world would heed."
"Lightning strikes twice as Hardie successfully mixes Hip-Hop references, pop culture, conspiracy theories, common sense, comedy and hot button issues into an entertaining literary gumbo."
2009- EveryDay Life
EveryDay Life is a journey from hopelessness to hope. It is a personal and inspiring look at the journey of a young African-American man who against the odds and his environment decides to change his life for the better.
Source Material for the hit film "Think Like A Man"
"an instant classic", "simply, blows your mind!",
"There is something about this story that makes a reader like me take notice, and I enjoyed it."
2017-THEM
"Amazing", "Surprising", "Completely Unexpected", "A Premise that needs to be read to be believed." ScifiPulse.net
2016- Becoming Midnight: Rise of the Black Vampires
"An Unrivaled Urban Fantasy", "This book is is Part Novel, Part Graphic Novel, All Vampire."
2010- It Ain't Just the Size
"This book kept my attention from start to finish with the combination of characters, personal issues and views on current events."
"Chalked full of solutions, if only the people of the world would heed."
"Lightning strikes twice as Hardie successfully mixes Hip-Hop references, pop culture, conspiracy theories, common sense, comedy and hot button issues into an entertaining literary gumbo."
2009- EveryDay Life
EveryDay Life is a journey from hopelessness to hope. It is a personal and inspiring look at the journey of a young African-American man who against the odds and his environment decides to change his life for the better.
Source Material for the hit film "Think Like A Man"
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April 9, 2019
A well-told story!
Hardie pens a really good story in The Altered. It's listed as a sequel in a series, namely book 2 in "Them" series. I don't feel like I've missed anything by not reading the first book, "Them" but that seems like a book I'd also want to read. This is the first work of Hardie's I've read, and it was a read that I could keep up with. I liked how the plot unfolded, and it had many different dimensions. It's an exciting story with great characters, though my favorite was Joshua. I think the characters develop throughout the story, as they need to deal with all the obstacles they face, especially in this new world. There is something about this story that makes a reader like me take notice, and I enjoyed it. I'm sure Hardie has a lot more stories that I'd like to read. I look forward to reading more by this author.
Hardie pens a really good story in The Altered. It's listed as a sequel in a series, namely book 2 in "Them" series. I don't feel like I've missed anything by not reading the first book, "Them" but that seems like a book I'd also want to read. This is the first work of Hardie's I've read, and it was a read that I could keep up with. I liked how the plot unfolded, and it had many different dimensions. It's an exciting story with great characters, though my favorite was Joshua. I think the characters develop throughout the story, as they need to deal with all the obstacles they face, especially in this new world. There is something about this story that makes a reader like me take notice, and I enjoyed it. I'm sure Hardie has a lot more stories that I'd like to read. I look forward to reading more by this author.
April 24, 2019
I received this book for free through Voracious Readers Only.
The System, an advanced computer program, runs all of human civilisation. It controls everything, from dreams to terrorism and business.
The Otherworlders, or "Them", are invisible beings from a parallel universe Earth, they cause natural disasters with the purpose of destroying humanity - because humanity's nuclear testing has infested their Earth with radiation and made it nearly unlivable.
Devon Heathrow is an Altered, a human with superpowers. He lives outside the System and can see the Otherworlders.
The Altered is a grimdark dystopian story about the formation of a team of vigilantes.
Devon is all kinds of messed up, a lonely dark anti-hero who talks to himself and misses his family, he is pretty much dead inside and prone to random outbursts of violence. Equipped with high tech spy gear, he lives a life outside of society chasing Them despite his inability to fight Them.
He enlists his best friend Joshua and his ex-girlfriend Gina, Altering them too, and there is a lot of in-fighting as they all slowly develop their Altered abilities.
The writing style is sloppy, at times incoherent. Correct grammar is rare. Huge infodumps introduce the world and characters, and continue to introduce them throughout the book, over and over again.
It was hard to connect with the characters, as their behaviour is incoherent and random.
There is so much aimless violence and murder and endless conversations about how horrible humankind is, it quickly became depressing to read.
The Altered will be perfect for fans of the grimdark genre, vigilantes, supervillains, and dystopias.
But I did not like it personally because I was expecting a science fiction story, which this is not.
Be aware this is part of a series. You can read this without having read book one as past events are explained, but it might be better when read in order.
The System, an advanced computer program, runs all of human civilisation. It controls everything, from dreams to terrorism and business.
The Otherworlders, or "Them", are invisible beings from a parallel universe Earth, they cause natural disasters with the purpose of destroying humanity - because humanity's nuclear testing has infested their Earth with radiation and made it nearly unlivable.
Devon Heathrow is an Altered, a human with superpowers. He lives outside the System and can see the Otherworlders.
The Altered is a grimdark dystopian story about the formation of a team of vigilantes.
Devon is all kinds of messed up, a lonely dark anti-hero who talks to himself and misses his family, he is pretty much dead inside and prone to random outbursts of violence. Equipped with high tech spy gear, he lives a life outside of society chasing Them despite his inability to fight Them.
He enlists his best friend Joshua and his ex-girlfriend Gina, Altering them too, and there is a lot of in-fighting as they all slowly develop their Altered abilities.
The writing style is sloppy, at times incoherent. Correct grammar is rare. Huge infodumps introduce the world and characters, and continue to introduce them throughout the book, over and over again.
It was hard to connect with the characters, as their behaviour is incoherent and random.
There is so much aimless violence and murder and endless conversations about how horrible humankind is, it quickly became depressing to read.
The Altered will be perfect for fans of the grimdark genre, vigilantes, supervillains, and dystopias.
But I did not like it personally because I was expecting a science fiction story, which this is not.
Be aware this is part of a series. You can read this without having read book one as past events are explained, but it might be better when read in order.
March 26, 2019
“The Altered by MG Hardie has an engaging premise and kept me interested throughout. It is a very smart, interesting book that gave me a lot of things to contemplate. I really like the interesting fusion of the sci-fi and superhero genres and found this particularly effective.”- Steven Mitchell
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