Unbreakable Storm

The Darkest Storm #2

by Patrick Dugan

After doing the unthinkable and escaping the deadly Gauntlet, Tommy Ward and his friends struggle to come to terms with the price they paid for their survival. But they won’t have time to process their grief, because Tommy is still Gifted, and the world still wants him enslaved. Or dead. Still on the run from The Protectorate and Reclaimers, a visitor appears with a dire warning about their missing friend, dragging them into a conflict that has raged since the beginning of time. In order to rescue him they’ll need to face down The Syndicate, fight against powers they can’t fathom, and enlist the help of the Underground. And if they fail? Failure means the destruction of everyone and everything they care about in this world. To rescue his friend and protect his family and everyone he cares about, Tommy must face his toughest foe yet – the revenge-obsessed Grim Reaper. Can they put aside their differences and work together to save the lives of the people they love? To become the hero he must, Tommy must truly become… Unbreakable.

300 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 16, 2019

About the author

Patrick Dugan was born in the far north of New York, where the cold winds blow. This meant lots of time for reading over the long winters. His parents didn’t care what he read as long as he did. This started with a steady diet of comics and science fiction novels, Heinlein being his favorite in those days.

After two degrees and lots of odd jobs ranging from Blockbuster Video manager to Lab Researcher to running a video game arcade, Charlotte, North Carolina beckoned. Packing up his dog sled he headed for warmer climes and a lot less snow. Still a voracious reader, he read all sorts of great books. Rothfuss, Butcher, Duncan, Sanderson, Hobb, Farland and Feist sparked his imagination and he started writing horribly. Bad short stories and worse novels would follow. Thankfully these are nowhere to be found.

A husband and father of two great kids and one opinionated dog, Patrick works as a software engineer by day before his author shifts on nights and weekends. When he’s not writing Patrick enjoys brewing and drinking craft beers, playing anything Blizzard puts out on the PC, watching Science Fiction and Fantasy movies/shows and building things out of wood and metal for use around the house. Patrick’s first novel “Storm Forged” was released by Falstaff Books in May of 2018.

Reviews

[Julie Dismukes · Rating 5 out of 5]

*I did receive a copy of this book as an ARC. However, my book reviews are honest. If you enjoy fun superhero books, this one is a winner on its own merits.

The only trouble with book 2 is it will make you desperately crave book three. Our hero has grown up a little wiser (but is still wise-ass enough to be amusing). He is still coping with losses from the first book. The other side is gloating over their wins on national TV--and they know how to make our protagonists look bad.

It is a lot more fun to be a rebel than to try to be "normal" in an oppressive society. We get a good chance to meet more of the powered underground. It is a superpowered beatnik group, minus Jack Kerouac, with cooler costumes and no cigarettes necessary.

We learn that there are now creatures much larger and more dangerous in the outside world--supersized snakes, for instance. We also get to meet new people to root for and against. Scott gets to meet a very close female friend--and as a heterosexual seventeen-year-old male, that gets uncomfortable--he literally cannot get her out of his head.

But the ending, oh, the ending--we get to see how powerful Scott can be. It brings up unreasonable hopes for the third book--but this is a superhero series, right? Impossible things happen all the time.

Looking forward to the next in the series!

[Erin Penn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full Disclosure: I edited this book

Second of the series and as good as the first book.

[Marianela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Captivating

This second book in the series is even better than the first. I couldn't put it down. Lots of action and interesting new characters woven into the plot. I can't wait for the next book to come out.

[Annette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this series, it has lots of action and likeable and unlikeable characters. It's a very fun read.

[Arryiana Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting read, especially since it’s been years since I read book one- but I’m excited to see how the trilogy wraps up