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Children of The Spear #0.5
Origin: Children of the Spear: Book One
They told him he would use his powers for truth and justice, to defend the innocent, and punish the guilty, but destiny had other plans...
Bobby is the world's first superhuman, with powers beyond imagining...meant to lead others like himself.
When his entire team goes rogue and begins committing acts of terror, he is given an impossible task, hunt down and execute some of the most powerful beings in existence.
But every encounter with his former allies bring up questions that can’t be answered, doubts begin to surface, and he is forced to make the terrible choice between duty and friendship.
Origin is a fast paced, action packed start to the Children of the Spears series. If you like the fun of Marvel, and the gritty reality of DC, you won’t be able to put this book down.
Bobby is the world's first superhuman, with powers beyond imagining...meant to lead others like himself.
When his entire team goes rogue and begins committing acts of terror, he is given an impossible task, hunt down and execute some of the most powerful beings in existence.
But every encounter with his former allies bring up questions that can’t be answered, doubts begin to surface, and he is forced to make the terrible choice between duty and friendship.
Origin is a fast paced, action packed start to the Children of the Spears series. If you like the fun of Marvel, and the gritty reality of DC, you won’t be able to put this book down.
160 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 6, 2019
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About the author
Rhett Gervais
19 books18 followersRhett's love for all things science fiction grew out of a Sunday morning family tradition of watching Star Trek re-runs on the cbc. His love of storytelling is the result of to many hours as a dungeon master trying to murder his players!
He lives in Pincourt Canada with his wife, daughter, and a crazy calico named Maggie.
If you like gritty, dark science fiction with deep characters you've found your author.
He lives in Pincourt Canada with his wife, daughter, and a crazy calico named Maggie.
If you like gritty, dark science fiction with deep characters you've found your author.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
March 22, 2020
Where's the meat?
This was an enjoyable superhero world, but it lacked a middle act. The story bounced between two years. We got the origin of powers and we got the final battle. What we lack is the middle act where relationships are developed. I'll give the next book a shot, but this prequel needed more. The rest of my review will contain spoilers.
The Good.
I liked the background of ascension being God's will. If superpowers were real, religion would fold them into it.
The powers selected, especially Bobby's were cool. Good for battles.
Bobby has a significant character flaw that was revealed late in the book. A rare choice for a protagonist.
These heroes are really soldiers. That means they kill. I get so sick of revolving door prison captures because a hero won't take a life. So many dead because Batman and the Joker are really BFFs.
The Bad.
I don't like nonlinear stories. The bouncing around took away from the story.
It's a small thing, but why wasn't the ship name Odin in italics?
Why was a lowly lieutenant in charge of such an important program? Furthermore, why was his son allowed inside a top secret facility? I won't suspend my disbelief.
Why did a Marine refer to himself as a soldier. I'm a soldier and would never claim to be a Marine for a reason, nor a sailor or airmen.
There's a reason we have weight classes for fighters. Master Sergeant Cook admitted to being three times weaker, yet easily pinned his opponent? A full grown man can pry a thirteen-year-old's hands away, no matter how be an his technique. The training was unbelievable because of this.
The Technical.
There is a bad priest, who may trigger Catholics or abuse victims.
There is profanity and brutal violence.
This was an enjoyable superhero world, but it lacked a middle act. The story bounced between two years. We got the origin of powers and we got the final battle. What we lack is the middle act where relationships are developed. I'll give the next book a shot, but this prequel needed more. The rest of my review will contain spoilers.
The Good.
I liked the background of ascension being God's will. If superpowers were real, religion would fold them into it.
The powers selected, especially Bobby's were cool. Good for battles.
Bobby has a significant character flaw that was revealed late in the book. A rare choice for a protagonist.
These heroes are really soldiers. That means they kill. I get so sick of revolving door prison captures because a hero won't take a life. So many dead because Batman and the Joker are really BFFs.
The Bad.
I don't like nonlinear stories. The bouncing around took away from the story.
It's a small thing, but why wasn't the ship name Odin in italics?
Why was a lowly lieutenant in charge of such an important program? Furthermore, why was his son allowed inside a top secret facility? I won't suspend my disbelief.
Why did a Marine refer to himself as a soldier. I'm a soldier and would never claim to be a Marine for a reason, nor a sailor or airmen.
There's a reason we have weight classes for fighters. Master Sergeant Cook admitted to being three times weaker, yet easily pinned his opponent? A full grown man can pry a thirteen-year-old's hands away, no matter how be an his technique. The training was unbelievable because of this.
The Technical.
There is a bad priest, who may trigger Catholics or abuse victims.
There is profanity and brutal violence.
December 6, 2019
I came into this expecting it to not be that great based on many of the reviews I read, but I actually felt like it was a pretty good story. I had a problem with the language being a bit too rough and some of the plot points were a bit too harsh as well, but all in all this felt like a decent superhero tv show with some interesting characters and a few twists in the road. Being less than 200 pages the author did a pretty good job bringing the story together and telling an origin story with a bit of a back and forth setting change that was not too hard to keep with. I had to go back and read the start of the story again with the knowledge of the ending, but I count that as a plus as this was certainly thought out and I will be reading the next from the series.
October 4, 2019
Pretty good
Well this book is one of those that tells part of the story then has a flashback. Lots of those. I enjoyed most of the story, but I'm not to keen on the portrayal of religion. This book only portrays religion as a way of control, with nothing for faith. Like I said, I liked the characters, but they all come off as arrogant a-holes. So it's tough to feel for them
But the story became really interesting in the end. Hopefully the next book turns out better. Still entertaining. So give it a read.
Well this book is one of those that tells part of the story then has a flashback. Lots of those. I enjoyed most of the story, but I'm not to keen on the portrayal of religion. This book only portrays religion as a way of control, with nothing for faith. Like I said, I liked the characters, but they all come off as arrogant a-holes. So it's tough to feel for them
But the story became really interesting in the end. Hopefully the next book turns out better. Still entertaining. So give it a read.
April 8, 2019
This one was a good book. It was not something I usually read so it took me a minute to get into it but when I finally did, it's so worth it. They was just something about that had me wanting and needing to know what happens. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read it. I give it 4 stars. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy.
July 12, 2019
An eloquent and clear writing style
The descriptive language used by the author really made this a good read for me. Hopefully it will continue to adhere to that high standard. The best way to learn about humanity is to see it reflected through artistic works. This book was a good example of that statement. I look forward to future books.
The descriptive language used by the author really made this a good read for me. Hopefully it will continue to adhere to that high standard. The best way to learn about humanity is to see it reflected through artistic works. This book was a good example of that statement. I look forward to future books.
October 30, 2019
Superhero fantasy with grit
I am not a fan of superhero fantasy, but this was more believable than most. The internal struggle with power, and how it might be used/misused by others was instructive.
I am not a fan of superhero fantasy, but this was more believable than most. The internal struggle with power, and how it might be used/misused by others was instructive.
April 24, 2020
Good story. Reminds me of Heroes or Alphas. I enjoyed the pace and how the story was told during two different periods. Also, lead to a lot more questions.
December 16, 2021
Seemed a good start, but cut off with so many loose ends.
I don't think I got into the characters enough to need to get the first book, so maybe this was a miss?
I don't think I got into the characters enough to need to get the first book, so maybe this was a miss?
August 2, 2023
I can see that this series may be quite good if the idea is fleshed out a little more.
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